Appeal of carbon?

[Bow Bum]

Lets hear it. Why is carbon such a draw lately?

I feel that I can manipulate and fine tune an alluminum much better than a carbon, cuz I don't need a saw to cut them. The price of aluminum is attractive too.

Does carbon recover that much faster after leaving the bow that they spine over a larger range?

Thanks,

Brian

[Mojo Rising]

For me it's toughness. I do not seem to ruin as many arrows when I miss, and i miss alot.

[ishoot4thrills]

Yes, I too like the durability. They seem to cover a wide range of bow weights as well. I also like the heavier weight and small diameter of my Beman MFX Classics too.

[PAPA BEAR]

carbons are just tougher,faster and have more penetration.three good reasons i use them.on some bows i shoot carbon and some i shoot 2613's (a.k.a.  patriot missiles)i had a morrison cheyenne that loved the big fat 2613 eastons.i was shooting them on all my bows but started shooting the axxis 400's and like them also.

[bgremill]

I'm a die hard aluminum fan as well Bow Bum.  Mainly because it's what I've always used and because they have always been plenty good enough.  I shoot 2117's.  I have been testing some carbons lately and I have to say that they have shown to be superior to aluminum in some instances.  I've been saying for years that I did not need more penetration because my aluminum arrows went through everything...until I shot carbons.  I've had my carbon arrows go through 3/4" plywood up to the fletching!  No kidding!  Then I grabbed it and yanked it out without fear of bending it.  Pretty cool!
Carbons are much more quiet than aluminum as well.  
I can't believe I'm saying this; but, I may be carbon convert pretty soon.

[Hermon]

The major appeal that both carbon and alluminum have to me is consistancy.  I love my wood arrows, I love making wood arrows and I love taking animals with my wood arrows but they can give you fits at times.  I just made up a batch of woodies and there are 3 that just will not fly right.  They are straight, points on straight, fletched the same but will not fly right.  They others fly perfect.  Something about the grain or something.

[Andy Cooper]

I can stack A LOT of weight on the front end of my carbons!

[GRINCH]

Easy to tune with a wide variety of spines to play with,I can put more weight up front if I want to use a heavy broadhead.

[Eugene Slagle]

The Gold Tip Trad Hunter 35/55's seem to be a perfect match to my 2 recurves right now that I have them as my primary arrow even when I'm working on making my own Cedars.

[Cherokee Scout]

If you get the opportunity, watch a super slow motion video of wood, aluminum and carbons being shot from a bow. The carbon transfer much more energy into the flight/penetration because they do not "wobble" sll of the way to the target. The video is very revealing.

[NY Yankee]

No appeal to me. Wood and aluminum arrows have been killing game since the dawn of time, give or take a couple years. If I were down to shooting plastic straws from my wooden trad. bows, Id chuck the whole thing in the wood stove and boil up a pot of soup.

[Matt Green]

i'd agree on the durability - carbons are either straight (straight as they came from the factory) or broke.  I miss alot too - good quality.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

To me, it's just the simplicity of them. They don't warp or stay bent. They're either straight or broken, which means one less thing I have to worry about while hunting.

[SteveB]

I shoot them to bug those who somehow think aluminum is more "traditional".

[elknutz]

I love the smell of carbon after I break one.....oh wait, wrong arrow.  I don't break them very often so I forgot.

[BSBD]

It's not recent for me.

My first carbons had outserts, were as skinny as the Axis, and I first used them 15 years ago.

Even those old carbons were more durable than wood or aluminum. I still shoot all 3 but mostly stick with MFX's.

[ishoot4thrills]

Originally posted by SteveB:
I shoot them to bug those who somehow think aluminum is more "traditional".

Good one.

[Rob DiStefano]

carbon shafting - the "other wood".  

[wollelybugger]

They do fly nice and penetrate further. The only thing about carbon is it just doesn't seem right to shoot them out of a self bow. Kinds like kissing your sister.

[Al Dean]

I like them because with a 31" arrow and shooting 45-50# it lets me get the weight down to 10 gpp.  I also find they are great if you load the front up.  I have some with 250 up front and they may be my most accurate.