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Offline firehawk87

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Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« on: August 13, 2011, 10:34:50 AM »
Just wondering how this happened and if this maybe happens a couple times a year.
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2011, 10:36:48 AM »
Kinda looks like he didn't check his arrow
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 10:40:51 AM »
too short of an arrow, came off the arrow rest, hand in the way on the riser, freaked out and let it fly  :dunno: ..   So many crazy things can happen in a second, never can tell.

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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 10:51:07 AM »
Take 2 tylenol and call me in the morning.
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2011, 10:54:15 AM »
Pass the Hydrocodone please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2011, 11:17:13 AM »
OUCH and OUCH.  good thing it was a field point  :yike:
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2011, 11:21:09 AM »
Improper spine. an arrow that is meant for a 40lb bow could easily do this is in some of the new 80lb bows. The arrow cant handle the force and just blows up.
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2011, 11:23:05 AM »
Someone was trying to break the magical 400fps mark.
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2011, 11:29:43 AM »
Ouch ya know that hurt!  :yike:
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2011, 11:59:43 AM »
Quote from: jackelope on August 13, 2011, 11:23:05 AM
Someone was trying to break the magical 400fps mark.

 :chuckle:    :yeah:

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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2011, 01:04:32 PM »
Well, looks like there is always next season, ouch.
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2011, 01:31:00 PM »
Can you imagine them having to pull each one of those carbon fibers out of you hand after pulling out that arrow I have heard of this happening using  the wrong spine strength for your bow.
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2011, 01:44:24 PM »
Believe it or not, I did exactly that as a youngster.

My brother and I used to cut wooden arrows down, attach a metal darthead on the end, and shoot squirrels with them out of our slingshots.

Well, I cut one too short once and upon pullback pulled the arrow completely back and off of the rest. It was wobbling up and down and I thought "I'll just let go when it wobbles up." Well, we all know the rest of the story! That wasn't the most stupid thing I did as a kid but it WAS in the top 5 or 6!
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2011, 01:48:38 PM »
My brother did the exact same thing.  Picked up a wooden arrow and went to fire it through my compound bow.  Immediately upon release to shattered and looked just like that.  Gross and painful as hell
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Re: Anyone know the the heck this can happen???
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2011, 03:54:07 PM »
When an arrow is released it flexes at two different points called "nodes" These nodes will shatter if the forces exceed the spine weight if the arrow. Although less noticeable when released from a bow with a release aid as compaired to a finger shooter. these flex points are still apparent. Some archers purposely select a lighter spined arrow to achieve faster speeds thinking the by using a release aid they can shoot these arrows safely.  :bdid: In most cases they do without incident but the pictures prove that a shattered arrrow goes where it pleases

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