white tape on shafts

Arrowcraft · April 30, 2017, 11:11:00 AM

After watching the push which I thought was an excellent video , he spoke of using white electrical tape at end of shaft. I tried it and it does help but it also rolls up onto shaft when arrows are extracted from targets especially blind bale practice with compressed bales. any way of preventing this ?
---------------Black Wolf 68"57#@28---------
---------------Tall Tines 60"52#@28---------
---------------Tall Tines 60"45#@28---------

fireball31 · April 30, 2017, 11:19:00 AM

white paint instead.

April 30, 2017, 11:28:00 AM

Florescent chartreuse is easiest to see in low light can be seen on snow, that is why it is the best color for deep fishing lures. Reds run of gas the quickest in low light.

Bldtrailer · April 30, 2017, 11:35:00 AM

Fred Bear used white arrow shafts

A.S. · April 30, 2017, 11:54:00 AM

On my hunting shafts, I spray the last 1/2" with white paint. I don't use any during 3D season as it wears off too fast.

Pat B · April 30, 2017, 11:56:00 AM

I like white crown dip and white nocks but looking at an arrow when shot you have a white point of less than 3/8" to keep up with. At lease white helical fletching gives you a bigger white object to look at. I like fur tracers too but they only show up when the arrow hits the target. In flight the tracers lay flat against the arrow, thus affecting the arrow flight very little.
Even though I like to watch an arrow in flight I never see my arrow until it hits the target. My bow and arrow are totally out of mind while shooting. I try to concentrate only on where the arrow WILL go. Ideally, everything else is muscle memory.

fireball31 · April 30, 2017, 12:29:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Pat B:
I like white crown dip and white nocks but looking at an arrow when shot you have a white point of less than 3/8" to keep up with. At lease white helical fletching gives you a bigger white object to look at. I like fur tracers too but they only show up when the arrow hits the target. In flight the tracers lay flat against the arrow, thus affecting the arrow flight very little.
Even though I like to watch an arrow in flight I never see my arrow until it hits the target. My bow and arrow are totally out of mind while shooting. I try to concentrate only on where the arrow WILL go. Ideally, everything else is muscle memory.

This isn't for seeing the arrow in flight. It is for using the tip of your arrow as a point of reference (Ie. Gap.)

BOHO · April 30, 2017, 01:00:00 PM

we have used 1/4" reflective auto tape just in front of the nock. really helps to find your arrow after a shot or miss with a flashlight.

reddogge · April 30, 2017, 01:19:00 PM

Some barebow target shooters put talcum powder on the pointy end of the arrow for the same reason. They have a little pouch that holds it and just dip the point into it before the shot.

tracker12 · April 30, 2017, 08:08:00 PM

I spray paint my hunting arrows with white paint on the first 10 inches. Great for seeing the point during low light conditions.

kat · May 01, 2017, 09:42:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by fireball31:
white paint instead.

X2

sveltri · May 02, 2017, 09:49:00 AM

Does the white end of the shaft then become what you aim with?

Longbowlogan · May 02, 2017, 02:38:00 PM

Yes they are using the end of the arrow that is white for aiming.