Distance to reach maximum speed?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Distance to reach maximum speed?

Posted: 6/7/2014 3:14:51 PM EDT

So I'm watching North Woods Law and they're talking about the distance
required for an arrow to reach its maximum velocity being 20+ yds or so,
that the arrow will build up speed as it travels...is that right? I thought it would
be like a bullet and maximum velocity would be as soon as it leaves the muzzle.
Are they retarded?

Posted: 6/7/2014 3:17:16 PM EDT

[#1]

Wheres this additional energy coming from once it leaves the bow?

Posted: 6/7/2014 3:27:37 PM EDT

[#2]

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Bingo

Posted: 6/7/2014 4:03:10 PM EDT

[#3]

The game warden was giving the archer crap for
shooting a deer at ten yards cause the arrow hadn't
reached full speed yet

Posted: 6/7/2014 4:04:52 PM EDT

[#4]

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Lol.

Gay.

Posted: 6/7/2014 4:17:23 PM EDT

[#5]

Energy question nailed it.

Posted: 7/7/2014 2:42:31 PM EDT

[#6]

Maybe they mean it takes about 20 yards before the arrow settles down and flies true (moreso from a fingershot bow). If you hit a target with a crooked flying arrow, it's not going to penetrate deeply like one that hits the target square.

Posted: 9/3/2014 9:16:29 AM EDT

[#7]

He's probably basing his assumption off of penetration in a foam target. Sometimes you get more penetration at 20 yards than you do at 10, but there is no velocity gained.

Damping, how does it work?

Posted: 9/17/2014 7:24:13 PM EDT

[#8]

I was watching swamp people one time and one of the guys in a boat said his 22 pistol packed more of a punch because it has to burn up all that powder before it leaves that short barrel.

Lol, duh.

Posted: 5/4/2015 12:18:30 PM EDT

[#9]

the arrow oscillates as it flies, the oscillation is greater closer to the bow.
but the arrow is slowing down from the instant it leaves the string, just like a bullet. It's also falling, just like a bullet.

Posted: 7/13/2015 9:30:23 AM EDT

[#10]

I've never seen anyone chrono a bow at 20 yards.

Posted: 8/9/2015 4:12:39 PM EDT

[#11]

Maximum energy is at release. There may be a short distance to maximum speed due to stabilization and drag. Not that it matters, energy won't magically appear from foot zero to foot 300. *shrugs*

Posted: 9/11/2015 8:20:37 AM EDT

[#12]

obviously you guys dont shoot gyro jet arrows

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Distance to reach maximum speed?

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