Arrow wraps to increase FOC
 

Has anyone here put arrow wraps on the front of the arrow? I'm thinking of trying this to increase FOC, but wondered if they stood up to hitting foam and/or bag targets without desinegrating. Are some brands more durable than others?

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I had someone make the suggestion to me of putting a wrap on the front end of an arrow to increase weight/FOC, when I had asked for ways to increase weight on the business end of arrows. With that said, I have no idea whether wraps would hold up to targets without disinegrating or not?

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Would a 9 grain wrap make that much difference?

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Carbon Express Maximas use wraps at the business end of the arrow to increase FOC. I don't see why it wouldn't work for any other arrow.

Your wraps will wear out after time and you will have to replace. But it is easy to do.

Find a nice long wrap and try it out. The longer the wrap, the more weight on the front of the arrow.

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Even a 7" wrap by OneStringer only weighs 7.7 grains; not sure that it's going to make that much difference.

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You can use brass washers to add a little bit of weight(5gr/each)or if you need more weight up front,they have brass inserts at 50gr and 100gr

http://www.3riversarchery.com/Product.asp?c=57&s=228&p=0&i=5208X

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Actually, the maximas aren't really wrapped, it is part of the arrow itself, not like a stick-on wrap. I think they would get beat up real quick shooting them into targets. Easiest way to get more FOC is a heavier head. If you are using 100 grains, go to 125 and problem solved.

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My thoughts exactly. Why not just use heavier broaheads or filedpoints?

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Actually, I have 250 grains on the tip and wanted an easy way to get to 260. This isn't solely to get a higher FOC, but also to fine-tune dynamic spine without having to increase draw weight (can't on my stick bow). With gold tips I can add their insert weights. With some arrows, there aren't as many options and I thought a wrap (or two) might be easy. I was just looking for someone who had actually tried it and could give me feedback on the durability. I'll just try some as see what happens.

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You could switch to brass inserts, possibly.

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3gr/inch weight tubes--cut a 3-4" piece and glue it up front(inside of shaft)

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I appreciate the other suggestions, but I already know of many ways to increase tip weight. I was specifically wondering about arrow wraps, and their durability. On the surface, it seems like a quick, easy way to make small adjustments, thus my curiosity.

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I would think you would wear them out fast. But I would get some cheep ones and try. Go to ebay and pick up some cheep ones. Let us know how it works.

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I don't think they would hold up well at all. In fact I would think they would weld themselves to a 3D target and pull right off of your arrow. Stopping and arrow in foam or a bag for that matter causes a lot of heat to built up. The heat would melt the wraps and the glue that holds them on. JMO

I would reccomend finding another way to add weight.

Try one and let us know what happens!:)

RE: Arrow wraps to increase FOC
 

I shot an arrow with a full length wrap for a while and it showed little wear from my bag target but it really didn't get shot alot.



If you practice in with a bag target you probably will be fine but if you have a 3-d or layered target,i would think it would wear them out quickly.


You may want to buy some decal material and make your own and they would be quickly and easily replaced for just pennies.I go to a sign maker and get mine.


I know you want alot of weight so look into the reflective decal material,the kind the police car decals are made of.It weighs 3 times as much as the regular and should be right up your alley.;)

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The front end of a maxima is done by the same process that is done on a fully camouflaged arrow but they stopped at the CX arrow. Technically, it is a wrap but a lot tougher than the label type that people put on for display and not part of the arrow. It's also the same stuff that is put on the limbs or used on camo barrels of guns.I believe it is done by a dipping process. The film is floating in water and the arrows are dipped into the water and the film "glues" itself to the shaft. If you look at any of the camo arrows there is a seam running the length of the shaft. If you scape the camo you will get down to the standard black shaft.

A regular wrap probably wouldn't last too long and would get welded to the target. However, if you used the lubricating oiland a GT tip that flares out the wraps may survive for a while.