Just got into trade the bow i bought came with ceder shaft arrows. My question is do I need to switch r just stick with them? Thanks
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I tend to agree with Ken. I do however have a couple of bows that tend to feel better shooting cedar shafts. They are older bows, and they just don't feel as good with carbon or aluminum. One is a used red wing hunter. My buddy gave me some aluminum, carbon, and cedar shafted arrows to try. I walked away from that experience thinking I really didn't like carbons with trad gear. Then I bought a couple of more modern bows, a used bob lee recurve for one, and I really preferred the way carbons shot from them. I went back to the old red wing hunter to try carbons again to see if my opinion changed, and it hadn't. Wood arrows just feel better out of it, and carbons out of others. Nothing wrong with wood arrows. Nothing wrong with carbons. Carbons will probably be easier to work with in many respects. I really like gold tip traditionals.
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I shoot both, but have discovered that I shoot better with wood. What works for me is using premium douglas fir shafts from Surewood. These guys have been making shafts for a long time and they have got it down. Call them and tell the the specs on what your shooting and draw length and they will hook you up. Their shafts require little or no straightening. If your going to shoot 3d shooting both carbon and wood gives you additional classes to shoot in. If you should want to shoot the Texas Longbow Championship you have to shoot wood. An added bonus is making your own arrows is another fun activity of this sport and to me it just seems natural to use wood when doing this.
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