ORIGINAL: Arthur P
I bet even umpires have their limits. [8D]
I likely know why you feel that way. You're probably like most these days.... shooting plenty of draw weight with a high performance bow and hunting not much other than deer. If you shoot a 65+ pound high performance compound, putting out at least 65 ft lbs of energy, do you realize that your bow is putting out as much or more energy than Fred Bear used to take an elephant? And why are you using that much power for puny little deer? Light arrows and, often, mechanical broadheads demand that much power, even for thin skinned, light boned critters. Unfortunately, sometimes even that much proves to be insufficient.
Start going down the scale with draw weight and bow performance, or up the scale on animal size and toughness, that airbag "I don't give a rip" bucket of sand doesn't fly. Instead of having baseballs bouncing around in your skull, you need KNOWLEDGE. You HAVE to know how to maximize the penetration potential you can get with the energy you have available, and choose the appropriate broadhead (type, size and width) to cause as much damage as possible while still driving deep enough to do the job. Not to mention a little allowance for some extra depth, just in case everything doesn't go exactly according to plan.
The same information you don't care to know would be crucial knowledge for someone else.
I Like your style Arthur...
My compound bow is set at 64lbs...Yeah, but I wanted it more, but at nearly 10yrs old it's bound to lose a few lbs...
My setup used to be light and fast, shot knitting needles ....bow was too noisy so I went back to my old style slow, heavy, silent and deadly. I shoot 2317's XX78's 27", (overdraw)..5" vanes, straight with slight offset. Zwickey Diamonds 2 blade, with insert adapter, net at 168gns...
So I guess I don't fit into your stereotype.
Amen on the knowledge...but, It's not that I don't care to have it, Heck, I even fall into this guy's "Nerd" category I guess. I'm a scientist by profession and understand all of his physics equations...
Condescending...as Websters describes it is why I don't care to read his jibberish...I find his attitude condescending...
Yes, it's all legit, sound physics perhaps even worthy of a good Mythbusters episode....
The paper sites no references or sources, no data, no numbers from actual experiments.
It doesn't have to mention the fact that longbows have been used for centuries and proved sufficient for their makers..Maybe it should have mentioned the Penobscot Indian tribes of Maine and the fact that they perhaps built the first "multilimbed compound" bows that they regularly harvested moose with.
It does have it merits though...It might be interesting to neophytes....but I'll be darned if I'm going to change my style for the likes of this paper...