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Unlimited?
DC:
Arrow length is minimum 23" isn't it? Why? Would shorter go farther? Certainly there would be a natural cut off where shorter ceased to be better. Or would you be shooting ball bearings if the rules allowed it?
PatM:
Probably to just allow a decent draw length without people starting to want huge overdraws. Have to draw the line somewhere.
People did use much shorter arrows in the days of the real unlimited classes like when Don Brown set the record.
DC:
Could've phrased that better. I wasn't thinking about the rules so much as the physical limitations. Surely there must be a point where shorter ain't better. All this time I thought draw length was king and then I start reading about flight archery. Is the "short arrow" all about weight and stiffness and does this trump draw length and stored energy? Something in here doesn't add up for me so I must be missing something. ??? ???
PatM:
Well less arrow requires less stored energy. Short and fast bows, light and stiff arrows.
Crossbows shoot bolts far beyond a normal bow range.
DC:
True enough
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