Arrows Buyers Guide-The Complete Infographic

1. Infographic designed & brought to you by: ARROW ARROW BUYER’S GUIDE BUYER’S GUIDE BossTargets.com Depending on your bow setup, and whether you compete in 300 or 3-D tournaments or just hunt for whitetails in the Back Forty, finding the arrow that is right for you can be a daunting task. This arrow buyer’s guide will help you understand the diferences between the main types of arrows and the fletching that go along with them. Wood Aluminum/Carbon Hybrids While not nearly as common as either aluminum or carbon alone, aluminum/carbon hybrids ofer a unique arrow shaf design and have become extremely popular among archers in recent years. Aluminum/carbon hybrids are typically constructed using a small-diameter, light- weight aluminum shaf, covered with a wrapped carbon outer layer. However, with the introduction of the Easton Full Metal Jacket, the construction has been turned inside out, literally. Wood shafs have been around the longest. Today the vast majority of wood arrows are primarily used by recurve and longbow shooters Traditionally, wood shafs were most commonly made from Port Orford cedar, which is still the most desired material used today. Advantages: ●Inexpensive. ● Reasonably accurate. ● Heavy enough to penetrate well even the largest big-game animals. ● Reasonably durable. Advantages: ● For their stifness, they are very lightweight. ● Eficiently absorb and transfer energy. ● Penetrates well due to their relatively small diameter. ● Very straight and are durable. ● Easy arrow removal from targets. Disadvantages: ●They can bend. ● They can also warp when subjected to temperature and/or moisture extremes. ● They can split upon firing when used with modern, high-velocity compound bows. Carbon Fletching Vanes Disadvantage: ● Cost Plastic vanes are the most common fletching material. Vanes are also available in a plethora of lengths and styles to suit any need from ultrasmall target styles, to high-profile, long, hunting versions. Early carbon shafs were lightweight and pultruded with an extremely small diameter. These shafs did pro- duce a lighter arrow but were prone to splitting upon impact and dificult to tune. However, these shafs have changed considerably. Nowadays, shafs are either weaved or wrapped, making them stronger and less prone to splitting than earlier versions. Advantages: Disadvantages: ●Durable. ● Unafected by moisture. ● Resilient to bending and crumpling. ● Efectively stabilize a wide range of arrows. ●Slightly heavier. ● Does not ofer as much wind resistance as feathers. ● Less forgiving when obstructions are hit. Advantages: ●Speed factor. ● Lighter in weight, archers are able to gain many feet per second. ● Extremely durable. ● Straight, and capable of transferring energy well. ● Lower price. Feathers While this type of fletch is the oldest, it is still commonly used today and considered a favorite for traditional archers. Aluminum Advantages: ●Faster than vanes during flight and provide the most "drag" or stabilization for an arrow for a given size of fletch. ● Feathers are more forgiving when an obstruction is hit upon release. ● Feathers will collapse and pass by the obstruction while plastic vanes will throw the arrow slightly of course. Aluminum is the most popular arrow shaf material since the 1970s and still the most commonly used material today. Advantages: ●Inexpensive production. ● Strong constructional integrity. ● Can rebound from minor bending. ● Weather and humidity resistance. ● Extreme straightness. Disadvantages: ● Feathers are not durable. ● Afected by wet conditions. ● Can be slightly noisier in flight. There are several diferent shaf materials that may work for your individual needs. Afer deciding what type of shaf material you desire and the proper type of fletching to use, simply select the correct shaf for your draw weight and length to find the perfectly balanced arrow for your setup. Original sources for the published content: https://www.cabelas.com/product/Arrow-Buyers-Guide/532222.uts uts For more information visit: or join us on: or join us on: www.BossTargets.com