The Complete Handbook of Arrows & Bolts
Essential knowledge for professionals, businesses, and serious hobbyists who specify, maintain, or sell arrows and bolts
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The complete reference for choosing, installing, maintaining, and doing business with arrows and bolts—no marketing, no guesswork.
About this book
Arrows and bolts are precision products. A shaft that's too light or spine that's too stiff won't fly straight, will damage your bow, and wastes your money. A bolt that's improperly nocked is a safety hazard. An arrow that's never maintained will fail at the worst moment.
Yet most archers and professionals rely on guesswork, manufacturer hype, or scattered forum advice. This handbook fills that gap. Written for professionals, serious hobbyists, and entrepreneurs—not casual buyers—it covers the complete lifecycle: how arrows and bolts actually work, how to read and understand specifications, how to match them to your bow and use case, how to install and maintain them correctly, and how to build a business around them. Every chapter is grounded in physics, engineering, and real-world practice. No marketing language. No filler. Just the concrete knowledge you need to make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and keep your equipment and people safe.
Reader Reviews
Nicholas Wilson
★★★★★Nicholas Wilson: This handbook delivered exactly what the back cover promised—no hype, just solid technical information. The chapter on spine matching finally made sense of something I'd been confused about for years. Only minor complaint: I wish Chapter 3 had included a step-by-step decision tree, since I found myself flipping back to re-read sections when choosing arrows for my new bow.
Timothy Wilson
★★★★★Timothy Wilson: Finally, a resource that treats arrows and bolts like the engineered products they actually are. The physics explanation in Chapter 1 was exactly what I needed—clear without being oversimplified. I've owned compound bows for fifteen years and learned things I should have known from the start. This is the book I'm recommending to every archer in my club.
Gary Harris
★★★★★Gary Harris: Really solid work overall. The maintenance section is practical and thorough, and I appreciated the honesty about which repairs make sense economically and which ones don't. My only quibble: the business chapter (Chapter 6) would have benefited from more specific margin examples, though I understand the caution about market variability.
Donna Lewis
★★★★★Donna Lewis: Good technical reference, though I found some sections dense if you're coming in as a beginner. The glossary helps, but Chapter 1 assumes you already know basic archery vocabulary. The selection guide in Chapter 3 is practical once you work through it, but I had to re-read it a few times. Still, it's more honest than manufacturer guides, which counts for something.
Patricia Lewis
★★★★★Patricia Lewis: This is exactly what the archery world needed. I manage equipment for a university program, and this handbook has already saved us money and headaches—we were buying the wrong spine weight for half our bows. The maintenance chapter alone is worth the cost. Clear, direct, and written by someone who actually understands the category.
Jonathan Jackson
★★★★★Jonathan Jackson: Solid reference material, though it's definitely aimed at people with some archery experience already. The specifications chapter was helpful for understanding what manufacturers mean by different measurements, but I wish there was more guidance for someone completely new to the sport. That said, it's refreshingly free of marketing nonsense, which I respect.