hyperflow Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Are the weight forward arrows worth the hype? Your thoughts, worth the extra cash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Yes,they are worth the extra cash.Better flight charecteristics,better down range performance and better acuracy, I wont go back to anything else anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperflow Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 1 person as a coment on this? :crutch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I used Maxima 350's last year, plan on using them this year as well, but only because they are still in great shape. Could not tell a huge difference in flight/penetration/accuracy/etc from my Easton Epics..... JMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) Never shot them but made my own "weight forward" arrows. Think of a dart. The weight is forward. Flies great. http://www.alaskabowhunting.com/Three-Darts-W13.aspx Edited July 24, 2009 by stcif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 your arrows should already be slightly weight forward. for your bowhunting setups. most guys have a FOC of around 10 or higher. Foc is "front of center". which means you need slightly more weight on the front half of the arrow than the back half. this enables the arrow to fly better to its target. most guys simply add a slightly heavier field point or broadhead to get the weight forward correct for there best accuracy. if you had to much weight on the back half, your arrow would try to do a flip flop.:yes: this would also cause erratic arrow flight. whether they help or not i dont know. i dont think they are really needed. if an arrow is set up properly, it will have most of the weight forward of center anyways. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Yes, it's true you can indeed increase the FOC of any arrow simply by screwing on a heavier point. You can also go to lighter fletchings and nocks to increase FOC. I absolutely agree with Tony for lighter carbon arrows specifically. An FOC of greater than or equal to 10% is typically what it takes to calm down the flight of a carbon shaft. On heavier aluminums 8% is often good enough. This was one of the biggest lessons I had to learn when I switched from aluminums to carbons. In my experience, carbons need more FOC to fly stable at a distance than aluminum. The weight forward shafts allow you to use a lighter head to get more FOC and results in a lower total arrow weight. This translates to a faster arrow. So the option is useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 First I've heard of weight forward arrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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