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M-P:
Commercial shaft are sold by the dz and my fletching jig holds 6 arrows.   That seems reason enough to make up arrows by 6's and 12's.  Now why those standards ????   Ron

George Tsoukalas:
Dozen eggs, dozen donuts! I can't make 11 arrows! Jawge

dmassphoto:

--- Quote from: KenH on April 16, 2010, 07:32:39 pm ---TRADITION!  Based probably on the idea of having a "double end" of arrows.  An End of 6 being the normal number of shots taken at a target before you go count the score.  Competitions are defined as X number of Ends. If you had two ends of arrows they could be "close range" and "long range" or anything like that...

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Makes me wonder if they used it in the long range dirt clod/butts shooting?

I'm just glad it's not like hot dogs and buns.  Could you imagine having a dozen arrows, yet a quiver only holding 8?

KenH:
Yep - even in 180 yard clout shooting, the official way of shooting is shoot 6, then walk.  But clout shooters are smart.  They set up two targets 180 yards apart.  Stand in the middle of one...shoot at the other.  Walk.  Repeat going back the other way.  Shoot 6 Ends and wind up back where you started.

recurve shooter:
im still waitin on SteveCover's oppinion.  ::) :P ;D

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