Thread: Any Archers out there??

Hi animalwithin.
Ask away, we have all been at that learning (and still are).

I know that I have done the FOC, KE and MOM to death on my setups. If you hunt, FOC of 12-15% is good. Target archery, 5-10% is good. Then you also get extreme FOC, where it is like 30-40% (then it gets very interesting to shoot, as this affects your dynamic and static spine of the arrow etc.

Good luck, I am sure there are a lot of archers around here that will love to help!

Thanks SVMAD! I have heard that an FOC of greater than 10 is ideal, that doesn't help much haha. Does that mean 10%+ of the arrow's total weight lies in the broadhead? At the moment I'm shooting a 60 lb Hoyt recurve and definitely want to set up my own arrows but there is so much out there. I have a 28" draw length so I'm assuiming 29" shafts would be ideal, target only for now. I want to use a 125 gr fieldpoint but I know there is much controversy between 100/125. And I'm not sure if 29" is best or perhaps 28".

I was looking at aluminum Easton shafts, was going to fletch them with 5" feathers, Easton knocks.

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Thanks SVMAD! I have heard that an FOC of greater than 10 is ideal, that doesn't help much haha. Does that mean 10%+ of the arrow's total weight lies in the broadhead? At the moment I'm shooting a 60 lb Hoyt recurve and definitely want to set up my own arrows but there is so much out there. I have a 28" draw length so I'm assuiming 29" shafts would be ideal, target only for now. I want to use a 125 gr fieldpoint but I know there is much controversy between 100/125. And I'm not sure if 29" is best or perhaps 28".

I was looking at aluminum Easton shafts, was going to fletch them with 5" feathers, Easton knocks.

Don't assume..... Here is another chart from easton. Selection Charts | Easton Archery

Don't have a preconceived notion about length and tip weight.

If I am not sure cut them long, you can always shorten them!

Yea I've checked out both those charts, I guess I need someone to measure the arrow length while I'm at draw to get an exact measurement.

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Yea I've checked out both those charts, I guess I need someone to measure the arrow length while I'm at draw to get an exact measurement.

Couldn't you use a piece of string, from the bow to the end of the arrow, or use a marker pen against the bow and draw an arrow along it.
I am not an archer though so I am just guessing

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Couldn't you use a piece of string, from the bow to the end of the arrow, or use a marker pen against the bow and draw an arrow along it.
I am not an archer though so I am just guessing

The standard [for me anyway] is to have an arrow with markings on it and have someone look at it as you draw.

You could use a mirror.

I know a guy that shot a mirror checking his form!

Originally Posted by 32t

The standard [for me anyway] is to have an arrow with markings on it and have someone look at it as you draw.

You could use a mirror.

I know a guy that shot a mirror checking his form!

I did think of an arrow with markings, but it just seemed too straight forward, so I thought "how can I make this more complicated"

Originally Posted by animalwithin

Thanks SVMAD! I have heard that an FOC of greater than 10 is ideal, that doesn't help much haha. Does that mean 10%+ of the arrow's total weight lies in the broadhead? At the moment I'm shooting a 60 lb Hoyt recurve and definitely want to set up my own arrows but there is so much out there. I have a 28" draw length so I'm assuiming 29" shafts would be ideal, target only for now. I want to use a 125 gr fieldpoint but I know there is much controversy between 100/125. And I'm not sure if 29" is best or perhaps 28".

I was looking at aluminum Easton shafts, was going to fletch them with 5" feathers, Easton knocks.

I would keep them at 29inches, and if you feel later that you want to go to 28.5 or 28 inches, you can experiment. 5 Inch feathers are the best, especially in recurve, where it will stabilize your arrow the quickest.

FOC refers to the middlepoint of the weight of your arrow. Remember, if you have an 28inch arrow, the middlepoint would be 14inches (middlepoint of arrow). However, FOC refers to the percentage that the weight point of the arrow is from the middlepoint of the arrow. Thus, if you have a 28 inch arrow with a 14inch middlepoint and a 10% FOC, this would mean that the balancing point of your arrow would be 10% (or 2.8inches) towards the fieldpoint or BH. Remeber, that the higher your FOC, the more leverage it gives the feathers to steer your arrow. Thus the more FOC, the easier feathers would correct your arrows flight path and stabilize your arrow. Please let me know if this makes sense.
Thanks

Thanks for the details SVMAD. It does make sense, so to increase FOC, simply increase frieldpoint/BH grain weight correct? I know eventually a dramatic increase in fieldpoint/BH weight will cause a curvature in the arrow's flight path and one has to aim a few inches higher to compensate for the downward trajectory.

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