To foot or not to foot ... Video

[Buemaker]

Very interesting. Nothing like good ole concrete. Bue--.

[straitera]

Excellent vid & test Dan. Thanks. Interested in similar test w/woodies. Not me, I'm too cheap.

[Over&Under]

The proof is in the pudding!  Great video!

[elkken]

I have footed my stumping arrows for a few years now and what a difference, as the great video shows they are bullet proof. What did you use for gluing the inserts in ? I use hot melt so I can tune BH's easier and if I hit a rock or other HARD object I get the same result shown in your video, I just heat them up and reglue and I'm ready to go.

Thanks for the great video, very well done !!

[Chad Orde]

So would using a full metal jacket be the ultimate?

[S.C. Hunter]

Nice video and helpful.

[Landshark160]

I wonder how the carbon collars would hold up?

[L82HUNT]

Originally posted by Chad Orde:
So would using a full metal jacket be the ultimate?

I've done a lot of the same testing with concrete and have done a lot of broadheads also. I shoot fmj on most of my bows and footing them makes them very tuff, but I have bent the shaft behind the footing with angled shots.  I don't think you will ever hurt one on a animal otherwise I wouldn't keep using them.  On a straight on shoot like in the video they just blow the nock off
Out of the broadheads I did the best ones to take the damage where  
1.  300 xtreme.  
2.  300 grain  VPA Penatrator  both these heads had the tip blunted but did not bend
3. And 4.  225 grain tuffhead 160 grain standard size grizzly both had slight tip bends

Other head that did well was the 165 grain glue on Simmons safari.  

I realize we don't hunt concrete but it was a fun test for me to do. And see how much difference some heads did, even some of the same model but lighter grains.

[Shawn Leonard]

If you put the footing to the end of the inserts and not just the shaft it may very well of not even popped the insert. Great video! Shawn

[Bldtrailer]

A 2117 and 2116 are 12 grains per inch( I use 2 inches 24 grns)
2018 12.3
2016 10.6
1916 10
2013 9
2114 9.9

[Longspur77]

The amount of energy lost without footing is amazing. There is some real difference there. Imagine hitting a deer in the shoulder and getting 1 inch of penetration on the ball and socket and then that little bit of extra energy possibly punching thru into the chest cavity. Something to think about. I am about to do all of mine!

[Slickhead]

interesting
Makes me want to foot some woodies for squirrels.

[Dirtybird]

Pretty amazing video.  I've seen a similar video performed with hard wood shafts on forrester.com website

[rolltidehunter]

awesome

[Butternutz]

Very informative! I will be footing my arrows from now on

[J. Cook]

great video!  You really put some great stuff together Man!

[Mudd]

Great demo Daniel!

If I made arrows I think I'd foot them based on what I've seen here.

God bless,Mudd

PS: I HATE building arrows...lol