Footed / Barrelled Arrows

[TimS]

I shoot traditional longbow / clout and am considering purchasing a set of footed and barrelled arrows.

They are not cheap and I am not desperate for extra distance - but rather fancy them.

Anyone have experience of using these - pros or cons - would be interested on your views.

Thanks

TimS

Originally Posted by TimS

I shoot traditional longbow / clout and am considering purchasing a set of footed and barrelled arrows.

They are not cheap and I am not desperate for extra distance - but rather fancy them.

Anyone have experience of using these - pros or cons - would be interested on your views.

Thanks

TimS

Hi Tim

I'm not convinced you will gain much if you are not bothered about getting any more distance. A barreled arrow gives you more weight up front and allows a thinner profile. great for shooting long distance in the wind. I feel with longbow, investing time and not necessarily money in getting some arrows that spine well is more important than how they look.

But they do look really nice

PS have a word with Pip Bickerstaffe, he will give you a very honest opinion. Very nice approachable chap.

[TimS]

Thanks RGS - I know Pip quite well and will pick his brains as well (I regularly do).

The wind issue is a definite plus - the drift on a traditional parabola shot over 180 yds is considerable - and extra distance makes for a less strained approach (particularly after 72 pulls over 180yd two way clout) and hopefully a tad more accuracy resulting.

And as you said - they look nice ! And I like my toys

Anyone else's comment welcomed

Tim S

Originally Posted by TimS

Thanks RGS - I know Pip quite well and will pick his brains as well (I regularly do).

The wind issue is a definite plus - the drift on a traditional parabola shot over 180 yds is considerable - and extra distance makes for a less strained approach (particularly after 72 pulls over 180yd two way clout) and hopefully a tad more accuracy resulting.

As as you said - they look nice !

Anyone else's comment welcomed

Tim S

I bet you buy some anyway If I shot longbow it would be the first thing I would do. Or even have a pop at making them my self can't be that hard..

[laminatekid]

footed arrows do look fantastic and stop breakage in target bosses.a fastflight string, if you're not already using sone should get you distance and speed. but do yourself a favour footed barrelled arrows are not that hard to make they just take a little more time.

Originally Posted by laminatekid

footed barrelled arrows are not that hard to make they just take a little more time.

Have you any info on the best way to make footed arrows LK?

[laminatekid]

a very sharp block plane and a lot of patience...pip bickerstaffes book "the heritage of the longbow" has it listed in detal with diagrams and photos showing how to foot,taper,barrel and crest wooden arrows...the book is availiable from http://www.diyarchery.com/ so are the footings pre-cut well worth a read if you fancy a go.

[jeduffey]

I bought a footing jig from a fellow archer through a message board. It was $90 and it is precision made. It is designed to be used with a router table. Once you are setup it takes about a minute to set up a shaft for footing. The foots themselves are just sliced. OH, BTW, the jig is for four (4) wings. I would be happy to forward you his info if you like.

[laminatekid]

4 piece footings can be a little stiff and will break easier than a two or 3 piece footing in my experience...something to do with too stiff a transition in material densities or something like that...??

[jeduffey]

That makes some sense. Certainly a four wing footing has rigidity from two perpendicular axis, where the two wing is from one axis. So this may be a factor to consider when you are building arrows for a specific shooting purpose.