When does an arrow reach its max speed?Is it at full speed as soon as it leaves the string or is it gaining speed through flight until it starts losing energy and starts falling?
Just curious
Just curious
Of course that calculation depends on a perfectly flying arrow. If the arrow is fishtailing or dophining it will loose speed quicker causing it to drop faster.bearintex said:As Mr. Eastwood stated, the laws of physics state that the arrow or bullet or whatever will begin decellerating the instant it no longer receives any propulsion, i.e. when it leaves the string. If shot level, it begins to fall the instant it leaves the string/ rest as well, at a rate of 9.8 M/s^2.
This may be semantics, but, that's not exactly accurate Derek. It will still drop at the exact same rate. The rate of gravity (9.8 M/s^2).bountyhunter said:Of course that calculation depends on a perfectly flying arrow. If the arrow is fishtailing or dophining it will loose speed quicker causing it to drop faster.
How true you are, the equation is good no matter the wobble..............:redface:TXPalerider said:This may be semantics, but, that's not exactly accurate Derek. It will still drop at the exact same rate. The rate of gravity (9.8 M/s^2).
It may hit the ground closer to you, but, the arrow doesn't drop any faster.
LOLbountyhunter said:How true you are, the equation is good no matter the wobble..............:redface:
I just want to know if he'd shoot mechanicals or swear them off like so many others.TXPalerider said:LOL
Yep, I can't belive Sir Isaac Newton't didn't factor in arrow wobble when he wrote his Law of Gravity.
PMSL!!! I bet he'd be old school longbow. I bet he'd be a lefty too...loljustletmein said:I just want to know if he'd shoot mechanicals or swear them off like so many others.