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stringstretcher:
I have lots of cedar and other wood shaft that are just way to heavy for me to use. How many of you shoot just parrallel shafts,how many shoot nock tapered shafts, and how many of you shoot a barrell tapered shaft. Of the two tapered shafts which one works best and why?

Justin Snyder:
Most of my arrows are parallel shafts.  I do have a few cane and a shoot shafts.  I believe the weight forward of tapered shafts are probably better, just never made any.  Justin

Pappy:
I shoot mostly parellel shafts also,but I am working on some nock tappered shafts and if I ever get them finished I will let you know,I think they will work good. :)
   Pappy

Pat B:
I use hardwood shoots and cane for arrows and both are naturally tapered. This taper makes then less spine sensitive. With the naturally tapered shafts you can reduce the spine by as much as 10#. Barrel tapering reduces physical weight but allows spine weight to remain high.        Pat

1/2primitive:
Same as Pat, I use shoots and cane/bamboo.
Now that I come to think of it, I haven't had a whole lot of trouble with the spine on my bamboo shafts, only on the arrows I made from dowels. I guess the tapering from point to nock does help.
     Sean

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