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in reply to: Good vendor for carbon rod? #22968
Weight forward internal footing
in reply to: Mechanical Advantage question #22965And they (single bevels on opposite sides) Torque. Bones are busted rather than cut. Busting them by nature of the reverse pressure mechanism causes bone to be disrupted, rather than merely penetrated.
in reply to: brace height question #22961Increase brace heighth to weaken the arrow
Decrease brace heighth to strenthen
Why? Increasing moves the bending closer to middle of the dynamic spine (bending area) of the shaft to the middle
Decreasing moves it more forward, past middle
Start low, twist up to higherin reply to: Why carbon arrows??? #22956More durable
Smaller diameter
Easier to front load weight internally
Lighter weight
Do not bendToo expensive
Not enough spine groups
Smaller area to helical fletch feathers and vane
They break
Cannot heat the shaft to install componentsVanes are great for wet weather conditions and durability. Hers the ground rules for vanes on trad equipment, Generally speaking.
1. That Clearance is the biggest issue for using vanes because they do not just lay down like a feather when used shooting off the shelf.
2. That once clearance issues are addressed that you have ample stearage for the control of broadheads.
Problem one can be addressed by using a glue on, or screw on rest.
Problem two can be addressed by the Bow being tuned to the shaft etc.
Assuming your dynamic spine and tune is right for your set up. You should be able to steer the arrow downrange with pretty good arrow flight, even with Blazers or the like if you have a consistant release, and have a little off set in the vanes to propellor (spin) the arrow into stabilized flight. All of the above being said; I would prefer to use four inch vanes as a minimum for broadheads with several degrees of off-set (straight clamp) because helical vanes have a tendancy to create even more contact problems when fletched helical because of the increased surface area of the wings (wound more 360) than straight off sets.
Now in final analysis if you can achieve the above, then by all means consider vanes. If not, just make life easier on yourself and go buy some quality five inch feathers and fletch them helical, “Arrow flight city”. Feathers catch the wind better than vanes and tend to correct flight problems much quicker than the best vanes! “Birds of feather” can really be stated as a good thing with the Archer! Feathers are hard to beat!:Din reply to: Please introduce yourselves, I'll start #19548Sam, known by many, feared by few:)
in reply to: Experimenting with EFOC is Expensive! #12842Hey Tom,just use electricians(BLACK)tape. Spiral wrap like a Barber shop pole about 1/4 inch gaps the length of your fletching.:)
in reply to: Experimenting with EFOC is Expensive! #8373Dr. Ed Ashby wrote: M, you need to see what the bare shafts do, in comparison to your fletched shafts. With that much fletching area ANY EFOC arrow is going to be flying straign before it hits the target, even if the dynamic spine is WAY, WAY OFF.
Ed
Exactly!!!!! The glue surface not only stiffens the shaft, the aerodynamic stabilization (large feathers) does too! That is why you shoot the shaft bare to tune first. Tape up the back of the arrow the lenghth of the fletching with electricians tape.Cut to length with good flight, fletch it up, Bingo! Eliminate the tuning weak to compensate pipedream, which is sometimes an endeavor into the twilight zone. These arrows must be tuned to each Bow. Will more than likely not be exact dynamics in other Bows similar.
in reply to: Flemish strings #8362:)Your loops must be the same amount of twists every time! When you start the first braid from the cross on the loops, just count them for the length you need. They stretch out a little when strung, so figure that into the equation. Simply add length by going to the next peg, if you have to, to achieve the desired length. Like shooting the one string there are no set ways to achieve the goal as long as you it the same way each time for consistancy. Bet your loops are not braided long enough if your string is half inch or soo short. I do not like to have to twist my strings up too much to achieve brace heighth. Two or three per inch or so is managable with out too much stress on the strands.
in reply to: Turkeys Soon! #83555/15 to 6/1 in Arkansas on nut Rats! No shotgun this year for me! Will do it with a one string only. No store bought blinds either. Gonna use naturals or quikies to hunt behind. I will however cheat, and use store bought Camo clothes. Yeeop, 🙂
in reply to: delaware crossbows proposals #60262They are NOT, A BOW!
in reply to: Gap shooters #60148Gapping at the Bow is actually what a sight shooter does. Try sliding a rubber band into the riser section (sight window) and just see it in your peripheal vision. Move it up or down to level it with the target at a known distance and shoot till you your hitting in the Vertical at the correct heighth. When you get it in the right position, you may use it as a reference point for shots at that distance. Many even use pin stripe tape on the back of their risers for the graduations in yardages. Gapping at target is useing the arrow tip as the reference either above or below the target for different yardages. The best 3Dshooters use an aiming method of some sort for consistancy. There are many different methods that work! I suspect that many who think they shoot instinctive are split vision gappers, and do not know it. They have shot so much with their system it has become ingrained into the subconsciuos mind. Comments?
in reply to: Endless vs Flemish Fast Flight #59291Flemish looks cool, and is usually more quiet.
Endless has less shoot in time if built to the correct length and usually 1 or 2 feet faster. Big deal Ha?
I like flemish! FF provides more speed. Bow must be compatible or you will ruin it!in reply to: Different Bows, Different Draw Lengths? #59285Riser thickness is less. Actual AMO is to the throat of the grip, plus 1 3/4.
in reply to: Is some pickin' okay here? #52416Naaaaaa, I want the kid in Deliverance with the Banjo!!!!!LOL:)
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