ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I got in on this one late obviously, and I've read the first 3 pages.....I apologize if this has been covered already.
But....is it necessary for a heavy arrow to have the same speed as the light arrow for it to have more momentum? I was shooting a 355 grain arrow, last year, at 318 fps. This year I'm shooting a 480 grain arrow 280fps.....that's nearly a 40 fps difference, and the heavy arrow carries both more KE and momentum.
Correct me if I'm wrong, and I may very well be....But unless the heavy arrow is flying just painfully slow......It's gonna beat out the light arrow every time.
What got me thinking about this is some numbers posted up in another thread.
Someone mentioned shooting a 501gr arrow at 250fps.
I know I'll be shooting a 374gr arrow with more KE.
So speed DOES make a difference. Does the heavier arrow have more "momentum"? Don't know. Don't know how to compute it OR what the advantages are (in real life terms) as it pertains to it being "better" or "worse" than KE. I DO know the measurement cited most is KE. And....I know I'm pushing more than "that guy" with a lighter arrow.
That's why I posted this thread. At some point there MUST be a point of diminishing returns. Where the point is.....I actually don't know.
Correct me if I'm wrong, and I may very well be....But unless the heavy arrow is flying just painfully slow......It's gonna beat out the light arrow every time.
Define "beat out"
Jeff.... isn't it really a mute point? Most of the deer in NC are dog sized[:-]You could use a nerf
