All things being equal, between the three options which shaft material would  absorb the most energy from the bow and shoot the quietest?

1) wood
2) heavy FOC carbons
3) carbons with heavy weight tubes

Any opinions would be welcome.
Tom.

cane or bamboo

carbons are hollow, hence an echo chamber.  Wood!

I don't shoot them but the answer is wood, hands down.                                Grant

Wood and that's one reason why I shoot'em

I second cane or bamboo

Wood!! I prefer Ash or Hickory, sometimes laminated berch....

Blueline

Wood will be the quietest as far as bangin' around noise, the heavier arrow will shoot the quietest and get the most energy out of the bow.

Eric

Just starter shooting wood, was shooting CX 350's. It's like they're not even there when I shoot, there is that much difference!

Thanks for the all the input. I will stick to heavy wood arrows.

1) wood

No question and they fly great too.

Wood, but I challenge you to hear the dufference between well-tuned wood and well-tuned, heavy carbons.  You'd have to have a very good meter to pick it up.