I'll have to agree with Cottonwood.
First let me say I love wood arrows, but only a very good Arrowsmith will get you a dozen arrow that perfectly match like carbons. Wood arrows also develop bends from the impacts of being shot and for some of old salts that how to tweek an arrow straight it is no biggie. For a beginner, that is just learning carbon is the way to go. They have enough to worry about learning to start out, having to deal with some of the issues of wood isn't one they need to worry about.
Not sure where you got the idea of getting carbon splinters when pulling arrows. That might have been any issue years ago, but not really today. You have to really be pushing a carbon arrow very fast and hit something very hard to get it to splinter out. I was testing some new prototype shafts last week and one of the tests was to shoot them into 3/8 plywood from 15 yards. 9 out of the 12 completely passed through the plywood, and none of them had any damage at all.
The weight issue is really a myth as well. In fact a lot of us that shot wood over the years were likely using an arrow that was heavier than what was best for our bows. It takes some time finding that perfect combination of arrow weight for a bow. Too light is not good but on the other hand too heavy can be just as bad. With today's offerings in carbon we can find that perfect weight, and tune the arrows to our bow in have the time and effort it takes with wood. Also unless you make your own wood arrows it's a real crap shoot as far as getting a set of good arrows. Even if all the arrows are perfectly matched, they may not perfect from your bow, and there is really nothing you can do. Most good arrowsmiths know how to get it close when making arrows, but that is good arrowsmiths and let me tell you they are really few and far between. Most could careless how the arrow flys once you get them, they are all about the money. If an arrowsmith doesn't ask you the following questions when your are ordering wood arrows, you might has well spend the money on a lotto ticket.
What model and type bow are you shooting?
What is the designated draw weight of the bow?
What is your draw length?
What type string material are you using?
What size points/broadheads are you wanting to use?
Even with this information, it is still an educated guess on which arrows shafts would be best suited for the bow without see and test shooting it. Oh, notice I didn't ask for arrow length. Arrow length is a really realtive thing. As long as the arrow is at least an inch longer than your draw length or to clear broadheads it is good. However, to get the right spine for the shafts to match the bow, the arrow may be two, three or more inches longer than the draw length. I know I'm rambling on here, so I'll stop. If anyone has any other questions, I'll try and answer them.
