Why Your Arrows Are Way More Important Than Your Bow

Why Your Arrows Are Way More Important Than Your Bow
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[johngentzel]

I like you’re comment on not shooting past 20 yards. We forgot from our primitive ancestors on how to be be better hunters and have gotten lazy with heavier bows and compounds. Rifle hunters have gone the same route with bigger calibers. Learning the animals you hunt by getting close is the challenge, the skill, and the reward. I too have not taken a shot over 20 yards. It’s a thrill like none other in getting close to the animal you want to harvest. Keep up your videos. Thanks for your contribution to this great sport!

[outdoorsman]

Tail right is stiff, tail left is weak for right hand, opposite for left hand, great explanation of this matter Jason 👍

[Kurtdog]

Arrows rule. High FOC even on light bow setups can accomplish amazing penetration results. Also applies to crossbow arrow set ups. Saw one video, woman shooting 40 lbs compound with a high FOC arrow set up had a pass thru on a moose. The arrow came out low on the far side, and broke the moose's leg.

[JZMartinez]

The more I watch your trad videos and plain speak explanation, the more I want to sell my compound and pick up an affordable trad bow and jump into the deep end. This last week of Summer break, I took my son shooting five days in a row with his Bear 1st shot bow while I borrowed a recurve from the range. Shooting with him was way more fun than worrying about being over bowed and trying to max out my DL. More rewarding when the boy says, "Dad! You shot the rabbit target in the butt!" vs trying to get a small group at 20-30yards. Thanks for sharing your passion for archery and pulling back the curtain for the rest of us.

[robertplaisier]

Love this video. Thanks for driving home the importance of high FOC.

[barrystricklin]

Great video l have always shot 40 to 45 lb longbows use cedar arrows 650 grains 2 blade zwicky always great penetration not real fast but under 20 yards bow is super quiet served me well for 35 years

[gabefranks]

I been hollering about this vary thing for years even to my compound buddies!!! The arrow is more important than alot of shooters think!!! Way to go sir

[pensnut]

Rock and the string.... Semi and empty trailer vs loade trailer.... Explains it perfectly.

[kevinmeeske]

Excellent Thank you so much. Have a Great season

[glenurquhart]

Excellent video.
So much to learn !

[TheWVgoodguy]

Definitely a good illustration of the importance of great arrow flight and having enough mass to get through cleanly more often. Currently with my 60-66 lb compounds I am at 511 grains with a 45 grain outsert and 100 grain head since that’s what is usually available in the shops like Cabela’s.
However this year I want to actually build my own arrows. I definitely should go back down to the 9.3 gpi vs the 11.25 gpi in my current Carbon Xpress Mayhem SDS arrows, so I can have more FOC with my arrows and be in that 500-600 grain range.

[feralgrandad]

The one good thing about having a short draw length (I have a Hobbits 26 inch draw too lol) is I find it fairly easy to get higher FOC. Totally agree on the arrow being more important. I killed my Canadian cow elk with a Samick Sage but I spent good money on the shafts and cut on contact fixed head. Nice informative video as usual.

[joshpalmer]

Very helpful. Subscribed. Cheers from the UK

[krownedklownklik]

Just worked this out, couldn't get my 500 spines to shoot straight out of my 50# recurve, put the bow on the scale, ( after I'd spent weeks fucking around with it and myself) turns out it's pulling 61.3lbs at about 28.5-29 inches.
Pulled out the 340 spines I use for my 60# compound bow and they shot dead straight...
Well when you buy Chinese, 🤷🤦
At the end of the day I'm happy with it, especially for the money, pretty fast and hits hard.
Now with arrows some what sorted it shoots straight, 😂😂😂
Great video mate, gotta get better and go hunting some Aussie game🙏🙏🙏

[questions]

Energy is not measured in weight. The speed of the string is what counts. Bow design and materials are critical to the speed of the string... Also the goal is to hit the target. Bow design is critical there too. Arrows are not the only thing.

[martingilson]

Yep !!! Totally on the mark !!!Its not your bow that gets you trophies …..its your arrows !!!

[borngeechee]

Makes sense to me... I'll be bowhunting for the first time this year.

[TheHYENA]

Howdy my friend, great video, I've really enjoyed this one along with the lighter bow poundage video. Question. I'm on the high FOC train now, I'm enjoying it. Don't think I'll go back, you touched on fletching size...so if I have 350 grains up front, arrows bareshaft like bullets. Do you think I can get away with 3 x 3 inch feathers? Currently using 4inch and it seems like I cannot tell a difference going to three even with my Eskimos on and not a great release (sometimes)...thought I would ask how to determine how little one I can get away with....seems like the smaller one could get, the less noise for game to hear in the air, My results in wind are identical to yours...I actually remember you posting that years ago on the forum...thanks!

[musikSkool]

So the real equation is rather complicated, but basically you take the weight of the arrow, add some of the weight of the string, and add some of the weight of the limbs and divide by the amount of energy. If the energy doesn't change, then the only way to get more energy into the arrow is to increase the weight of the arrow, relative to the weight of the string and limbs. If you could get lighter limbs or a lighter string that would do the same thing, but it would be far simpler to just make the arrow heavier, then it gets more of the bow's energy.

[stijj]

Jason, what product are you using to cut your feathers?