Arrow too heavy??
09-15-2008, 11:19 AM
#42
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Arrow too heavy??
ORIGINAL: 320fpsmathews
WHAT EV!!!! the proof is in the freezer and hangin' on the wall!!! NUFF SAID !!!go shoot your telephone poles,i'm THRILLEDfor you !!!
all you guys please explain this to me,if slower heavier arrows penetrate better than lighter faster arrows,why are the target makers building denser thicker targets which they claim are "rated for 400fps bows ??.seems like if the old style targets stopped your "target rocking" 250fps arrows, surely they'll stop these puny lightweight arrows,right ???? HHHMMMMMMMM.......
WHAT EV!!!! the proof is in the freezer and hangin' on the wall!!! NUFF SAID !!!go shoot your telephone poles,i'm THRILLEDfor you !!!
all you guys please explain this to me,if slower heavier arrows penetrate better than lighter faster arrows,why are the target makers building denser thicker targets which they claim are "rated for 400fps bows ??.seems like if the old style targets stopped your "target rocking" 250fps arrows, surely they'll stop these puny lightweight arrows,right ???? HHHMMMMMMMM.......
Personally, the Black Hole at my club did not stop my recurve and I would never put moneydown on one.[:@]My setup is a 670 grain arrow shot at 175 FPS. Tons of momentum, but little KE (compared to compounds).
09-15-2008, 11:31 AM
#45
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 2,531
RE: Arrow too heavy??
ORIGINAL: 320fpsmathews
WHAT EV!!!! the proof is in the freezer and hangin' on the wall!!! NUFF SAID !!!go shoot your telephone poles,i'm THRILLEDfor you !!! all you guys please explain this to me,if slower heavier arrows penetrate better than lighter faster arrows,why are the target makers building denser thicker targets which they claim are "rated for 400fps bows ??.seems like if the old style targets stopped your "target rocking" 250fps arrows, surely they'll stop these puny lightweight arrows,right ???? HHHMMMMMMMM.......
WHAT EV!!!! the proof is in the freezer and hangin' on the wall!!! NUFF SAID !!!go shoot your telephone poles,i'm THRILLEDfor you !!!
all you guys please explain this to me,if slower heavier arrows penetrate better than lighter faster arrows,why are the target makers building denser thicker targets which they claim are "rated for 400fps bows ??.seems like if the old style targets stopped your "target rocking" 250fps arrows, surely they'll stop these puny lightweight arrows,right ???? HHHMMMMMMMM.......
09-15-2008, 11:35 AM
#46
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: woodstock n.y.
Posts: 40
RE: Arrow too heavy??
here's food for thought,while living in mont. I reloaded my own rifle cartridges.my varmint gun a ruger 77 bull barrelled 22-250,shooting 55gr. full jackets at +/-3600 fps would punch a clean hole through a piece of 1/2" thick steel plate!!. but, drop the bullet speed below 3000fps and they splatter against the steel like eggs!!it's all about inertia.newton said it best,"an object in motion tends to remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force".my opinion is, the faster the object,the more outside force required to stop it!!.another equation NOONE has touched on yet.....shaft DIAMETER!! as a rule, heavier arrows are thicker.the larger the shaft diameter has more surface area creating more friction and resistance upon entry!! and on it goes....................
09-15-2008, 11:43 AM
#47
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Arrow too heavy??
ORIGINAL: 320fpsmathews
here's food for thought,while living in mont. I reloaded my own rifle cartridges.my varmint gun a ruger 77 bull barrelled 22-250,shooting 55gr. full jackets at +/-3600 fps would punch a clean hole through a piece of 1/2" thick steel plate!!. but, drop the bullet speed below 3000fps and they splatter against the steel like eggs!!it's all about inertia.newton said it best,"an object in motion tends to remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force".my opinion is, the faster the object,the more outside force required to stop it!!.another equation NOONE has touched on yet.....shaft DIAMETER!! as a rule, heavier arrows are thicker.the larger the shaft diameter has more surface area creating more friction and resistance upon entry!! and on it goes....................
here's food for thought,while living in mont. I reloaded my own rifle cartridges.my varmint gun a ruger 77 bull barrelled 22-250,shooting 55gr. full jackets at +/-3600 fps would punch a clean hole through a piece of 1/2" thick steel plate!!. but, drop the bullet speed below 3000fps and they splatter against the steel like eggs!!it's all about inertia.newton said it best,"an object in motion tends to remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force".my opinion is, the faster the object,the more outside force required to stop it!!.another equation NOONE has touched on yet.....shaft DIAMETER!! as a rule, heavier arrows are thicker.the larger the shaft diameter has more surface area creating more friction and resistance upon entry!! and on it goes....................
09-15-2008, 11:47 AM
#48
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: woodstock n.y.
Posts: 40
RE: Arrow too heavy??
doug when I purchased both of my mathews bows i was working at the local mathews dealer! i shot many different brands and weights of arrows.but chose the 27" maxima 350 because that was the optimum spine and weight for the switchback xt as per the web site "archers edge"(i think that was the name,i'll check) you go ahead and keep your dollar,and show better manners when speaking to other members!!!(referring to your snide remark about where my head is!)never fails to amaze me how brave and tough people become while hiding behind a computer screen!!!
