To Foot or not to foot ... Video

[Yononindo]

Howdy Texas,

for those who are asking .... to foot or not to foot

Two Footed and two non Footed Arrows
where shot from 10 yards
against a solid concrete slab !!!

https://www.youtube.com/user/yononindo?feature=mhee#p/u/6/qaiCiL2Jg04

Arrows used for Test shooting


Gold Tip 5575 and Beman MFX Classic 400


Gold Tip 5575 - Footed with 1 and 1/2 inch 2216 Alu Shaft

Beman MFX 400 - Footed with 1 and 1/2 inch 2018 Alu Shaft


Length of all Arrows used - 30" with a 175 gr Field Tip


All Arrows where shot from the same Bow


TD Recurve Bow - Amo 58 and 61 lbs at 29

average Arrow Speed - 185 fps

Tab shooting 3 under




happy trails

Daniel

[RickBarbee]

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[Yononindo]

Thanks Rick

How did you do it ???

I was trying ...



happy trails

Daniel

[Ron Meloni]

Wow, another great video, Daniel. Thanks for sharing. I need to foot some arrows, but need some information. What size shafts do I need for the following?

Beman ICS Hunter 500

Gold Tip 3555



Thanks in advance,

Ron

[jreyna920]

great video... aside from saving the shaft, it seems to transfer alot more energy into the target with the footed shafts.... good to know

also awesome paradox video

[Restless]

But I would not shoot them again after hitting something that hard. I had a gold tip rupture after seemingly surviving a solid hit on a lime stone rock, the arrow looked fine but blew up on the next shot, just sayin. I used 2117s on gold tip 35/55's

[jerp]

What size alum shaft fits over an Easton 400 carbon?

[meangene1969]

Cool

[Trick]

Good video. Really shows the benefit of footing. I tried looking for an Easton spec a while back that showed the ID(inside diameter) of there aluminum shafts but never found one. So I gave up on the idea.

Matt

[TxAg]

I fotted about one dozen arrows this evening.


Jerp, if you'll PM me your email address, i'll send you a list of aluminums and the corresponding carbons that they fit

[Yononindo]

Footing Chart for Carbon Arrows


Gold Tip Traditional
3555 - 2117
5575 - 2216
7595 - 2219
Big Game 100+-2216

Beman MFX Classics
600 = 1916
500 - 2020
400 - 2018
340 - 2016

Beman ICS Bowhunters
400 - 2114
300 - 2219

ST Epic
600 - 2016

ST Excell
500 - 2016

Axis ST
500 - 1918
400 - 1916
340 - 2020/2018
300 - 2016

Carbon Express Heritage
90 - 2115
150 - 2216
250 - 2216
350 - 2215

Carbon Express Terminators
4560 - 2216
5060 - 2216
6075 - 2216

Arrow Dynamic
Lite - 2413
Reg - 2413



happy trails

Daniel

[EnW]

Great info. Thanks for sharing!!

[fletcherfor2]

Good info Daniel, thanks for the reference chart.

I can probably dig up some bent 1916 and 2016 shafts (if I haven't already tossed them all) if anyone needs them.

[Chunky]

That was a great video, thanks for doing it.

So what did we learn....? Footing the shaft makes a big difference and if you are going to hunt concrete slabs...take extra nocks.

[Trick]

That was a great video, thanks for doing it.

So what did we learn....? Footing the shaft makes a big difference and if you are going to hunt concrete slabs...take extra nocks.

Or 3D tournaments where theres lots of rocks. I know, I know, just don't miss.

Thanks Daniel!

Matt