Kinetic Energy

[muddy]

Ok, enough kinetic energy talk in my broadhead topic. Limb, here's my stats:

GoldTipXT at 27.5 inches long and 8.2 grains per inch is 225.5 total grains. I chrono'd the bow tonite with 75 grain tips @ 298 f.p.s. and the 100 grain tips @ 291 f.p.s. What's the KE?? Again 29 inch draw at 71 pounds.

[muddy]

Nevermind Limb...I went to goldtip.com and used their handy dandy KE calculator. =) Came up with 59 ft pounds with the 75 grain tips and 62 witht the 100 grain tips. The FOC thing has got me confused because they were asking specifics on the knock I was using.

[CamoMan]

So, you used the 'ol Kineticometer, eh ?
I wonder if the stats would be different at different angles...?

[muddy]

Good question CamoMan. I'm not sure how to answer you, perhaps our resident expert could enlighten all of us. Headgear, what's your take on the situation?? http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Limb Chicken]

Actually muddy with a 27.5 inch 5575 Gold Tip XT arrow, 75 grn broadhead, Gold Tip tapered insert, 3, 3 7/8 inch vanes, Ultra light G-Nock adapter and a G-Nock you would have a 364 grain arrow that produces 71 ft pounds of KE if shot at 298 fps. All else being equal with a 100 grn head you would have a 389 grn arrow traveling at 291 fps produces 73 ft pounds of KE. If you are shooting feathers or X-cutter inserts and adapters the figures would be different but it would be close.

I would get into the F.O.C. but that is for another time. The 100 grn head gives you a better F.O.C.. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

[jharrell]

Muddy I'm glad you asked! I did see those things at Ace Hardware in the ometer stuff but after using the clinometer I have developed a twitch that I hope goes away before season gets here. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wtf.gif The twitch was getting better until I read Limbs post. I have to say Limb, in Muddys case he should probably go with the ultra light G-String instead of the G-Nock. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

[Husker]

Muddy in a G-String?? http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bigshock.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bigshock.gif Not exactly "mental picture of the day" material for me http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

[moosehunter]

MUDDY CAN STAY ON THE PORCH AT THE RENDEVOUS...... http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yay.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yay.gif

[Limb Chicken]

I have now started to post something four times and nothing I can state in words describes the fear and shear horror that accompanied the reading of your post Headgear. Thanks for the twa-twa-twitch! http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wtf.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bigshock.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wtf.gif

[jharrell]

No problem limb!

Hey I have an idea, we could get muddy to be the spokes person for IW.com. He could dress in said garment and he and Rosie O'Donut could pose together. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yay.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yay.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yay.gif

[muddy]

I must've made an impression on you at the Classic Headgear, iffin you're wanting to see me in that sort of outfit you can wish in one hand and crap in the other, and see which gets filled first. Not exactly the impression that I wanted to make. You Missorians are just plain weird...too much dating of sisters and cousins I guess. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif

[jharrell]

Hey!! Don't talk about my sister like that!!

Who said anything about WANTING to see you in that anyway! Yuk! I just thought that was more your stile. I think they make them with charcoal lining for scent free applications if needed. Just trying to help ya out! http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[moosehunter]

sure can tell it's not huntin' season. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sniper.gif how else does a post go from kinetic energy to charcoal lined gstrings. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doah.gif

[muddy]

that is for sure and for certain moosehunter. i don't even know what i did to deserve it either. of course sometimes "deserving it" doesn't even matter when you're talkin about Headgear, I think he's just looking to lash out because of the whole clinometer episode.

[moosehunter]

dem boy's down south give new meanin' to da name "show me state" http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif ifn' ya know what ah mean. http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif

[Husker]

Well if you want to get back on the subject of kinetic energy Moosehunter... say Muddy is wearing his gstring and the evening before had consumed a can of Bushs' Baked Beans http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bigshock.gif.... you get where this is going.
Limb Chicken you are the KE expert per say... what would be the KE of the string upon return to the rearend? http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
But on the other hand... not so sure I wanna know http://www.iowawhitetail.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[muddy]

Limb - To get back on my origional question at hand...are those kinetic energies average, good, or bad?? How does yardage affect KE?? Will it drop and be less affective at the longer distances I mean.