Some Fun Crunching Bow Numbers

[legends1]

This is a wonderful post.To as you said,answer questions for those that have wondered.
I just think for me i like to keep traditional archery easy.Thats why i think alot of people get into it.When i started into this sport we called it archery.Then with the birth of the compuond now we now call it tradional archery.When i was in my 20's i used a Tim Miegs 47#, wood shafts and a black diamond broadhead.Didnt know the weight of the arrow and never heard it talked about.I harvested lot of big game and never worried i was under equiped.I like everyone,now know my arrow weight,speed of my arrow ect,ect. I now use a 51# @ 31" recurve 515grn. arrow.Thats my set up for everything.
Again,I think its cool that you come up with the numbers to answer so many who have questions.?Thanks to those of you who do.Very enteresting information.

[TradBowyer]

Doug,
Thats exactly what I was actually going to bring out with this but thought the post was too long as it was. What you did is exactly what I do. take a given bow, adjust parametes..string, arrow weight, etc to get a certain value that I want to be at. You nailed it. I actually did that with a self bow. I found that if I shot a 800 grain arrow, my momentum factor equaled what others were getting shooting recurves. I just didn't want to have a point on distance of 10 yrds LOL. Great observation

[Jerry Wald]

I keep my hunting distances pretty close - under thirty and mostly around 15-20.

I think speed is a factor if your hunting wary game like spooky whitetails (have you seen them drop - WOW)....coyotes - the like. I have had them move so fast that the arrow goes by them harmlessly (not enough speed). So for those critters it better to have less weight (within reason) and more speed.....I have tried to shoot gophers with slow bows..almost impossible.

Big heavy boned critters don't seem to be so flinchy. I haven't seen bear/caribou/sheep/moose/bison - jump a string yet....so a heavier slower arrow probably is better in those situations...just my observations and way of thinking.

So my thoughts for arrow weight for those ttpes i would like to have more penetration.

jer Bear