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Discussion in 'Bowhunting Talk' started by VA Bowbender, Sep 12, 2010.

  1. VA Bowbender

    VA Bowbender Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Here's some real crap for y'all. Might be a good smallgame choice.
    http://arrowends.com/

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    This was posted elsewhere:

    Common myths about broadheads and arrow weight

    1). Speed kills

    Contrary to what the bow manufacturers tell you speed alone doesn't kill. Newton's 2nd Law of Motion says: F (force) = M (Mass) x A (Acceleration). Trying to shoot fast is good, trying to shoot the heaviest broadhead fast is better! What kills is a lethal cutting device that makes its way through your game or penetrates enough to cause extensive hemorrhaging. The key word here is "hemorrhaging".

    2). You get out just what you put in.

    Sounds pretty simple huh? Why don't we bowhunters get it? Some guys have tried overdraws and extremely low mass broadheads in an effort to gain speed. All you can expect out of your bow is what you put in (meaning the effort it takes to pull back your bow is directly proportional to the production of force needed to kill wild game). Your bow sitting there is basically stored energy. That's right, the limbs are "springs" and the force you put into pulling it back is ALL you will get out of it. That means the heavier bow you shoot (pull back that stored energy) the more force you have to apply to your arrow! Pretty simple.

    By "tuning" your variation of speed + mass you will gain the ultimate Kill Quotient.

    A). Shoot the heaviest possible bow you can consistently pull back.

    B). Shoot the heaviest possible head / arrow combination you can find.

    By doing the above you will create the best possible Kill Quotient.

    For centuries we have known that in flight odd number of "wings" fly best. Two will not fly as good as three. Four will not fly as good a five. Three seems to have the best characteristics all around. You can vary this with success but again for flight an odd blade count is best.

    Maximum bow peak draw weight + maximum broadhead / arrow mass = optimum Kill Quotient

    Maximum bow peak draw weight = the highest bow peak weight you can shoot consistently and be accurate.

    Maximum broadhead / arrow mass = the heaviest broadhead and arrow you can shoot.

    Kill Quotient = the optimum combination of draw weight & arrow mass that provides the best opportunity for you to bag the game animal you're after.
     
  2. KodiakArcher

    KodiakArcher Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Wow... where's that popcorn eating smilie when I need it? This ought to get interesting.
     
  3. Live2Draw

    Live2Draw Die Hard Bowhunter

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    ok those things look like a stellar idea, but. do they come sharp?

    *edit* answered my own question....
    dang.... i might order some just cause i am curious

    edit again just so people are not confused...
    i mean for small things... like squirrels and that dang ground hog thats been in my greenbeans >_<
     
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    There was a thread about those at AT. I thought it was a joke, guess not.:confused:
     
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    I wouldn't try that thing if they were giving them away!:poke:
     
  6. VA Bowbender

    VA Bowbender Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Yeah, that's where I got it from. The Trad Gand Gestapo mods deleted it from their site already.
     
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    huh.... why?
     
  8. Iowa Bowhunter

    Iowa Bowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Hmm, things that make you go hmm.
     
  9. VA Bowbender

    VA Bowbender Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Only things that are "Traditional Bowhunting" related.
    But they'll leave a Carbon suit thread on to be beat to death again and again. They deleted the bear killing the deer photos too.
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    Not sure about this particualr model but the concept is pretty cool. If one could be designed with a chisel tip or something sharper than a standard field point and have a way to make the rear of the blades more rigid/secure that could be interesting.
     
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    Interesting concept for sure, but I def. wouldn't trust shooting a deer with one...I don't like the idea that the blade "flex" or whatever they do to get around bone.
     
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    It looks like someone bent some exacto knife blades and screwed it onto an arrow with a field point.
     
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    X2 :poke: :poke:
     
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    No freekin way , stick that thing right in the trash can i wouldnt shoot those if you gave them to me.
     
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    i have never even seen anything like that before
     
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    that has squirrel head written all over it I'm tellin yah!!
     
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    As a member of the American Broadhead Collectors Club, I took interest in the concept because its certainly a novel approach. I contacted the owner/developer last week and offered some suggestions that he took to heart. Frankly I applaud the entrepreneurial spirit. Many people buy on price point alone. This head may go nowhere but since broadheads have been around for more than 10,000 years, its refreshing when something new and unique comes out. I hope man never stops building a better mouse trap.
     
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    Hoyt 'N' It Die Hard Bowhunter

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    can we say crap........
     
  19. nealmccullough

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    that certainly is interesting...
     
  20. Txjourneyman

    Txjourneyman Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I have a buddy that wants to try them for head shots on feral hogs.
     

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