higher FOC flight in wind?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Here's one for you to try .... You've got a 4" left wing helical arrow shooting right handed with a cross wind blowing from right to left. shoot the arrows a few times and get your lead established for drift.... Then switch directions 180 and shoot with the wind blowing from left to right and watch what happens... the difference will blow you away!

please pardon the pun....  

Hey Katman... Those 2.5" fletching sound perfect to me. where do you purchase yours?

[katman]

Kirk, I just shortened from the back some 5 1/2  shield fletches with scissors, cut 90 degrees, at 2.5" they came out 1/2" tall. The buck in my avatar fell to a high foc arrow fletched with 4x90 A&A.

I think the height of the fletch plays an important roll in tail drift.

[ozy clint]

i noticed this with EFOC a couple of years ago. while i like lots of point weight in my arrows i believe there is a practical limit to efoc for hunting arrows. there comes a point where the penetration advantage of efoc is nulified by their poor crosswind performance and the resulting negative effects on penetration.

[Iowabowhunter]

Hey Ozy Clint-what was that point where the penetration advantage was nullified by cross wind performance?

If a broad head hits crooked, the cut angle may not be optimal.  Also, if the arrow is crooked to its line of flight, the amount arrow weight behind that head is greatly reduced.  I have had a couple of magnificent side steps with wide stubby heads.  I am not sure if there is a perfect fix to monster crosswinds .

[ozy clint]

iowa- not sure mate. i guess it would change with different fletching styles and the surface area they present to a cross wind. my arrows are around the 23-25% range and they seem to be ok in wind. penetration is good. not sure if there is a be all end all figure.