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Archery

Arrows

Arrows Article

A normal arrow consists of shaft with an arrowhead attached the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other. Shafts are usually made of solid wood, fiberglass, aluminum alloy, carbon/alloy composite or carbon fiber. Wooden arrows are prone to warping. Fiberglass arrows are brittle, but are more easily produced to uniform specifications. Aluminum shafts were a very popular high-performance choice in the later half of the 20th century due to their straightness, lighter weight, and subsequently higher speed and flatter trajectories. Carbon fiber arrows became popular in the 1990s and are very light, flying even faster and flatter than aluminum arrows. Today carbon/alloy arrows are the most popular tournament arrows at Olympic Events especially the Easton X10.

The arrowhead is the primary functional part of the arrow, and plays the largest role in determining its purpose. Some arrows may simply use a sharpened tip of the solid shaft, but it is far more common for separate arrowheads to be made, usually from metal, horn, or some other hard material. The most commonly-used forms are target points, field points, and broadheads, although there are also other types, like bodkin, judo, and blunts.
Feather fletches
Feather fletches

Fletching is traditionally made from bird feathers, but also solid plastic vanes and thin sheetlike spin vanes are used. They are attached near the nock (rear) end of the arrow with thin double sided tape, glue, or, traditionally, sinew. The fletching is equally spaced around the shaft with one placed such that it is perpendicular to the bow when nocked on the string [though with modern equipment, variations are seen especially when using the modern spin vanes]. This fletch is called the "index fletch" or "cock feather", (the others sometimes being called the "hen feathers") and is a reference for the nocking of the arrow. Three fletches is the most common configuration, though more may be used. The fletching is sometimes attached at a slight angle, to introduce a stabilizing spin to the arrow while in flight. Oversized fletchings can be used to accentuate drag and thus limit the range of the arrow significantly; these arrows are called flu-flus. Misplacement of fletchings can often change the arrow's flight path dramatically.

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9 NEW EASTON XX75 CAMO HUNTER MDL #2213 HUNTING ARROWS
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NAP QuikSpin Plastic Arrow Vanes 3.125" White Pkg 36
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NEW Hunter Dan Crossbow Set 121
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PORT ORFORD CEDAR WOOD ARROW SHAFTS 45-50 P 11
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Crossbow Arrows 120 High Impact Metal Hunting Archery
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MUZZY BROADHEADS 75Gr. 3-Blade Screw-In 6pk 1 inch cut
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RAGE SLIPCAM EXPANDABLE 2-BLADE 3 PK BROADHEADS 100 GR
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Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Neon Green Pkg of 36
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6 Gold Tip Ted Nugent 5575 arrows w/ 4" Quikspins
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BJORN 5/16 SNAP ON NOCKS FLO ORANGE NEW 100 pack
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6 STRAIGHT BROADHEAD ARROWHEADS Medieval Arrow Head Bow
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LUMENOK ARCHERY SUPER LIGHTED NOCK NEW
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Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" White Pkg of 100
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Victory Buck Buster V6 Carbon Arrow w/Blazer Vanes 1/2D
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12 New Screw-in Field Points 125 gr - 3D or Target 24XX
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NAP NITRON 3 BLADE 100gr - 3 BROADHEADS 60335 NEW
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$10.49
1 Dozen Custom Arrow Wraps CHOICE Military Branch USA
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The Reign Broadhead by EPHunting
$35.00
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Tiger White Pkg of 100
$19.95
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$6.29
1 Dozen Custom Arrow Wraps CHOICE Military Branch USA
$8.65
Grayling archery broadhead wrench
$1.99
THREE ALLEN GRIZZLY 125 GRAIN THREE BLADE BROADHEADS
$9.99
PORT ORFORD CEDAR WOOD ARROW SHAFTS 65-70 P23
$167.00
Crown Dipped Port Orford Cedar Arrows 55-60# spine NEW
$74.95
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" White Pkg of 36
$6.49
_TruFire SwitchBlade 125g, 3-Blade Broadheads, 3 pack
$29.95
TROPHY RIDGE STEELHEAD XP BROADHEADS 100 GR 3 PACK NEW
$22.99
1Dz Custom Arrow Wraps MANY ANIMALS HARMED zebra stripe
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PORT ORFORD CEDAR WOOD ARROW SHAFTS 60-65 P 23
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GRIM REAPER RAZORTIP BROADHEADS 100gr 1-3/8 CUT 3PK NEW
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1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps THIS MIGHT STING A LITTLE flame
$9.00
EASTON TRACER LIGHTED FLAT BACK CARBON NOCK 513496
$7.99
1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps TEAM REALTREE camo flames black
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aluminum arrow insert 2113 12 pk archery shaft inserts
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1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps MOSSY OAK camo COOL FLAMES 2
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PORT ORFORD CEDAR WOOD ARROW SHAFTS 50-55 p23
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Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Tiger Red Pkg of 100
$19.95
Victory Buck Buster V6 Carbon Arrow w/Blazer Vanes 1/2D
$29.95
Victory Buck Buster V6 Carbon Arrow w/Blazer Vanes 1 Dz
$59.95
1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps Zebra stripe TED NUGENT style
$8.50
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Blue Pkg of 75
$10.49
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$7.49
1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps DUCK OR BLEED Blood trail nr
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$12.49
BJORN 11/32 SNAP ON NOCKS FLO ORANGE NEW 100 pack
$5.99
37 Bohning Blazer Vanes 2" Yellow Tiger Fletchings
$4.49
1 Dozen Custom Arrow Wraps CHOICE 12 styles MOSSY OAK
$9.75
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Camo Pkg of 50
$12.95
1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps REALTREE camo black fade buck
$9.50
1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps JUST PASSIN THRU 2 blood trail
$9.00
Crown Dipped Port Orford Cedar Arrows 50-55# spine !
$69.95
Blazer 2" Vanes Bohning Neon Yellow Pkg 50
$6.49
12 New Screw-in Field Points 125 gr - 3D or Target 20XX
$3.50
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Neon Yellow Pkg of 36
$5.99
1 Dz Custom Arrow Wraps TEAM REALTREE camo fade COOL
$10.00
6 Magnus Broadheads glue-on for longbow and recurve bow
$20.95
Gold Tip XT Hunter Arrows 5575 - New
$36.99
1 Dozen SNAKESKIN Arrow Wraps CUSTOM PATTERNS CHOICE
$8.50
NEW Muzzy 100 grain 3 Blade 6 PCK Broadheads Model 225
$33.00
Victory Buck Buster V6 Carbon Arrow w/Blazer Vanes 1 Dz
$59.95
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Neon Green Pkg of 36
$5.99
Blazer Arrow Vanes (Bohning) 2" Camo Pkg of 100
$19.95
Saunders Combo Points 65 gr - 3D or Target 18XX New Doz
$3.50
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$7.50
Gold Tip Traditional Hunter 55-75 Factory Blems
$44.00