sskybnd Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 if your bow shoots 283fps at what range does drag/friction and gravity start to effect the speed, how fast say at 50 yards do you think your arrow is flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Well I know out to 40 yards shooting through a chrono the speed fell off from my 282 fps down to 243 fps. My buddy I hunt with didn't want me to try and shoot through his chrono at 50 yards with a broadhead. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Gravity will have an immediaite effect on the arrow as soon as it's released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoytguy Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I'm sure there is a formula somewhere for it. What it is I haven't a clue. Tried thinking about it and the left side of my brain was telling the right side......it's dark in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Well I know out to 40 yards shooting through a chrono the speed fell off from my 282 fps down to 243 fps. My buddy I hunt with didn't want me to try and shoot through his chrono at 50 yards with a broadhead. LOL i'm a very good shot and i'd be nervous at 20 yards lol most chronos i've seen are no bigger than a dinner plate. you know your arrow flight if you shoot through that at 40 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I'm sure there is a formula somewhere for it. What it is I haven't a clue. Tried thinking about it and the left side of my brain was telling the right side......it's dark in here. i could figure it out because i took five years of physics in college. even then it'd take me a while. the air resistance, wind, and stuff is hard to figure out though. there's just too much going on. chronograph would give much quicker results... that is if you didn't hit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 if your bow shoots 283fps at what range does drag/friction and gravity start to effect the speed, how fast say at 50 yards do you think your arrow is flying. as soon as your nock detached from the string it'd start to slow down and gravity and air resistance is effecting it that entire time too. you'd lose speed a little more for every 10' let's say at 40 yards, than you would be loosing at 20 yards. however, there isn't any one point at which speed significantly drops off. if you were to graph the loss in speed it'd look like a relatively smooth curve with no sharp dips. haha i don't know if that helped at all, but i tried. Hope you get answers, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I'm sure there is a formula somewhere for it. What it is I haven't a clue. Tried thinking about it and the left side of my brain was telling the right side......it's dark in here. ...Yep...I like that....- oh, Yes- the mysteries we do encounter upon the Proverbial Release..... -lots of variables out there...gotta just Look- Believe-and Shoot Straight.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 i'm a very good shot and i'd be nervous at 20 yards lol most chronos i've seen are no bigger than a dinner plate. you know your arrow flight if you shoot through that at 40 yards. I take a lot of pride in getting equipment prepared for hunting. My arrows being one of the most important, tuning an arrow is just as important as tuning your bow. My hunting bows have to shoot as good as my tournament bow in order for me to have all the confidence in the world on any shot I attempt to take at any yardage. I'm not to worried about hitting a pie plate at 40 yards every time with a broad head, I want them hitting a 4" bullseye or less at 40-45 yards every time. Honestly, having a pie plate group is unacceptable to me. JHMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Formulas, formulas.............who needs those when you have a computer with the program to to it for you. I'll run it and post the info. This is figuring it using a Goldtip XT wieghing in at 366 grains with blazers shooting 283. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted May 8, 2008 Report Share Posted May 8, 2008 I take a lot of pride in getting equipment prepared for hunting. My arrows being one of the most important, tuning an arrow is just as important as tuning your bow. My hunting bows have to shoot as good as my tournament bow in order for me to have all the confidence in the world on any shot I attempt to take at any yardage. I'm not to worried about hitting a pie plate at 40 yards every time with a broad head, I want them hitting a 4" bullseye or less at 40-45 yards every time. Honestly, having a pie plate group is unacceptable to me. JHMO i know what you mean. i've been shooting my new bow for a few months straight since i got it and finally have it tuned for the fixed blades i shoot well. if there's not much wind my groups are about a couple inches at 40 yards. i was just saying everybody misses every now and then, but to hit a chrono would not be good. happy shooting, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 I hear ya brother and believe me, I was nervous about doing it. If it was my chrono I wouldn't have worried as much. LOL I do get a brain fart from time to time and puch my trigger. Heck, I took out my own quiver laying on top off my looper target when I was shooting at my 3-D deer beside it. LOL I hope my statment come off as me being upset, I was far from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUTNSTRUT Posted May 10, 2008 Report Share Posted May 10, 2008 Another thing to remember,if you want to retain more speed farther down range. Shoot a heavier arrow,a heavier arrow is a little slower right of the bow. But they retain more speed farther down range and penetrate better than lighter arrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoytguy Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Wonder if the native americans sat around their wigwams and tried to calculate this back in the day ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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