We seem to make a great big deal on our new bows or new to us bows but hardly ever on what I think really makes or breaks any setup....the arrows !!!
I've been a wood arrow junkie, loving Port Orford, Surewoods and Bamboo but I had a pull for Carbons. So I called Ted Fry and asked him for a six pack of Arrow Dynamics Traditional Lite's. Had a chance to shoot them today and I do not believe I have had better arrows. Ted was great to talk to and he steered me in the right direction. Needless to say I will be a returning customer. I think we all get a little gaga over our bows and we probably should pay a bit more attention to our arrows. I know I will.

I'm with you on that. I've always loved my Surewood arrows. But having tried the AD Hammerhead Trads, I can shoot almost any point weight I want without having to tune. I've lost one but have yet to break one. They sure are durable.

Without arrows a bow is just a stick with a string tied between the ends.

Guy

My bow was made for my arrows and my arrows have to match my bows. I make all my own.

Like Craig I have a plethora of bows I shoot for different things so I make all of my own including arrows for two friends and 5 grandchildren. They all are different spines, materials, lengths so homemade is the way to go for me.

LongStick64

You make a good point. Arrows are absolutley necessary! So why not have the best you can?  A good straight arrow will always be a pleasure to shoot. Watching the arc & the shaft bury into your target is very satisfying.
   They can also be works of art & several "arrowsmiths" turn out beautiful arrows.
Thannks for bringing this up.    

I am often just the opposite...I have an arrow that I like and find a bow to shoot it...this year, for that reason, I will be hunting with some old Super Slam 2317's that are still kicking around from my compound days...I have lots of expensive and fancy bows but the one they like is my 230 dollar 55 pound Howatt Hunter...neither the arrow nor the bow is more important in the equation...they need to match each other as we all know

DDave

first off , Raptor is a top shelf operation...

second...arrows are the real deal in all this...that is what goes down the line delivering the goods...

I used to shoot some aluminums from my recurve...and yeah they did OK,,and I killed a mess of game with them...but one day it hit me and I realized how(for me)that I had sort of missed the boat...

stick bows for me deserve hand crafted wood arrows...I went as far after thet to turn my own shafts...I guess there is a pendulum swing in all this...now I am buying D Fir shafts or PO's for my arrows like we have for years...turning my own after coming back was my payment for my sins...

I must admit for the two or three years I did shoot eastons I missed out on all the fun of wood...especially mounting heads...and of course that wonderful smell...shoot...I still used a young burner on those shafts...some how I could not leave my roots altogether...

I must be an old fart or something...but carbon arrows that have some wood artwork on them????are you kidding me or what!

I remember when easton came out with the 24srtx shafts(1972 or so)2117 etc...they were silver...some of my po' boy friends would spray their wood shafts w/ silver rustoleum to look like aluminum...geeze...we have come full circle I guess...LOL...

I was a prodigal son...but I have returned for good...after 45 years...I went astray for 2 about 20 years ago...carbon or similar are high tech deals...some how it seems like thats all good...but not with a stick bow...I think I just wanted my recurves to perform like the folks that had the super bows at 3-D shoots...now I could care less...I kill the same amount of deer & big game regardless...

   

Heres one that should keep you busy for a while.

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=106699#000000

thats incredible Cyclic...thanks...t

I can think of a couple of reasons we get more excited over the bow:

1. It is the most expensive component, at least initially.

2. Arrows are expendable. We expect to lose or break a fair number of them along the way.

3.Arrows are cheaper to replace - at least by the dozen. Even though we may wind up spending large sums on numerous dozens of arrows, it is spread over time and doesn't feel so expensive.

Even though we don't tend to show excitement over arrows, most guys are pretty picky about functionality. It is good when the arrows are pretty, but generally looks are secondary to performance. However, with the bow, we expect pretty and performance in the same package.

My arrows may suffer aesthetically; however they receive the lion's share of attention in the pursuit of obtaining optimized flight and optimized over-all design such as to result in optimized lethality.

Guys don't miss the point here please. This is not a thread about Carbon vs Wood, that is not my intention here. Whatever arrow you choose is fine, all I'm saying is how we should give the arrow some more thought and appreciation.

I think about my arrows for sure. But be it my woodies or my carbons I do not fancy them up so there is nothing to show off  :( .

I will say though that I bought ONE beman centershot to tune up and see if I like them and I WILL be buying a dozen. These are some sexy looking arrows, with GREAT properties and fly amazing with good weight to them.  

I am shooting beman ICS right now and they are ugly but fly great, comming in at 8.64 GPP. The centershots wind up at 10gpp for me.

Your right Peter,

A bow will shoot no better than the arrow its launching, but a good & proper arrow will turn any bent stick into worthy weapon.

Eric

I took great care in crafting this arrow and its mates that were in my quiver.  This one doesn't look quite the same since zipping through my bear this spring.