Originally Posted by
UncleNorby
Ok, this got me thinking. In my brain, something is telling me that an arrow shot straight down will go faster than an arrow shot straight up, over the same distance. Can anyone provide an argument to that? If this does happen, can anyone estimate what the difference in speed would be within say, 20 yards?
I know this is not the explanation for the guy shooting high.
It depends on how fast the bow is...
If a bow is over 350fps, it starts slowing down instantly when it leaves the bow, even when shot straight down due to air resistance. If a bow is less than 350fps, gravity will help speed it up to about 350fps when fired straight down (air resistance will balance against gravity = terminal velocity). Firing straight up, an arrow will always start slowing down, 1) fighting gravity, 2) fighting air resistance.
Now I just need to find a bow that ACTUALLY shoots faster than 350fps with my short arms...
