| There are various types of arrow shafts. Each type | | | | buying more as you break them while learning. |
| of material has certain advantages and disadvantages. | | | | However, wood can't be manufactured very |
| Heres a look at the different types. | | | | consistently. Wood is naturally inconsistent, so the |
| Aluminum | | | | resulting arrows wont be perfect. |
| It's pretty common to find arrow shafts made from | | | | Composite |
| aluminum. Aluminum arrows can be manufactured | | | | Composite arrows consist of aluminum wrapped with |
| much more consistently than their wooden | | | | carbon. Composite shafts are even more durable |
| counterparts. Theyre also much more durable and | | | | than their aluminum counterparts. They also have a |
| available in many different sizes. Wooden shafts can't | | | | great advantage when it comes to speed. However, |
| be used with interchangeable arrowheads. Aluminum | | | | youll have to pay for all of this speed and durability. |
| shafts can. Price is the main disadvantage of | | | | Fiberglass |
| aluminum shafts. They can also be bent when they | | | | You may also come across shafts that are made |
| suffer a hard impact which will affect future use of | | | | from fiberglass. Like with aluminum, they can be |
| the arrow. | | | | manufactured very consistently. They're also popular |
| Wood | | | | because they can be bought in many different |
| It's also common for shafts to be made from | | | | weights and sizes. Durability is the main problem with |
| wood. Wood is the cheapest material available. | | | | fiberglass shafts. If you're not careful, these shafts |
| Beginners would benefit greatly by using wooden | | | | will easily break since they're so brittle. |
| shafts. Their cheap price shouldn't keep you from | | | | |