MAKING AND TUNING WOODEN ARROWS

It always astonishes me when I hear phrases from regular archers like: "I don’t put much effort in my wooden arrows because they will never be as good as carbon anyway." And even: "I never make my own arrows! Why would I?" Yet the same archers worry endlessly about the brace height of their bow because "archery is all about consistency."

I think the importance of well-matched wooden arrows is sometimes overlooked in the trad world. Of course, many archers have no ambition at all to shoot the ‘perfect’ arrow with a ‘perfect’ technique from a ‘perfect’ bow. Many traditional archers would argue (maybe jokingly) that’s what recurve and compound archery are for. However if you would like to find out just how accurate a traditional bow with wooden arrows can be and like to challenge yourself, then I would suggest putting a lot of effort into making your