Hi Guys, I searched, and really couldn't find what I was looking for. I have heard that Carbon arrows are faster, and have less arc at a distance, however I have also heard that Carbon arrows can explode when shooting, resulting in serious injury. That makes me nervous, and being new to bow hunting, I'm not sure how to tell if the arrow is good or not. I also saw cabelas has aluminum wrapped Carbon arrows. They are expensive, but are those any safer? Does this happen often? Am I getting too worried about this, since I don't know much about it? Sorry for all the questions... This stuff makes me confused..... lol
i cant get to the url from my work computer, but fallow this. go to: huntersfriend.com' on the home page, in the right hand column, there is a tab called "arrows" under "archery dept" click it. there are 5 highlighted tabs under fred eickler. click the one that says Carbon Arrow University. here is all the info you need to learn to help you pick your arrows and to understand how it works. this helped me out a ton. now that i am done typing this, you can probably just google carbon arrow university. i have settled on easton fmj arrows. i like that they are aluminum arrows that have carbon on the inside. they are a heavy arrow that carries alot of momentum. they are really accurate. there are also tons of other arrows out there that are great. my one suggestion would be to stay away from cheap arrows. you dont have to buy the most expensive ones, but buy decent arrows. it will really help you start out on the right foot. i started shooting with cheap arrows and could not get them to shoot accurately. i thought i was tuning my bow wrong. made for a really annoying fist couple weeks of bow shooting. good luck!
If you properly spine your arrows and check them occassionally, there's no need to worry. speed and trajectory doesn't care what the arrows are made out of. There are a number of factors like weight and speed (just 2 of the factors) that play in there. I was shooting walmart specials I got for $3 on clearance for the first few months with my z7x, but they were spined correctly so they still shot safetly. To tell if they're good or not, simply flex them a little and listen for cracks. You can look the arrow over to see if there are any cracks as well. Rest easy, you really are worrying too much about this. I can't speak for the post I saw earlier about the arrow breaking, but the only ones I've ever seen involve someone doing something really dumb (putting a 500 spine arrrow with a 125 tip on a 70 pound bow)... If you have any more questions just ask.
