 | Arrows
An arrow consists of a shaft, an arrowhead at one end, fletchings and a nock at the other.
Traditional arrow shafts are made from lightweight wood, bamboo or reeds. Modern shafts are made from aluminium, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, or composite materials.
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 | Arrowhead
The arrowhead is the buisness end.
Usually known as 'PILES' or 'POINTS' they come in a variety of sizes and styles.
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 | Fletchings
FLETCHINGS, or VANES, or FEATHERS, are found at the back of the arrow and they help stabilize the arrow.
Fletchings were traditionally made from feathers, but are now more commonly made of plastic. Whenever natural fletching is used, the feathers on any one arrow must come from the same side of the bird, normally from the left wing.
Individuals who make arrows by hand are known as "fletchers."
On Arrow shafts with three fletches, one fletch is called the "cock" and is placed at right angles to the nock. This tends to be a diiferent colour to the other two fletches.
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 | Nocks
The purpose of the arrow nock is to keep the arrow in place on the string.
Nocks may simply be a cut in the back of the arrow. Modern arrows have separate nocks made of plastic.
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