If you're into making your own and have white oak in your neck of the woods....
Find skinny sapling(s). It should be large enough diameter for a secure grip, but light. Leave the bark on where you grip and don't worry if it isn't straight. A little bend acts as a shock absorber. It'll flex just enough, but not like the aluminum type. The grain goes from grip to tip and is exceptionally strong. If it's good, you can pass those onto the younger hunters starting out.
Don't go for limbs, just a young sappling next to a big one. Easy to ID from the lack of pins on leaf tips.
