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IrishJay:
What woods are you guys using for arrows? In the past I've always shot aluminum with my FG recurves, but shooting a modern arrow from a primative bow just doesn't seem right. I'm currently shooting some cheap chinese made arrows that are some kind of pine. The problem with these cheap arrows is that with my 31" draw by the time I get enough spine on that long of an arrow I have a phone pole. My current arrows are 625 grains. So I'd have to hit 63lbs to get to 10gpp.

silent sniper:
I use surewood douglas fir shafts as well as bamboo shafts purchased off of ebay. The surewoods are definitely the highest quality shafts I have ever used,  there consistency and straightness is almost unheard of for wood shafts. 

The bamboos work well also if you take the time to get them straight and get the nock alignments good.

With both arrow materials my finished weight for my arrows comes out around 525-600 grains with 160 grain points. I shoot shafts from 50# - 70# spine depending on the bow. 

I have had great success with both.  The surewoods are more expensive but the bamboo shafts take more work to get a really well tuned shaft. 
Cheers,
Taylor

bradsmith2010:
I like maple for heavy arrow,,
cedar for lighter arrow
douglas fur and sitka spruce are good too
sometimes dowels that are straight are good,,
I have some birch arrows that are nice as well..
I think if the shaft is good and straight any good arrow wood is good,
I have some mahogany that is straight and shoots well,, have had some good hickory too,,

you could use a lighter tip to increase spine of the arrow
you could shorten your draw,,probably if you face a bit more forward ,,,or simply dont pull the bow so far,, put a mark on the arrow where you want to draw too,,

IrishJay:
Brad I've tried to shorten my draw in the past, completley wrecks my form. The joys of being tall I guess.

Chuck.e.b:
Hickory. Really durable and heavy.

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