Stirring the pot.....again. Penetration
12-04-2003, 09:28 AM
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RE: Stirring the pot.....again. Penetration
What kills me Coug is how much KE gets thrown around this topic!
Give me a heavier shaft with moderate speed and a good hard hitting broadhead anyday, over a shaft leaving a vapor trail on a less than perfect hit. Why make less than a perfect shot? Cause it can happen!
12-04-2003, 09:45 AM
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RE: Stirring the pot.....again. Penetration
Navy, there you have put your finger right on the source of the entire controversy. Your 3D rig is also your hunting rig. Same is true for a lot of others. So, for some years now we've had all kinds of people trying to find believeable reasons to rationalize shooting TARGET weight arrows for hunting.
They've done so well at it that they've managed to invent a whole new mythology with an incredible number of true believers.
They've done so well at it that they've managed to invent a whole new mythology with an incredible number of true believers.
12-04-2003, 11:23 PM
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RE: Stirring the pot.....again. Penetration
This is kind of an entertaining thread. How many gun hunters say, "man if I down size my bullet then I will get a flatter trajectory and then I can hit a deer from 500 yards away!" NONE! Bigger can be better if done right.
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12-05-2003, 08:20 AM
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RE: Stirring the pot.....again. Penetration
This is kind of an entertaining thread. How many gun hunters say, "man if I down size my bullet then I will get a flatter trajectory and then I can hit a deer from 500 yards away!" NONE!
12-05-2003, 04:50 PM
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RE: Stirring the pot.....again. Penetration
Cougar your back on track. I think the latest myth in archery is that shooting a fast light arrow will automatically make you more accurate. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The anchor and release still have everything to do with accuracy... not how fast that arrow is going.. After all if a fast bow were really more accurate, why aren't all the bowtechs winning at my local 3d's??
I argree with ya, a heavier slower arrow is better all the way around. Come to think of it when I won a 3D event last year I shot a heavier arrow that day than I normally do. Gee's wonder why I didn't use them again?????
I argree with ya, a heavier slower arrow is better all the way around. Come to think of it when I won a 3D event last year I shot a heavier arrow that day than I normally do. Gee's wonder why I didn't use them again?????
