| From: Cuzen Jeff
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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Talk to guy at work today where he had read about a guy floating his arrows in water to find the heavy side of the arrow. Has anyone heard of this?
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| From: Steve Milbocker
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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I would think just looking at the end grain would be easier and besides why would you want to raise the moisture content of your arrows?
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| From: aromakr
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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Floating might find the heavy side, but not the spine. Bob
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| From: Fuzzy
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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aromakr, exactly.... soine can be determined precisely with a spine tester, or less precisely by shooting
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| From: Fuzzy
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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"spine"
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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You can find the heavy end with a balance fulcrum rather easily.
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| From: dire wolf
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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Vertical float testing in a tube filled with water..or sealer..can help a fellow who doesn't have a grain weight scale to select arrows which are close to the same weight.. I don't think it's much good for checking arrow stiffness tho..Jim
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| From: charley
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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In carbons it will find the heavy side. The heavy side is stiffer. Carbons will fly more consistant if they all are oriented the same way. Results range can range from nothing to substantial, depends on the manufacturer, and model. Some have got it figured out better than others.
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| From: Cuzen Jeff
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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I just thought it was weird...I just use the dial indicator to find the stiff or weak part of the arrow. Just wanted to know if any of you had heard such a thing.
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| From: longbow
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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hold it in the middle and try to balance it on your finger. but some people always do things the hard way.
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| From: Cuzen Jeff
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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This guy said he was laying them in the water and watching for the heavy side to float to the bottom.
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| From: oldgoat
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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I know a guy that used to do it when he was competing seriously, he described it in relation to aluminum's. They stuck corks in the end and floated it. Aluminums have a welded seam I was told and that side would be down and was supposed to be stiffer.. I've never done it myself, this is just how it was described to me.
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| From: JusPassin
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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Remember that what holds true for one medium, may not for another.
Even wood arrows may not be the stiffest on the edge grain. Harasey you say? Spine a couple hundred wood arrows and roll them while in the tester and you will find that on some shafts the "stiffest" side may run with the grain, not perpendicular to it.
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| From: Stickflicker12
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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I saw Jim Burnworth from the Western Extreme hunting show do it with carbon arrows. It was on his "tech tip" segment.
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| From: Shorthair
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| Date: 22-Jul-14 |
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what does it matter when the helical fletching imparts spin....?? I can see it finding density or weight...but not spine.
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| From: ROSCO
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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Hi Found these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIXvwvsKNaQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN0XaaKhhSI
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| From: George Tsoukalas
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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Why not spine C and AL shafts all around? Choose the stiffest side and orient the nock grove at right angles to the stiff side.
That's what I do with shafts from shoots.
I don't know. Sounds like putting them in water would be more fun?
Jawge
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| From: aromakr
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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First off aluminum shafting does not have a welded seam, they are drawn tubes. Bob
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| From: stickbowhntr
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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This guy said he was laying them in the water and watching for the heavy side to float to the bottom. wouldn't the heavy side sink to the bottom side?
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| From: longbow
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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much ado about nothing
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| From: Quiet Man
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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I have done this with easton aluminum arrow, they alway floated with the logo up. Gives you consistant spine I guess. Have never tried carbon
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| From: JusPassin
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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Love your attention to detail Mr. Nordby. :)
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| From: Jim
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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I don't believe that he could be that accurate of a shot that it would matter. Jim :)
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| From: JamesV
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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MAN.................. I would give anything to be able to shoot good enough to need to float my shafts.
James
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| From: Tom Baldwin
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| Date: 23-Jul-14 |
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I hear you, Juneau. My wife read this thread and is encouraging me to swim a lot more. I think she's certain I'll float face-down!
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