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Short Arrows and Shootless
JackCrafty:
Kowechobe Two cents is two cents!
Pat B:
I use the butt end of hardwood shoots(and cane) as the point end. With the shaft tapering down towards the rear you have better clearance and thus lighter spine is OK. Pat
Hillbilly:
--- Quote --- My experiments have shown that a chested arrow (thickest under the feathers) can be reduced in spine (and shoot just fine) but a bobtailed arrow is more finicky. If the arrowhead is heavy, well......then the whole business gets REALLY tricky.
--- End quote ---
I'm like Pat, I've always found weight-forward arrows to fly much better than tail-heavy ones. I usually plane my shoot shafts down to a constant diameter, but when I'm using cane, I always put the big end forward.
JackCrafty:
Pat,
OK...so the bobtailed arrow has better clearance. If I make the spine lighter, doesn't that allow the arrow to paradox easier anyway? And, therefore, the better clearance is not needed?
I think better clearance would be more beneficial on an arrow that is stiffer? Therefore, spined heavier? No?
Maybe I'm bass ackwards.
mullet:
If you make the spine lighter it will just take longer for the paradox to straighten. Therefore if you shoot through heavy foilage, your arrow stands a better chance of slapping something going down range. Or worse case scenario, blowing up when you shoot. OUCH!
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