MODELLING ARROWS

In my recent article “Tips on optimising your field archery gear” in 156, I noted that while I use X10s with my recurve bow on the target range, I use ACEs on the field course. The ACEs have less mass than the X10s and hence a higher initial speed. At the longest distances on the field course (60m) their speed is still greater than for the X10s, although the X10s overtake them at very long distances. That means that my sight settings are closer together for the ACEs than for the X10s and hence I have more tolerance in dealing with distance estimation errors and slopes. The ACEs, while having a larger diameter than the X10s, still have a reasonably small diameter and are hence still quite good when it is windy.