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Old 12-09-2007 | 04:28 PM
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beprepn8
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yards
time
drop

6[/size][/font]7
0.047923
0.443354

1213
0.095847
1.773414

18
19
0.14377
3.990182

2425
0.191693
7.093656

30
31
0.239617
11.08384

3637
0.28754
15.96073

42
43
0.335463
21.72432

4849
0.383387
28.37462

54
55
0.43131
35.91163

60[font=arial][size=2]61
0.479233
44.33535

This is my table for a 313 fps arrow assuming a perfect parabola and an arrow that doesn't slow down. This shows an arrow zeroed at 25 about 5 inches high at 20 yards and 6 inches low at 30 yards. [Maybe a person could do better with some kind of planing? of the arrow. ]

At any rate, even with this very fast arrow, range estimation is critical even with fairly close targets.

But I think that Arthur P is right on! heavy has a lot of advantages. Speed just has this one (or two, I suppose, less time to jump the string). And penetration is generally much better with heavy, all else being equal.
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