wood arrows & compound bows

[Tartar Horde]

I have heard the same thing too and can tell you it is wrong, you can shoot wooden shafts with a compound, but the trade off will be accuracy and arrow speed. You will also have to use a higher spine than you would with the same poundage traditional bow. The reason for this comes down to the effect the "cams" have on the acceleration of the string. When you draw the string back on a compound towards the end of your draw the cams will rotate and effectively increase the length of your bow, this allows the final draw weight to reduce making it easier to hold powerful bows at full draw without bursting blood vessels. Upon release the string of a compound bow accelerates faster for the portion of the shot where the cam effect is taking place, making for a much steeper power curve as compared to say a Longbow. It is this steeper acceleration that can put wooden arrows in jeopardy.
So the answer is yes you can shoot wooden arrows from a compound you just have to be very careful in selection. If I chose to shoot a compound I would not use wooden shafts personally, as to get the best out of a compound bow you really need to use sighting and release systems alongside closely matched arrows, and wooden shafts will never be as accurate as aluminium or carbon.