To build a kite that will fly well, you must understand the relationship between the sail area of the kite and the wind. The sail area is the total area of the fabric that the kite will use to catch the wind. The sail area will determine the amount of lift that the kite will … Read more

When building a horseshoe pit, people has to plan the dimensions of the horseshoe pit carefuly. The dimensions of the horseshoe pit will determine how many space that the horseshoe pit will occupy within the backyard. Many people make the mistake of only measuring the distance between the stakes for the horseshoe pit. However, the … Read more

Draw length are the distance from the nock groove of the arrow to the pivot point of the persons grip. Draw length is important in that draw length impact how the body should align with a bow. If the draw length is too short for the individual, they will feel cramped with tension developing in … Read more

Draw weight is the amount of force require to pull a bow to its full draw length. Draw weight is critical in archery because draw weight influence the way in which an archer holds the bow and aim the bow. Using too much draw weight for an archer’s strength will result in fatigue of the … Read more

Front of Center Front of center (FOC) is the measurement of amount of mass that is located in the front of the arrow that is in front of it’s physical midpoint. FOC is represented as a percentage. The percentage value represents the amount of weight that is located towards the front of the shafts compared … Read more

Kinetic energy are a measurement of the mass of the arrow and the speed of the arrow as it travel to the target. This measurement is useful for understanding the arrows penetration power and drift resistance. Arrow mass is the total weight of the arrow and is one of the component of the arrows momentum. … Read more

Bowshot arrow retained momentum measure how much energy the arrow have while traveling from the archer to the targets. The energy that the arrow possesses at the start of its flight is referred to as launch momentum. The launch momentum is equal to the mass of the arrow being shot times the velocity of the … Read more