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who still shoots wood arrows

Started by cooncrazy, January 13, 2009, 08:52:00 PM

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Orion

Someone did a poll on here just last week on that question.  If I remember correctly, wood accounted for about 40% of the arrows folks use, carbon just a little less, and aluminum less yet.  (My recollection may be faulty.  If so, someone correct me.)  It seems carbon may be taking a bigger bite out of the aluminum market than it is out of the wood market, at least for now.  All the materials have their advantages and disadvantages.  I've been shooting wood for more than 50 years.  Think I'll stay with it.

Stan the bow man

i sure do. and going to keep on shooting them
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KYArcher

Just started shooting carbon Jan. 08 after about 7 yrs. of trad,but still have a passion for wood.
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Phil Tuccillo


30coupe

I shoot all three. I like wood the best, but when school is on, I just don't have a lot of time to make woodies, so I shoot carbon or aluminum, depends on what the bow likes the best. Wood is quiet and forgiving. The forgiving part can be a bad thing. I can get away with plucking the string a bit more with wood, so I shoot aluminum or carbon to work on my form. Any bad habit shows up a lot quicker with carbon.
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Bodnik Kiowa 52" 45# @ 28"
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Chad Duit

Wood arrows here, have been shooting a few aluminums, but hunt with the woodies!

Oregon Okie

Wood. Just finished my first dozen - surewood doug fir shafts. I have some aluminum but will shoot the wood now I think.
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owlbait

I even used wood in our Traditional DART league last year. When broke, wood smells better then the rest   :D
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talkingcabbage

Wood.  There's a real romance with wood that you don't get with the man-made stuff.  It just feels better.

Joe
Joe

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One of two things will happen; it'll either work or it won't.

cooncrazy

thanks guys for your input any body shoot laminated birch i heard its real durable
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fnshtr

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portugeejn

Wood.  I have 1 dozen aluminum shafts purchased as an experiment that sit around.  I even have a bow that really shoots them better than any of my wood arrows.  But the wood arrows have a life or a spirit or something that aluminum just doesn't have.  Can't really explain it.  And in the words of my archery mentor, I'm not "shooting conduit."  I really dislike the way they 'clink' when they bang into each other.

RonP

Jerry Wald

Yipper Paul Jalon specials through Ron LaClairs shop. They fly real nice out of the ACS and soon out of my Shrew when we get her figured.

Jer Bear

Shinken

COONCRZY - The toughest wood arrows I've shot have been hickory shafts followed by maple shafts.  I haven't shot ipe, but hear that they are tough.  Ash are also a good choice.  Tapered shafts  on the nock end are best for these hardwoods....
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ilarcher

I'm working on a dozen wood arrows in the basement now. Will start the next dozen right after that.

Can't wait to shoot them.
Brent Wolber
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woodchucker

Me too!!!!!!!!!!   :thumbsup:

I'm just a woodchucker.....   ;)
I only shoot WOOD arrows... My kid makes them, fast as I can break them!

There is a fine line between Hunting, & Sitting there looking Stupid...

May The Great Spirit Guide Your Arrows..... Happy Hunting!!!

Ian johnson

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Chuck Hoopes

They're the only thing I shoot (for the last 20yrs.)  Ive shot all the others, and yes they to perform somewhat better-something you have to consider if you're B.Fer. trying to slip an arrow thru a finger ring--but for most of us mortals they don't make alot of sense--kind of like having an F-18 when the only thing you'd ever flown is a kite. Wood arrows perform up to the level that 99% of the out there will ever reach. The real bottom line for me, though is that those other "airs", just ain't GOT NO SOUL.  Hey, whatever floats your boat.

Roadkill

cedars  quiet and smell good when working
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