I tried wood arrows a year or so back and I must admit they were overspined so I sold them. I decided to give them another chance and bought a few that I thought would work. I slapped on some 125 gr. glue on tips. I am amazed. No tuning from 45-52# recurve and 6 longbows. They fly like darts. I may never shoot another carbon arrow out of a trad bow. Can anybody explain what it is with wood arrows that is so intoxicating?
cause nature made it best, natural and The good Lord had his hand in it.
Redshaft: Spot on brother :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Redshaft X3
Other materials may make good arrows, but only wood arrows have a spirit.
I'm going through the same revelation. After shooting carbons up till last month, I picked up my first batch of woodies. I was, and still am, amazed at how they fly and thump the target. While I was always tweaking carbons for individual bows, I find these wood shafts are flying very well out of a number of bows. They are tapered spruce. Plan to try out some douglas fir next.
The smell of broken cedar takes me back to younger years. There is just something about all wood shafting. I like mine either tapered or barrelled and find by weighing, spining and bunching I can achieve excellent flight.
Have some from the 50's that fly true. Need new feathers and nocks before shooting them, but they are of a better quality than some of the newer ones
I shot some cedar arrows from the mid eighties a few weeks back and 5 out of six flew like darts....they held up much better than I have.... :archer:
Have been playing with carbons some. Tuned a bare shaft to fly true, then fletched some up. Flying terrible. Went inside and got some woodies, and they are flying great. Think I may just give up on the carbons and stay with wood.
I think woods are a lot easier to work with and tune than carbons. They can also be quieter. There's a lot to be said about wood. I have carbons that I shoot from my recurve, and I like them, but I like wood a lot better. And with an all wood selfbow, wood shafts are the only way to go, esp if it's not remotly near center cut.
Wood arrows are just plain "FUN". Thats what trad. archery is all about. They are fun to build. I'v been making wood arrows for 15yrs. I'v never made a dozen the same.
Carbon seems to be the craze today but are a pain (for me) to tune up... My 2016's are a winner off all my bows, but wood is just cool, quiet and well, traditional! I Love Woodies! Look Out Bunnies!
... mike ...
Wood....because that's the way it should be!! :thumbsup: :goldtooth:
Wood just feels right. I like making them
and shooting them :archer2:
Wood arrows don't have big marketing or advertising but they work perfectly fine. Don't let anyone named Easton tell you otherwise.
I just bought another dozen. They shoot great.
23 years ago (when I was 15) I made up a batch of cedars and killed my 1st black bear with them. I've gone full circle since then and just finished up the test kit of Douglas firs through Braveheart. 55-60's are in the mail on their way here. This will be my 1st season back to woodies....BEWARE BEARS!!!
Natural, nothing like it!
I love my cedars!
Ryan, I hope your going to put some of those Hill broadheads I gave you on those woodies? Richard.
I have been a gap shooter because I couldn't be consistent shooting instinctively. I decided to give it another try with these wood arrows. I am not knocking nocks off but my consistency is much better out to 20 yards. Could it be the arrows or were the carbons not tuned correctly?
Yess!! I'm going to be making some wood arrers this weekend! getting me pumped