Long rod windage

[MarkH]

Is there any current data (I'm sure there isn't) or opinion (I'm sure there is) on whether the multi-rod long rods are less, or more, affected by the wind than a thicker single rod?
Has anyone changed either way and if so did you need a significant change in rod length to get an acceptable feel?

[worthipa]

I've never seen any data on the question, but apocryphal stories that are trotted out each time this question comes up usually have it that multi rod set-ups are more prone to wind shear than single rods.
Personally, if it was blowing that much I would be more interested in where my arrows were going.

[geoffretired]

http://www.archery-interchange.com/f...s-longrod.html
the link will take you to a thread about long rods and windy conditions; there may be something helpful in there.

[pHz]

started out with a solid longrod and V setup before switching to a multirod system

my subjective observation is that in terms of being affected by wind i cant tell (at my level) that much PRACTICAL difference between the two - if multirods ARE worse in wind (and round here we have plenty of that) then for me at least the benefits of them (better weight distribution / potential tunability) outweigh that

(bear in mind that around the same time as switching from solid to multi i also switched from a fairly light riser to something resembling a girder so there might well be other factors at play in my setup as far as wind effects are concerned)

slainte rob

[Big Boy Blue]

Last year I was shooting with Beiter stabiliser setup and had terrible problems in the wind. So at the end of the year I changed to an HMC setup and for me the difference was amazing, I was getting very little issues in anything other than the very strongest of winds.

But as with all things in archery I have spoken to people who find the reverse true. So as always try some out and see how you get on.

[wingate_52]

I found there to be more movement in the wind with a multi-rod set-up.

[MarkH]

Many thanks for your comments.
I stopped shooting just as the Beiter rods were launched and never bothered to try them, not thinking I would go back to shooting. Now I need a full kit from the bow up (except for my tabs). Looks like I need to take a sleeping bag when I go to Quicks next.