Ted Nugent is saying he recommends that everyone regardless of their draw length should use a 30 inch arrow for maximum flight integrity and maximum penetration potential. I've never heard this before. Is there any merit to this?

I don't think so.

I think everybody should use an arrow of proper length and spine. Did he really say that?

NO.

The only thing that can be an advantage is having a longer arrow should be more stable in flight but the arrow rest needs to be set around 1" from the end of the arrow for maximum forgiveness.


Think about this,would you want a 50" arrow and the rest making contact in the middle of the arrow? Alot could happen in front of the rest on a torqued shot.

maybe the "maximum penetration potential" would be because of the a) extra weight of the arrow, or b) he wants the arrow to stay inside of the animal and the extra length can help accomplish that

Yes, he really said it on his T.V. show's last episode.

Sure, whatever he says, I'm going to follow a guy who shoots a 6 pt buck then celebrates claiming "The BEAST is dead!!!" I shoot 29.5 or 29.75" arrows anyhow, so I agree with him, but I am also drawing 29" as well. I really have very little respect for the guy, I think his show is marginal at best, and as he claims to have never done drugs, praise the Lord, blah, blah, blah, didn't he knock up an 18-19 year old girl??? Go with conventional wisdom that is more popular and proven in archery, Ted really is more about making $$$ than anything from what I've seen.

The show demonstrated it too. His wife is using his 30" arrows and same spin out of her 40something pound bow and hitting the mark and dropping the animal in short order. Uncle Ted is shooting a 55 lbs. bow with his gold tip 55/75 spin arrows. They referred to the some calculation that proves it's the proper set up for her as well??????????????????

dang...have to cut my 31" arrow down to 30"......or maybe 31" is better? [8D]

What's he been Smokin?[8D]

No Way!!

Dan

I would think a longer arrow would actually reduce penetration because of the added drag going through the animal.

I don't think arrow length has anything to do with accuracy as long as they are spined correctly and tuned well. If it made a difference every target shooter would be shooting really long arrows to improve their scores. And the only time I see them shoot a longer arrow is when they want to shoot a larger diameter arrow to increase line cutting ability. Depending on the bow you shoot you may need to add quite a bit of tip weight and/or shoot longer arrows in order to break the spine down to match your set up.

The only thing a longer than normal arrow would do is let you shoot a heavier arrow. What it would do is make picking the correct arrow a pain in the but.

And another thing to consider is that arrow specs are more accurate for shorter arrows, especially with carbon arrows.

Paul