just starting out and i really want to end up shooting cedar arrows but i was told to start with carbon or alum. that they are easier to shoot and since im learning should be easier to learn with.  Also read there is alot of work with wood arrows keeping them straight and problems moisture etc... is there any truth to the idea that carbons are easier to shot than cedar

Not for me, i shoot wood as good or better than carbon or Alum. just my 2cents worth

I shoot cedars and carbons out of the same quiver.  I find that if the arrow is tuned to the bow, it doesn't matter the material from which it is made.  As for moisture, I finish cedar arrows with five coats of Formby's Tung Oil.

Assuming you don't loose a lot of arrows carbon or aluminum is certainly cheaper than wood.I would start with aluminum myself.Straight and consistant and easier to find what will shoot from your bow.Carbon is better but if you look advice about carbons you will get so many different oppinions about what you need and all the foc mess you will never get anywhere without spending you life savings.  :D   jmo

I love my wood arrows.... And the only way to learn how to do it... is to do it... I started out not knowing anything about Traditional Archery... It's just something you have to just jump in with both feet... If you need help we are here for you.
There is a lot of satisfaction when someone at a shoot asks to see an arrow you build yourself.. Or when you take a deer with one..

If you want to end up shoting Cedar then why not shoot them now. You can purchase well made arrows from sponsers on this site or you can make your own. I have just started making my own arrows and find that it is fun. I have done wood and aluminum shafts. String Cutter said it "jump in with both feet". IMHO an arrow that is matched (regardless which material) with a well tuned bow is going to serve you well.

I started learning to shoot on wood arrows, then switched to carbon when I found myself wondering if a miss was all me or in part caused by a warp, or inconsistent spine, or whatever.   Turns out it was all me, but the carbons gave me one less thing to think about while I figured out the shooting basics.

I dont think they are "easier to shoot". I think its easier to get matched spines with carbon than with wood.

I think, below the line, a carbon shaft is cheaper then wood.
Less work, to get identical arrows, more durable,
impervious to moisture.

I bought a 100 wood shafts to start and built them myself....learned some things       Maybe I,m not the best wood arrow smith LOL

My accuracy went up when I switched to alum.

wood breaks easier but smells good if that matters

wood arrows can be as good as their counterparts but be prepared to pay one way or another...they take more effort to get a good arrow

I would start with alum or carbon if I had to do it all over again, not that I minded or mind wood arrows they have their place it's just my own thoughts on my out come...hindsite LOL

Stick with the carbon and leave the wood for us. It will way too hard for you!  

thanx for everyones thoughts on teh subject since i have 2 dozen carbons im going to stick with those till i lose them all or get good at shooting then maybe next year move to wood for trad. sake

All arrows are just as easy to shoot as each other, provided they are the right ones for you and your bow.

Excellent advise up top,, I love wood arrows but don't have the time to make all the really nice arrows. So I fletch up some alum. or carbs and I'm all set. This is all in repect that they are in spine with my bow,,JB