Understanding Carbon Arrows  Axis.jpgMany of today’s serious
bowhunters are finding that carbon arrows offer real benefits. 
There are three kinds of carbon arrows on the market right now:
pultruded, cross-weave (internal component) and carbon/aluminum
composite.  Pultruded carbon shafts have uni-directional fibers
that don’t have enough burst strength to withstand internal
components.  Therefore, the point and nock fit into outserts
that go over the outside of the shaft instead of inserts that go
inside.  There hasn’t been much innovation in pultruded carbon
shafts recently.  Typically, they are considered economical
options to a company’s top of the line carbon shafts and weigh
approximately the same as SuperLite aluminum sizes in the same
stiffness range.  Internal component carbon shafts are made with
a cross-weave of carbon fibers in alternating layers.  In this
orientation the fibers are able to counteract forces from the
inside, permitting the shafts to support traditional point
inserts and nocks that