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Title: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: twistedlim on February 02, 2013, 10:02:00 PM
Shooting indoors at work today.  I guess I was getting tired and flung an arrow over the target and into a 6 ton granite surface plate from about 20 yards.  It hit so hard the knock popped off the arrow and hit something just a few feet to my left  :)   Live and learn...


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Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: on February 02, 2013, 10:23:00 PM
When I read the title of this thread, my first thought was, "I bet the granite won">  :knothead:    :knothead:    :knothead:  

Bisch
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: limbolt on February 02, 2013, 10:23:00 PM
Footing.
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: oldbohntr on February 03, 2013, 12:28:00 AM
I wonder what the Ferguson Heavy Hunter shaft would have done.  Has anyone tested the claims for that shaft?
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: bornagainbowhunter on February 03, 2013, 08:05:00 AM
I have had some stumping arrows come back looking a lot like that.  never good...
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: xtrema312 on February 03, 2013, 08:13:00 AM
You get the same thing with arrow vs floor jack. I even had an aluminum footing on it.
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on February 03, 2013, 08:53:00 AM
And the same thing with arrow VS Stone foundation. Also with arrow vs cement foundation.

We should have really communicated earlier so we wouldnt have broken all these arrows. could have learned from each others mistakes lol.   :knothead:    :banghead:
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: Bill Carlsen on February 03, 2013, 08:58:00 AM
That's happened to me several times when I first started to shoot carbon. Then I learned about footing them. That is now part of the arrow building process for me.
Title: Re: Arrow v, Granite oops!
Post by: Bldtrailer on February 03, 2013, 09:12:00 AM
All I can say IF YOU FOOT IT, IT WILL NOT FLOWER/  :bigsmyl:  MUSHROOM!!  they just bounce and need a new nock.  :archer: