Trad Gang

Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: OH at work on March 05, 2007, 01:25:00 PM

Title: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: OH at work on March 05, 2007, 01:25:00 PM
For those who shoot tapered shafts can you tell me what the benefits are in shooting these over parallel shafts?

Thanks,
Joe
Title: Re: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: Drummer@Home on March 05, 2007, 01:29:00 PM
They recover a bit faster than parallel shafts do. It will allso give you a bit of FOC right off the bat the helps with flight. Look at the how-to there is a good gig to sand them yourself. Lots of info on here about them try a search.
Title: Re: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: Kingstaken on March 05, 2007, 02:51:00 PM
I just lov'em.  I think the FOC is more important than the recovery which I believe is due to the minor clearance some say off the shelf.
Title: Re: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: B.O.D. on March 05, 2007, 03:03:00 PM
I shoot 'em, I like 'em, I'm gonna keep shooting them.
BD   :bigsmyl:    :archer:  tapered ash for me.
Title: Re: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: Bjorn on March 05, 2007, 05:39:00 PM
I like them, and will probably continue to buy them because of my addiction; but frankly I have not noticed the difference if everything else is set up properly.
I don't shoot aluminum or carbon; are they tapered in the last 10 or so inches?
Title: Re: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: John57 on March 06, 2007, 02:19:00 AM
I just made up my first set of arrows from tappered shafts that I bought from 3R.
I'm never shooting parallel shafts again.
I also now have some Grizzly sticks on the way.
You can guess why I bought them over other Carbon shafts,,,,,and it wasn't wheight.
Cheers.
Title: Re: tapered vs parallel shafts
Post by: snag on March 06, 2007, 06:19:00 PM
What kind of weight do you get with less shafts considering they have had wood removed?