You either want to try them or you don't. We can't convince you unless you actually want to be convinced. However, we can tell you about our experiences with them, which may help you decide.
I got interested in them because of the nostalgic notion of wanting to do it like the really old timers did. Secondly, I have found it possible to get some really attractive arrows. Most importantly, I have gotten good performance. My wood arrows will shoot more accurately than I can hold. They are more durable than you might expect.
Regarding durability, you are going to lose or destroy a fair amount of arrows, whatever they are made of. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to the longbow by Dan Quillian, and he made a statement to me that has stuck. He said, "Don't fall in love with your arrows, because you ain't gonna have them that long." He said, particularly since I was just getting really serious about archery again after having been out of it for a number of years, that if you shoot as much as you should, you will use up a lot of arrows in the process. You will find, especially since you are already an accomplished archer, that wooden arrows will serve you very well and are tougher than you might guess. Yeah, you will break some, and as many say, cedar smells really nice when it breaks. Whatever you shoot, arrows are expendable.
Try a dozen. If you do and then decide you don't like them, well, at least you will know for sure, and you can always go back to aluminum.
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