Trad Gang
Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: the longbowkid on January 20, 2010, 07:55:00 PM
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what kind of arrows do you use MOST OFTEN:
carbon aluminum or wood. this should be interesting!
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Wood is my favorite, I do hunt with carbons and I really dont like alum...
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Wood is good!
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please vote, TTT
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For 20years nothing but aluminums,the last 5yrs carbon only,you cant beat them.
John
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Use aluminums the most but also use wood.
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Carbon.......it's either straight, or it's broke.
Winterhawk1960
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I use wood for the most part. I just started using aluminum again after years. I'm playing around with Foc and you can do better with the aluminum. I don't use carbon. To me they are not traditional. Just my opinion.
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I shoot wood,never tried carbon with traditional bows.
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Carbon and Aluminum. Hope to try wood soon!
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I only use wood. The results don't suprise me though...
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Carbon, I can't stand aluminum but would like to try wood for hunting next year, so far I have only used wood for targets and really like the feel of it.
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wood and some fiberglass
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I can't vote-
All equally.
A day of bunny hunting will find me with all three in my back quiver.Changing to wood this year for deer hunting.Carbons for stumping.
It varies all the time,so I match the material to the job.
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I would like to try some fiberglass fishing shafts for stump shooting and stuff. There was an article in TBM about it...
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Carbon...as said before they're either straight or broken.
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Carbon with out a doubt.
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please vote
TTT
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Aluminum here.
Unlike carbons which people say are either straight or broke, aluminums are either straight or bent in which case you can straighten them and keep on shooting.
John
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wood almost exclusively but on rare occasions aluminum.
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Wood and bamboo.
No aluminums remaining except a few broken ones to foot a couple dz. carbons left around.
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I like to use both... still nothing really beats the look of wood. :archer:
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All wood for me, too. For those that want them, high FOC woods are very doable. I'm up to around 17-19% and will be going higher with my next batch.
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I like carbon the best because the arrows I use are very tough and don't require maintenance. Wood is definitely beautiful and is "traditional" in the sense that it was one of the oldest and most natural materials used in making shafts, but is too much work for me and doesn't easily accommodate inserts to change out points and nocks. Aluminum may be the best for target shooters, but is not as good for hunting in my opinion.
I do agree with an earlier post that carbon is not "traditional" in the sense it was not used by people who had to rely solely on primitive weapons, but the person posting said he shot aluminum arrows, indicating they were sufficiently "traditional". That seems to be a rather difficult line to draw, especially since James Easton was the first person to manufacture aluminum arrows and that did not happen until 1939. There are a lot of people on this site who were alive before the first aluminum arrow shaft was manufactured. What makes an aluminum arrow traditional but not a carbon arrow? If traditional archery is defined by materials, then most bows made today that we refer to as "traditional" really aren't because they have materials in them that were developed after the first carbon shafts.
Allan
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What he said^
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I fought the "NASA" carbon arrows for years... Of course I was wrong to do so. Carbon are by far the best shaft material I have ever used.
I should add that out of selfbows and some of my longbows I still only shoot POC arrows. I'm afraid my selfbows would burst into flames if I tried to shoot a carbon arrow from it.. LOL
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I've used them all, but prefer wood now.
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Like the good ole woods
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Wood.
When I break them I get to make more. That's OK with me.
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mostly carbon now. Can't beat them
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I primarily hunt with wood arrows. I've had Vapor Blackhawk carbons in the past and I will say in all honesty that they were excellent. But to my mind, warped as it is, I somehow couldn't bring what's left of the grey matter to harmonize carbon with the idea of the trad thing. As of late, though, I've tried Easton Legacy aluminum arrows and I'm as harmonized as a dog with a juicy bone.
Long story short, to keep content what little brain cells I still possess, I prefer wood but have made my peace with aluminum.
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Wood. Always have...Always will
Stocked up on Poc 20+ yrs ago, still have close to 1,200 shafts, along w/some Doug fir & others.
Never tried carbon or alum....nothing against it.
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Wood and bamboo. They recover better for my release.
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alright guys I am pulling the poll soon, so vote quick!!! I want to get accurate results, so everybody vote! :)
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I mostly shoot aluminums as I couldn’t as easily afford the number of arrows I have otherwise. The woods come out when I’ve got more serious shooting to do. Rick.
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I have shot them all, carbons most frequently, but I think Douglas Fir is going to be my new choice in arrow shafting for my longbows. I really enjoy making them and shooting them and couldn't be more pleased with their toughness, consistency, and workability :)
Craig
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I shoot them all. They're all "traditional enough for me.
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Quote "I do agree with an earlier post that carbon is not "traditional" in the sense it was not used by people who had to rely solely on primitive weapons, but the person posting said he shot aluminum arrows, indicating they were sufficiently "traditional". That seems to be a rather difficult line to draw, especially since James Easton was the first person to manufacture aluminum arrows and that did not happen until 1939. There are a lot of people on this site who were alive before the first aluminum arrow shaft was manufactured. What makes an aluminum arrow traditional but not a carbon arrow? If traditional archery is defined by materials, then most bows made today that we refer to as "traditional" really aren't because they have materials in them that were developed after the first carbon shafts."
It greatly depends on what you consider traditional archery. To me when I think of traditional archery I think of Fred Bear or Howard Hill. I think of the time period right before the first compound bow. Aluminum , fiberglass and wood all fit into this category. Most people go to carbon for performance. I don't think at 20 yards you are going to see the difference between a carbon or wood arrow on an animal. Traditional archery to me is getting as close as you can to your game and making a good well placed shot. If I wanted long range performance I would have stayed with my compound bow with carbon arrows which i could hit a baseball most of the time at 50 yards. No disrespect to all you carbon shooters. This is just my outlook on traditional archery. Everybody should shoot what ever makes them happy.
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Wood only. And now going to making my own wood shafts from shoots.
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Aluminum but going to try some carbon.
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wood
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easton full metal jackets the best of all worlds, not very traditional but will out penetrate anything out there!
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Wood, I prefere Ash for hunting and douglas fir and cedar for stumping and target shooting.
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POC and Douglas Fir for me.
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I have always shot WOOD, and it was one of things that attracted me most to traditional archery 25 years ago. Most recently though, I have done a lot of shooting and experimentation with carbon shafts. Carbon is exceptional on many levels, but what gets me most excited is my ability to bare shaft tune it out to insane distances and to front load it (FOC) to no end, 25%, 28%, 30%, no problem. Carbon arrows have also allowed me to do my most accurate shooting. I have taken several deer now with carbon and have had nothing but pass-throughs! Having said this however, there is nothing like taking an animal with a wood arrow you’ve put together yourself, this IMO, epitomizes traditional archery!
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Wood - primarily Douglas fir but a few PO cedars.
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Wood!!!!! I monkey around with carbon here and there,but in my opinion there is to much hassle in getting them to fly good. There is no uniformity in spine range between makers. A series"200" can mean two different things between makers and at $70 plus it gets expensive to try them out. Thanks John
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I like wood arrows. I enjoy making them and have always shot good with them. Never had any reason to change.
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Love shootin' my homemade woodies...but around here there's a rock under every speck of dirt (if you can find dirt), so I shoot carbon more frequently. Love both of 'em for different reasons. Never shot aluminium because....well I guess I never had any to shoot! ;)
Travis