Aluminum arrows are very tough, but will bend from hard impacts or glancing hits. Very cost effective for those on a budget. Though not very common on the target range or in the woods, fiberglass can be a great shaft for bowfishing or youth archery.
The big reason is they are extremely strong. The price can be more affordable and the weight is the heaviest of all arrow shafting options. For young archers the advantage is the durability. Other than loosing them, your young archers will be hard pressed to break a fiberglass arrow under normal shooting conditions and bow weights.
Are you planning on target shooting? Maybe your goal is to be a bowhunter? The answers to these questions can be a big influence on which material you should use.
Bowhunters should use a heavier weight arrow, as the more weight you put behind your broadhead, the deeper the penetration. Finding the perfect balance can take time, but it will be worth the success.
It is normally recommended for a traditional bowhunter to have 8 to 10 grains for every pound of pull weight. Example: A 50 bow at your draw should be close to a grains including point and fletchings arrow. Another issue to consider is shaft diameter.
The smaller diameter was developed for better penetration on game and less wind drift on longer shots. Certain spines and sizes may only be available in specific diameters such as wood and aluminum shafts. Make sure to size field points and broadheads to the shaft. In some cases the heads can be slightly larger than the diameter of the shaft but they should never be under-sized, as smaller heads will decrease penetration, slightly diminish accuracy, or even damage the shaft in a target. Nothing can have a bigger impact on your shooting accuracy than the arrow spine.
Spine not spline is the static measurement of deflection of a shaft. Basically, it is how much the shaft bends. Be sure to use a test kit or at least a spine selection chart when choosing your arrow spine. Actually shooting arrows and tuning them is the best method for pairing the correct spine with your bow and you. When selecting the correct arrow length it is recommended you have an arrow at least one 1 inch longer than your draw length.
Use the arrow length as a tuning feature also. The longer an arrow is, the weaker the spine will be. Cost may be the biggest factor when it comes to the look of an arrow. Wood arrows can be stained before being sealed. Fiberglass is limited mostly to solid colors like black. Carbon and Aluminum arrows have the most options and always seem to be changing from year to year. The least expensive is normally a black matte finish.
This will give you a very solid estimation of your draw length. The image below illustrates this:. So if your arm-span is 70 inches, divide that by 2. Face a wall sideways, extend your bow arm in front of you with your hand forming a fist, and place your fist flush against the wall while keeping your arm parallel to the floor. Now just have someone measure the distance between the highest point on your fist, and the corner of your mouth.
This will be your draw length. See the picture below:. Ideally you should use both this method, as well as the arm-span method mentioned earlier, just for confirmation. If both methods give you slightly different results for example 28 and 29 inches , simply add the two together and divide the result by 2 two to get the average, and use that as your draw length.
Please note: while the arrows above are listed as being ranked for bows with 50 to 70 draw weight, they will work just fine with a 40 and 45 draw weight recurve as well. Rather, I want to give beginners an idea on what they should be buying. You could spend weeks upon weeks researching the most appropriate arrows for your recurve, and you would end up being more confused than you were at the beginning.
Suffice it to say that the most important difference is in total arrow weight. The heavier the arrow shaft, the deeper it will penetrate on impact although it will also lose velocity faster due to higher kinetic energy.
When hunting however, you might some times need to go through thick layers of fat and even bone. The good news is that none of this matters that much if you are a beginner, because you are likely not going to be shooting accurately at a distance of more than 20 or 30 yards.
And within that distance range, a target arrow will do fairly well both for target practice as well as hunting, simply because this distance traveled is short enough that even a light arrow will still penetrate deeply both a foam target as well as flesh. Just make sure to get appropriate hunting broad heads as described above. There is of course much more to choosing the best arrows for your recurve bow than this.
You could analyze fletching length and materials, different nock points, arrow weight, materials, diameter, etc.. My goal though, as stated in the intro, was to give you a really simple guide which can be used to dive right into archery, without having to spend countless hours researching the subject, only to later realize that the arrows you purchased were not ideal for your bow anyway.
By following the guidelines on this page you can get your feet wet real quick with some good, quality, and universal arrows. And even after all that research they are more than likely to want to try out a different arrow spine anyway. If you insist however, here is a great arrow spine chart for you to consult. What I would suggest is letting the following two criteria guide you:. That last part is critical. If your bow is a 60 draw, you should not get those and instead look for ones marked as suitable for up to 70 draw.
Probably not. Will they be good enough so you can have tons of fun shooting, learning about your bow, and gaining enough experience so you can determine what you personally want to have in an arrow? As mentioned earlier, this guide is not intended to be an ultimate guide on arrow selection — seasoned archers will not learn anything new here.
Remember: there are no perfect arrows; there are only arrows that are perfect for YOU. Thanks for reading! If you have questions, kindly leave them in the comments section below. See you around!
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