[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #44550

Troy Breeding wrote: “You have the right to remain silent, anything you say “will” be used against you, that includes talk about heavy arrows, high FOC arrows ,and small fletched arrows. And for dang sure talking about shooting shafts with broadheads and “no” fletching.”

At some venues, that one is way too close to the truth.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Hello All #44544

Hello Pete, welcom to TradBow. I think you’ll like it here.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: FOC arrows of differnet tribes #43916

“Primitive” EFOC/UEFOC arrows show up in various parts of the world.

Philippines

East Africa

PNG

Asia

The only (reputedly) authentic EFOC American Indian arrow I’ve been able to measure, at a small museum in Alabama, was cain shafted with a point a bit over 3″ long (including the tang)and about 2″ wide. It was a bit over 25% FOC.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #43899

Dan Z. wrote: You guys have spent wayyyy too much time building this thread, but it’s freakin’ hilarious and I thank you for it.

Enjoying this thread is not traditional!

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: who carrys a backup gun #43092

“As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives [only] moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. … Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion to your walks.” — Thomas Jefferson, writing to his teenaged nephew.

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #42568

[Ed Ashby]

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[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #42475

“You in a heap of trouble now, boy”

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #42469

R2 wrote: I will pm you soon for some arrow info if that be OK.

That would be fine, and I’m sure Troy wouldn’t mine either. He’s probably a better source on tuning for the average bow than I am. Most all my tuning work has been with pretty heavy bows, only one of which was near center shot (and I built its side plate out to make it non-center shot).

However, also feel free to just post it here if you wish. The information, posted for all to see, might well be helpful to others also.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #42423

R2, if you hit problems building up and tuning a EFOC/UEFOC arrow we’re all here to help. You are perfectally placed, geographically, to collect a lot of useful information on how the EFOC/UEFOC performas in high winds, and at different angkes of attack into and with a very high wind. That’s information no one yet has. I’m greatly looking forward to what you find.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: A long look at fletching and EFOC #42401

TROY,

No? Then you should locate and link all those EFOC/UEFOC tuning threads you posted to this thread too. That way they will be a lot easier to locate a year or two from now, when someone ask about you about where they are. That’s advice from having to spend a long time trying to locate an old posting for someone, to answer their questions.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: A long look at fletching and EFOC #42390

Should add this related link too.

https://www.tradbow.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?threadid=82BCA52F-1422-1DE9-ED7A414F5E9C0794

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: A long look at fletching and EFOC #42380

I’m just adding a tag to Troy’s thread on Fearhers???? What Feathers!!!!, as it goes so well with this thread, and this will make locating it easier; as time goes by.

https://www.tradbow.com/members/cfmbb/messages.cfm?threadid=8CEF2218-1422-1DE9-ED9091068EB49702

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Feather???? What Feathers!!!! #42377

R2 wrote: If I had an EFOC, heavy shaft with itty bitty feathers it would be good to wind experiments here in Amarillo today. Up to 60 mph. Accuracy would be a problem for sure but it would be interesting to watch arrow flight properties.

It sure would! It’s interesting to watch the EFOC/UEFOC arrows tack across the wind. The tail drifts downwind but the point carries on a much more direct course towards the target. The overall wind drift is noticeably less than with arrow’s having lower FOC.

What I’d love to see is what (if any) penetration difference you see on impact. I’ve not had wind that high to test in. At winds in the 35 to 40 mph speed I can’t notice any loss of penetration. It seems the heavy point pulls the light shaft back into alignment nearly instantly on impact. I’d like to see the results in a higher crosswind.

Ed

[Ed Ashby]

in reply to: Noteable Quotes! #42358

Backcountry Joe wrote: Quickly now everyone back to your cubicles, we need to start thinking outside of the box!

😆 Love it!

Ed

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