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Is the weight difference between aluminum & carbon shafts negligible?

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TovinoThomas:
I ask as I have owned about 40 aluminum shafts that I have never been used, and well I want to put them to use. I always use carbon, so my question is whether or not aluminum cut to the same size as my carbon shafts will be so much heavier that it would affect flight and require adjustment to sights?Nox VidMate Mobdro

I will of course be visiting the range once I fletch these aluminum shafts, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask here as well.

Hawkdancer:
Not sure you will get a good answer here, most every one uses natural shaft materials, I think.  Some one may pm you an answer, though.
Hawkdancer

Sagebrush:
It all depends on the carbon and aluminium. Some carbon can be as light as 5 grains per inch or as heavy as 12 gpi. Generally aluminum is a bit heavier and less durable...... but straiter.

Cameron:
I shoot a bit of olympic style archery and when I shot aluminium and carbon arrows side by side with the same sight settings there was about 50cm of vertical gap between the arrows at 20m. I would choose carbon arrows all day long.

mullet:
Carbons here, also.

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