[longbowguy]

For middle weight and up bows I regard aluminum shafts as the gold standard. They are the most consistent in spine, weight and straightness. And they are the easiest to tune with simple hand tools and a wide selection of point styles and weights., They are reasonable in cost and mostly durable. I have a few left that are 30 years old, have been shot tens of thousands of times and I still shoot them every week.

I do suggest cheap carbon shafts for light draw bows, especially for women and youths who need the speed and range of light weight arrows,

And I love my precious match grade wooden arrows. I won major events with them to 80 and 100 yards. In those cases the ability to build great arrows is an essential part of the game.

But for general sport archery to 20 or 30 yards most any material will do including shrub shoots and river canes from your local creek. - lbg