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08-21-2002 | 05:02 PM

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RE: Does Kinetic Energy = Penetration?

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Oh really, with low pundage and light arrows he must be getting some poor pnentration. Oh wait, maybe the speed is what makes the difference. But I thought heavy arrows penetrated better no matter what the speed. By the arguments made here heavy arrows should penetrate better than light ones regardless of the speed so why would he need to shoot faster?

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Correct me if I'm wrong here , but is'nt this thread about kinetic energy making better penetration?
There are two factors that create kinetic energy , speed and weight. Ted Nugent is getting more kinetic energy by shooting a light carbon arrow at much faster speeds , along with a flatter trajectory. Do you know how the kinetic energy formula works? Who said heavy arrows penetrate better , no matter what the speed? I think your missing the point others were trying to make about heavy arrows.
If you had a 350gn arrow and a 500gn arrow that were both traveling at 300fps , which one would penetrate better? Go to bowjackson.com and play around with the kinetic energy calculator , and you'll see where there will be different scenarios where a slower heavy arrow will create more kinetic energy and vice versa. If you really want to see where a slower heavier arrow will penetrate better , start shooting traditional. You wont see many (if any) trad shooters with light carbon arrows. Both speed and weight have their place in archery , choose which you want , but dont say those that dont choose your way are wrong.

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