Wraps on front of bolt

cajun · Post by **cajun** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:18 pm

Has anyone ever tried putting arrow wraps on the front of a bolt near the broadhead? My bolts fly great out of my xbow but I was thinking about adding wraps so I can see them better in flight. I don't want to refletch. This would only add about 10 grains to the front end so probably would not affect arrow flight.

What do you think????

Thanks,,,,,

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:21 pm

I think if you plan on only shooting the bolt once it is a good idea. If you plan on shooting it more than once or even sighting it in, the wraps will be destroyed on the first shot when they go into then come out of the target.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:23 pm

it would definitely add foc, i have never heard of anyone ever trying it

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:28 pm

it wouldnt exactly add FOC, it would take away or reduce the FOC

As said, if you plan on shooting once its a good idea for hunting maybe. I'd personally just wrap the butt end and refletch. Or you can order some already done

ahem

But after the first shot into the target, its going to tear or peel back. With the wrap on the rear, the only danage done most of the time is from the arrow going down the rail which usually leaves about a 1/4th inch mark on one side overtime.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:45 pm

how would it reduce the foc? it would be adding weight to the front of the arrow?

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:03 pm

mikej wrote:how would it reduce the foc? it would be adding weight to the front of the arrow?

Moot point, they only weigh 10 gr on average and if applied to front, that weight is spread out quite a bit, 6" is a guess w/o measuring.

If you wadded one up into a 'spitball' and wedged it into a bhead, the 10 gr addition would hardly show up in FOC diff.

[imho]

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:19 pm

awshucks wrote:
mikej wrote:how would it reduce the foc? it would be adding weight to the front of the arrow?
Moot point, they only weigh 10 gr on average and if applied to front, that weight is spread out quite a bit, 6" is a guess w/o measuring.

If you wadded one up into a 'spitball' and wedged it into a bhead, the 10 gr addition would hardly show up in FOC diff. [imho]

ok that makes sense , i thought they weighed more than that ,but i still can't see how it would decrease foc, going by that theory foc would be unchanged not decreased

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:57 pm

I had a brain fart when posting... my kids were fighting and I was speed thinking

yes it would increase the FOC lol.. adding to the butt end would decrease, but as said its roughly 10grains so you are looking at an FOC change of maybe .1?

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:24 pm

that's ok crazy, you actually had me pretty confused to the point i started going over my notes to check my foc info

. i thought the wraps actually added a lot more then just 10 grains , so their effects on an arrow are almost purely cosmetic?

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:26 pm

having reread the initial post i can see it clearly says it adds 10 grains

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:15 pm

mikej wrote:that's ok crazy, you actually had me pretty confused to the point i started going over my notes to check my foc info . i thought the wraps actually added a lot more then just 10 grains , so their effects on an arrow are almost purely cosmetic?

lol... I dont know what I was thinking about when I typed that

as said above, you need good follow through to see the arrow through the scope in flight. If you try to look up fast to see your arrow, you are probably jerking the trigger and bow effecting the shot.

Mikej, wraps help greatly in finding the arrow after the shot and it does help in lowlight. When I shot flo. wraps it almost looks like a lumenock through the scope going at the deer. Its not so much seeing the arrow in flight, its seeing the arrow hit the deer

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:54 pm

crazyfarmer wrote:
Mikej, wraps help greatly in finding the arrow after the shot and it does help in lowlight. When I shot flo. wraps it almost looks like a lumenock through the scope going at the deer. Its not so much seeing the arrow in flight, its seeing the arrow hit the deer

good point, i plan on trying some arrows with wraps this fall

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 6:50 pm

Not enough weight to make a difference for FOC. Have you considered lacquer cresting (could paint most of the arrow florescent, only 1 grain), or a lighted nock?

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:10 pm

btw, something to keep in mind if you want the wraps to help with finding the arrow. If you wrap the front and that goes under the brush or dirt, then its not gonna serve its purpose

DuckHunt · Post by **DuckHunt** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:42 pm

bstout wrote: I'm more concerned with follow through. I keep aiming until I see or hear the arrow hit its mark.

Good idea. It takes a little practice. The last time I shot I tried to train myself to look for the arrow through the scope. I had a tendency to pull away to look for the arrow flight. Trying to see the impact through the scope cures any follow through issues.

DuckHunt

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