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hmmm just a thought but i think he could use wood arrows provided he used a reasonable compound. i'm sure it would work if he used a 45-55 lb draw weight and not some hyper cammed bow andproperly spined arrows.
nowadays everyone tends to think of the super bows first. i would use wood arrows with my 52.5 lb draw whitetail hunter and im sure the arrow would not splinter.
i dont think i would use them with the mathews s2 tho.
A friend of mine has an s2 and shoots maple shafts out of it all the time. he spines them for 70 lb and weight is close to 800 gr. and has never broken an arrow (in the bow that is) i shoot cedars out of my Instigator with same draw weight, spine, but around 550 grains. ive also never broken arrows. from my semi-scientific testing, they tend to be quieter than carbons, with equal if not better penetration, but they are a bit slower. they are also cheaper if you build them yourself like me. as long as you use at least 10 gpi and over-spine them slightly, you should be good.
as an extra, i would rather a sizeable hole going straight through my hand from the wood arrow going through it than a hundred smaller holes snaking around from a carbon. just saying.