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Atlatl questions
Hillbilly:
About 18-20"" is a good atlatl length, if I make them much longer, they're pretty awkward for me. To tune darts, I usually leave them considerably longer than I need, and start throwing them. If they nosedive, cut a bit of length off. Repeat until it flies right. If the butt kicks down, it's too short or stiff. Not much you can do to add length, but you can tune them a bit by taking the diameter down.
Otoe Bow:
I tried using a tennis racket as an Atlatl once. ::) OK I was just goofing off. I knocked an arrow into the strings of the racket and then proceeded to throw it like an Atlatl. The results were pretty lame but I think a longer dart instead of the short arrows would have worked pretty good.
Mike
wolfsire:
--- Quote from: Hillbilly on June 23, 2008, 12:49:26 pm ---About 18-20"" is a good atlatl length, if I make them much longer, they're pretty awkward for me. To tune darts, I usually leave them considerably longer than I need, and start throwing them. If they nosedive, cut a bit of length off. Repeat until it flies right. If the butt kicks down, it's too short or stiff. Not much you can do to add length, but you can tune them a bit by taking the diameter down.
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Stiffness can be adjusted by adding weight to the front. You can add lenght by splicing in wood or making your foreshaft longer. You can even add a rear shaft. If you are using wood, then you might be able to shave down the center to make it thinner to reduce spine. Of course, what ever you do, it will affect balance and weight, but that might be ok or desirable.
Consider also your throwing consistency. If you are all over the place in the amount of umph you put into it, then the amount of spine you need will vary. Harder throws need more spine.
snedeker:
I'm getting into atlatling myself and am working on a set of darts. The Paleoplanet site has a whole message board devoted to it. Most guys are using throwiing sticks over 22" long and darts are generally over 72"
Dave
wolfsire:
I think its Fiddler's at PP, but there is a two handed set something like 3' and 9' respectively.
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