Bobtail

5/16″ → ~9/32″ (7.0 mm) — designed to compete with mass-produced carbon arrows. It offers reduced weight and improved ballistics while preserving a traditional wooden construction, making it ideal for all forms of traditional archery, especially 3D.

These arrows feature a rear-taper profile: the 5/16″ diameter at the point gradually narrows past the midpoint to ~9/32″ (7.0 mm) at the nock. The lighter tail increases FOC, dampens archer’s paradox more quickly, and provides a cleaner launch. In practice, this results in faster stabilization, tighter groups, slightly higher initial speed, and a more predictable trajectory — even in challenging conditions (crosswind, quartering wind, drizzle, cold).

Long, low-profile feathers (e.g., 4–5″) with a slight offset or helical produce rotation without unnecessary drag and improve wind resistance. Using 100 or 125 gr points reinforces this effect, bringing the overall performance closer to the field/3D characteristics many archers prefer.

Barrel Profile — front and rear taper (based on turkish arrows)

Simply put: the barrel profile is the most efficient shape for shooting at longer distances.
Our pine shafts use a true barrel taper: the diameter increases toward the center and narrows toward both ends — 11/32″ in the middle → 5/16″ at the ends.
Our 5/16″ shafts are also available in a smaller barrel profile — 5/16″ down to 9/32″ — which noticeably affects both arrow weight and flight.

This shape reduces mass at the tail and point while maintaining spine, so the natural weight of pine becomes far less noticeable. The arrow stabilizes faster, leaves the bow cleaner, and handles wind better at extended ranges. In practice, this means tighter groups and a more stable long-distance flight.

These arrows also perform excellently at short distances up to 30 m, with consistent and stable flight. The reduced mass brings them closer to spruce arrows while adding stability. They are made for Eastern-style bows with high GPP requirements, where the weight of pine combined with the barrel shape provides strong performance comparable to — and often competitive with — spruce.

It’s no coincidence that some manufacturers use only pine shafts produced by us.