sorry... typo... that should read 25 yd shot... and your right, weight itself won't make it drop faster.. but it will cause it to fly slower, thus more drop as it takes longer to get there and has more time to drop...
I think a heavy arrow will lose velocity faster causing more drop lol. even if both fired at same speed out of bow. the lighter arrow will have a flatter trajectory
If both are fired at the same speed the heavy arrow will retain its energy and momentum better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've always used a rangefinder due to my eyesight. I'm near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other - have no depth perception or the ability to judge distance. However neither eye is really bad just opposite. I'm a CPA and math guy and just knew a linear formula would work for setting pins. It wasn't until I bought an HHA sight and really looked at the tapes and the different gaps as distance grew that I realized I didn't want to judge hold over or manual guessing on elevation. Due to back yard limitations I had to set my tape using 20 and 40, but when I got the opportunity to shoot 60 and 70, the tape was spot on. So apparently they have a formula where they've been able to get very close to your fps based on two yardages and judge arrow drop. Since they figured it out, no need for me to. If you use a multi pin and truly set up your say 20, 30 & 40 - notice the difference in gap between 20-30 & 30-40. Then you'll just have to practice. My 5 yr old daughter loves those spikes balls from vending machines, they're about 70% size of a volleyball. She has about 20 of them. Every practice I just throw them all over the lawn willy nilly, take my bow and range finder and shoot from each ball. I get gap yardage practice and shot angle and it's fun.
all other factors being the same (speed, fletching, length, diameter, broadhead, ect) arrows of different weights will all drop at the same rate, however heavier arrows from the same bow will be slower, they will still drop the same amount verses time, but more verses distance as it takes more time to fly the same distance... change the fletching, diameter, broadhead, and the resistance thru the air changes, thus the arrow will slow down more or less depending on the change, causing more or less drop again because of a speed change... therefore the only thing that really affects arrow drop is speed...
