[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Re-Thinking old Thoughts on Woodies #48690

One interesting flight characteristic I’ve noticed when shooting wood arrows in 5/16 and 11/32 when spined similar and weighing the same. The 5/16 arrow drops about 8″ more at 30 yards than the 11/32 arrow. My theory is because of more surface area in contact with our atmosphere will hold up the 11/32 shaft better. Has anyone else encountered this issue or have any other explanations?

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: List your FOC arrow information for wood,carbon & aluminum/REFERENCE 4 SELECTING NEW ARROWS #54207

That’s fine as long as you don’t hit bone. Some native American Indians rounded off their points so if they hit a rib the arrow would glance off and Continue through the animal rather than sticking in the bone. Good collection of information though.8)

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Carbon vs. Hardwood #48124

Steve. Actually after WWII many islands of the South Pacific were replanted with mahogany in tree farms for replenishing after the effects of warfare and bombing campaigns. Those trees are being harvested today. Many ‘green’ publications present partial truths.

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Carbon vs. Hardwood #43333

Deforestation? I make arrow shafts one at a time..lol. if only I made that many. That’s why tree farms are important to support. They provide sustainable lumber for legal hardwood shops. Of course I’m sure you are aware of the process of hardwood harvesting and the legal ramifications for lumber companies in this country that don’t comply.

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Carbon vs. Hardwood #42942

Love that picture of your bow btw. Any exotic wood in that?…lol. That’s ok most exotic woods imported are screened for being on an endangered and whether they are environmentally friendly. What I buy are farm raised.:wink:

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Carbon vs. Hardwood #42801

Doc. I’ll try and send some end grain pictures to better show the differences between North American softwoods with strsight grain and South American wood with an interlocked grain.

From left to right: Mahogany, red balau, Doug fir, POC, yellow cedar (old growth). The first two have ‘interlocked’ grain with no run out…the other three are ‘straight’ grain.

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: List your FOC arrow information for wood,carbon & aluminum/REFERENCE 4 SELECTING NEW ARROWS #42786

Joe if you need some wood arrow tests, I would be happy to send results of different wood shafts I make. (I believe a test shooter for Dr. Ashby is currently testing some). I personally elk hunt with hardwood arrows in 9/32 spined 48# from my 58# longbow and these shoot like darts. The built-in footings allow me to hook up large heavy broadheads for better FOC and more importantly…better PENITRATION due to the larger wound than the shaft diameter. I have several woods available to test such as red balau, hard rock maple, mahogany, Spanish cedar, and leopardwood. 😀

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Carbon vs. Hardwood #42769

Strongest hardwoods I have tried dont have run out and have a built in footing in 11/32 about an inch long on the point end of a 5/16 shaft which also spines over 65#. This allows me to use large and heavy broadheads and accomplish my FOC out of the box. That’s all I have to say about that.:D

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Arrow Weight & Paradox? #25286

Proof is in the pudding. I hear guys with heavy bows having to go way high in spine using light soft woods like cedar… (85# spine in 23/64 for a 70# bow)…whereas I’ve used 48# 9/32 hardwood shafts on my 58# RD longbow with great results. Seems to be a combination of weight AND diameter. Smaller diameter is closer to center shot!

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Lost Season, Maybe Worse #27897

Hi Don.

I had severe shoulder pain for 10 years following a high dive mistake. The number one cause of pain after that was simply raising my arm overhead. I was told I had a small tear and also ‘impingement syndrome’…which turns out to be a very common cause of shoulder pain. At the same time I was getting into tennis and would practice hitting tennis balls inside a handball court during the winter. After 3 weeks of swinging the racket without overhand shots, I have had no further pain. That was 5 years ago! It seems the centrifugal force of swinging the racket had given some stretch to my ligaments which corrected my impingement syndrome. Just an FYI and a good routine for people with minor tear along with pain from impingement.

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Thumb rings? #63558

I use a thumb ring. Not out of choice but of nessesity after a hand injury several years ago. It took some getting used to but it turns out being much more accurate shooting with a consistent release! I made mine out of antler shaped after the Korean style. Basically the ring sits on the base of the thumb, the string sits at the base of your thumb and rests against the ring. Hold your thumb with the index finger pull back anchor and open both thumb and index finger. This requires shooting off the right side of the bow as the index knuckle pushes the arrow to the left for right hand shooters. Some Mongolia horse shooters are able to shoot from the left side…This is what I do. However I use my MIDDLE finger to lock my thumb so my index knuckle won’t push my arrow off the shelf. Also I glue a short turkey feather on my shelf to help keep the arrow in place. Takes a few weeks of getting used to but a better way of shooting I have found.

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Wounded Warrior Project #18400

I’ll follow up on your recommendations. Thanks Mike.

Semper Fi

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: Wounded Warrior Project #17986

Thanks I’ll look into that one.

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: TAPERED SHAFTS…historically speaking #38139

Kind of difficult for me to get pictures up on this site. Has kind of an hour glass profile. On thumb rings…practically all archers shoot from the opposite side of the bow. A few Mongolian horse archers shot off the left side. Thumb rings are good for shorter horse bows due to finger pinch and really not needed for a long bow

[Forresterwoods]

in reply to: TAPERED SHAFTS…historically speaking #37351

I don’t know why English archers did not use the thumb ring. I can see how it was not needed due to the length of the bow and the string angle whereas design of many Asian bows were shorter and string pinch was more of a factor. My guess is that is why the thumb ring came into use. Many American Indian tribes used the thumb and finger with a heavy bow but were using a very short draw for less movement. They had the ability to get very close to game where any movement was much more critical than with distance shooting. Interesting subject matter and I hope to glean as much as I can from historical archers across the globe.

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