What is the difference between a shaft that is footed and one that is not? What is the benefit?

-Charlie

Gives you more support at the end of your arrow, guess that would be the benefit.

Buckeye,
A footed shaft is one that is not the same material the whole length of the shaft.  I carbon can be footed with some aluminum at the last couple tip inches, a woodie can be footed, most often at the tip end, with a different wood.  Usually footing is done to affect two things, FOC and or strength around the tip area.  
Hope this helps.
Mike

Because I am not so good with pc pics.I will have to post this in two posts...This is a footed shaft...wooden arrow made with 4 different types of woods cedar,ebony,beach and purple heart at the tip end....bowdoc

here's a tight shot of the footing...bowdoc

puuuurtaaaaa

oh my......  

double oh my.......  

QuoteOriginally posted by the real bowdoc:
here's a tight shot of the footing...bowdoc  

Daaaag. BowDoc.
Your gonna have to change your username too
ArrowDoc.      

That shaft looks like a freakin high end custom pool cue!!! Bow Doc, you should be making pool cues with that talent!!!

Greg

You kidding me guy's...I did not make that thing,no way.I hope I did not make you think that I did and if I did sorry about that.I can't do that kinda work.My friend made that arrow for me in about 1998 I've never even had the nerve to shoot it.And unless it were some really special hunt for some really special critter.I will most likely only enjoy it's beauty for now..You know want the killer is ?? I only have that one and he built it at 65# spine right on the money,for me to arrow an elk with...but I did not use it because it was so nice looking...By the way,I will get a pic of the noc,no joke the noc is made of purple heart also.It's a true work of art....again sorry if I lead anyone to believe I made the arrow..bowdoc

Here is a pic of the purple heart noc with bone index insect...bowdoc

quick shot of the footing for the broadhead..bowdoc

Wow!!!

Fitting that it was made for an Elk.

Wow ! ! !

Just when one thought he was a good Fletcher too!

Then along comes something likes this!

Thats sure some fine work right there.


AK.

Oh yeah one of these days the bowdoc will draw that branch bull elk permit..I will mount the old faithfull 1957 Bear Razorhead on that gem...oh one of these days.......bowdoc

Don't mean to highjack your thread...but while we on this, what does "swagged" mean? I have seen it describing shafts or arrows....?

Snag swagged on an aluminum arrow,is what a basic taper would be on a wood shaft...the swagging generaly is much shorter then the taper on wood.But somewhat compresses and draws out the tubeing of the aluminum shaft makeing it smaller on one end.Here is a pic of the noc end of a swagged aluminum shaft...I have some that are swagged for broadheads also in my shop.I will get a pic asap...bowdoc