RE: Does Kinetic Energy = Penetration?
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>An arrow is not going to whip around like that when it zips through a deer's ribcage <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
But what about when it runs into something solid?
On one hand you are saying that aluminum is going to flex and give away a great deal of it's KE when it hits something solid(a shouder blade) and on the other hand you are saying it's going to do better because it is heavier. I will concede that a heavier carbon arrow with the same diameter may penetrate better than a lighter carbon. I just don't feel like there is enough of a difference in penetration to justify the loss of speed, especially when I know my bow is "super tuned", absolutely quite and vibration free(,Patriot...it came built in to the bow) and I am shooting razor sharp broadheads(Montecs this year).
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