OK, so I'm actually pretty deficient in this area. I never grew up spining arrows. I never spined my Manchu arrows formally-because of my draw weight and poundage, Forrester custom-made me a set of shafts that I couldn't bend when I shot 120#. They were nearly 1/2" in diameter. Hit like a freight train (they were leopardwood for weight and durability.) However, I am going with rivercane for my next set of arrows if I can. I have shot rivercane, or hill cane, or switch cane all my life. I'm however not so great at picking them out. If I cut 24, 6 might make the cut. Those six were laser beams. I got used to shooting anything and adjusting technique for it like Pop taught me. However, I'm not able to talk to Pop anymore, as he's passed on. I passed the warrior initiations, but I never learned everything. So now I'm stuck. I can make a good arrow. That's not my issue. But making a proper arrow (by our standards) is much much harder, and I don't know any elders to ask. My band is almost completely gone-I may be the last of our offshoot still practicing and not gone completely "mainstream" (which is a poor word, but it kinda conveys my meaning.)
I looked at Khan's arrows. They're really good work. But I don't know how I feel about tonkin. I know it's awesome, if it's anything like the madake I've shot. I know I could talk to him, get some with points that I can finish myself, and rest easy. But something in me says that's too easy. I'm confused and missing information. I don't shoot like a European. I can shoot Asian just fine, but I finally just wanna shoot Mvskoke and now i don't have enough information to finish everything.
Sorry for the rant, but it's giving me fits. And bad sleep.
