Ha! I never read of that data before, Ralph! Thanks for sharing!
What physics I can wrap my brain around, just seemed to dictate as I dropped draw weight with age, that a heavier arrow would retain energy better. Very cool to read that Pappa Bear actually had some #’s to back that up…
When RRA was run by the older couple, I got some heavy cedar from them… big shafts in front, tapered to 5/16 rear… burnished, etc. The raw shafts they pulled out for me weighed up to 550 gr RAW!!! With the Nock taper, they likely had decent FOC, but I wasn’t into that then…
Once they retired, I got encouraged into trying carbon and haven’t looked back… Those heavy cedar, I will admit, perhaps due to the dense growth rings they were shafted from, or their larger front diameter, but they were “hell for stout”… holding their own against ash I used at that time.
They bounced off more than a few trees and such and never gave up the ghost!
I still shoot close to 600 gr., but now more front loaded… Thanks again for sharing! Cool stuff!
