The mechanical thread has gone long enough so I am going to continue something that got me thinking from that thread.[]


I have often felt that ke will allow a person to get by with less foc if they have higher amounts of ke.The reason I feel this way is because of the mechanical definition of ke is.

The motion of a body may be one of pure translation,pure rotation,or a combination of rotation and translation.By tranlation is meant motion in wich every line in the body remains parallel to its original position throughout the motion,that is no rotation is associated with the motion of the body.

This to me states that an arrow would have more ability to remain traveling in a straight line toward the target and through the target as the ke goes up.Both are characteristics that foc can help with.

To take it a step further,wouldn't an arrow be more forgiving to outside forces such as wind and torque if it has more ability built in to remain traveling in a straight line.I am not just talking about sheer weight because we can most likely agree that weight will make an arrow more stable.But isn't it the actuall ke that helps makes the arrow more stable.Therefore if you have higher ke,you can have a more forgiving setup.


This is helpfull when choosing a head,knowing you have more ke will allow you to shoot more aggresive fixed blade heads.Of course speed is a consideration.



I know that most traditional equipment doesn't produce high ke but they do have a lot of weight(momentum),slower speeds, and high foc.This is counteracting the low ke.Isn't it?


I probably should have posted this in the technical forum but it is a bit late now.


I was just wondering what everyone else had to say about it.


Come on Arthur,I know you will have an opinion on this subject.