what is everyones go to shaft material?
gotta love POC!
I've shot all three, but since I started shooting Beman ICS Bowhunter 500 carbons, they have become my go to shaft. If they smelled like POC, they would be perfect!
Been shooting autumn orange forever I guess I just like to find them when I miss which is alot! The only hard part of finding them is they are not made anymore .
The way I shoot,Its better to stay with something biodegradable.just in case I cant find 'em :rolleyes:
HA!!! funny...sounds like me some days.
Wood.
I love POC,but i mostly use carbon because I live in high humidity and hunt tough critters like Wild Boars.
It would be interesting to do this again in say 12 months time. I am sure that carbon's appeal is growing at the sake of the others.
I like ash for the weight and stumpin'.
Bamboo (natural carbon fiber).
I am new to trad. bows but voted carbon.
Carbon is by far my first choice and what I hunt with from any type bow.
I do shoot wood as well because of rules at the 3ds I shoot in.They make the primitive class use wood or bamboo arrows for some silly reason or I would use carbon in them as well. ;) I replaced all my aluminum with carbon shortly after switching from compound to stickbows.I only have one dozen 2013s here at the house now after giving away 11 dozen to a freind.
I use carbons when shooting my Shrew's, and wood when shooting my HH's. I quess if I shot any RD bows, I would have to invest in some aluminums again.
I shoot aluminums out of my recurves and my lone hybrid longbow.
I use wood for hunting and 3D. Aluminum for paper targets. Fox longbows and Blacktail longbow and recurve.
Carbon. Beman MFX Classics. Small diameter and with 100 grain brass insert a nice weight. Very tough as well.
Wood, hex shafts from whispering wind arrows.
I'll stick with aluminum. If it ain't broke don't fix it, plus thier CHEAP!! kinda like me! Jason
CAIN
I've tried 'em all, but it's wood for me. That said, I've been messing around with cane a bit, jury is still out.
Carbon.......is there anything else?
I love building woodies but shoot carbon for the durability ...PR
gotta go carbon...with a splash of woody thrown in once in awhile.
Other. Cain here, also wood.
I like the carbons for the duribality and they shoot great out of my bow too.
-Mack
Carbons. Beman MFX, they're very durable and shoot well out of my Groves.
I shoot woodies and carbon. I like the durability of carbon but nothing beats the feel of some good woodies.
I love aluminum arrows but recently switched to carbon because I need to have enough confidence in my arrows to know that they won't bend on impact.
I love the weight of an aluminum arrow but after bending 6 of them in league this winter, I can't afford it anymore lol.
I now shoot a Heritage 250 which isn't far off in weight from my 2117s and they are amazing. I haven't shattered one yet.
Ultimately I would rather have them break or be perfectly straight than have the possibility of a bend.
I shoot mostly carbon these days, but still use some aluminum, POC, dogwood, rivercane and other natural materials as well.
I voted for carbon. Even though I shoot all 3, carbon is really my go to.
I love wood :) With the right building techniques I see no disadvantage to other materials.
Craig
Does cane or laminated wood still count as wood ? Or would that be other?
Aluminums are my usual high-volume go to shooters...but woods are my favorite and saved for the more memorable shooting. I've had the Autumn Orange fever since they first came out, so I still don't have enough, but they count with hundreds of other aluminums I have and many dozens of cedars. Just a happy camper, here. Rick.
Almost, but not quite, exclusively wood. Every once in a while I shoot aluminum.
carbons
2016 legacy shafts awesome!!! when and if i can get em :archer:
I've shot them all but I like aluminums best.To me they are more forgiving and easer to tune
Sometimes even tho we tred the trad road we stray off the path. Wood for me, even though I have all kinds in my arrow rack, it's usually wood shafts in my quiver.
I wanted to see the results so I voted {other} on account of my new fangled fiberglass arrows. I originally made a few for my old Fathers light weight bow thinking they could not be tossed out of higher poundage bows. I was wrong and wrong about the poll. I would have guessed wood would come in on top. Wood, carbon, aluminum or fiberglass, just depends on what I feel like slinging.
I shoot carbons and wood, prefer wood, carbons do hold up better.
I'll say carbon with the caveat that the carbon in question is Beaman MFX, that stuff is as tough as nails.
I shoot aluminum xx75 Autumn Orange out of recurves and semi compressed and tapered POC out of my Shrews...........Don't care for Carbon.