Chem professor J. Spencer did a series of physics lectures on the physics of archery. It's worth a look if you want to understand the physics of a bow shot arrow.
I liked it.....and he deserves recognition for this.
He explains it on another forum [cut and pasted from. the Bowhunting section on AT]
I've debated doing this for some time, and it has been almost a year since I recorded much of this content. In light of the recent popular podcasts that may touch on this subject, I thought now would be an appropriate time to post a lecture series on physics for the interested archer.
I have found that most of these podcasts (even the ones with engineers and experts) usually get some if not most of the physics wrong. I haven't listened to any of the recent ones that have popped up, but I wanted to provide this resource for the interested in case any of you wanted to learn the real physics behind the archery system, particularly with respect to lethality in hunting.
Some things to note:
1. This is a real course in physics, if taught at a somewhat accelerated pace. Think of it less as "the physics of archery" and more as "university physics where most of the examples are archery-based".
2. Many of you (perhaps rightly) don't care about this—these videos are obviously not intended for you. You may feel the urge to post something along the lines of "none of this matters, just go get a sharp broadhead and a tuned arrow and you'll be fine". You are correct, but these videos aren't intended to open the doors on the secrets of arrow lethality to the masses; they are intended for the user who maybe wants to learn elementary physics but never had an opportunity and would like to see how these physics concepts can be applied to an archery system.
3. This playlist is long. I don't mind lecturing but I hate editing video, so they aren't as pretty as many of the fancy videos out there are. I am sure that I made mistakes (there is at least 1 that I've found that I need to correct when I get a chance). Please kindly point any you find out and I will be glad to correct them or at least acknowledge the errors in this thread.
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I liked it.....and he deserves recognition for this.
He explains it on another forum [cut and pasted from. the Bowhunting section on AT]
I've debated doing this for some time, and it has been almost a year since I recorded much of this content. In light of the recent popular podcasts that may touch on this subject, I thought now would be an appropriate time to post a lecture series on physics for the interested archer.
I have found that most of these podcasts (even the ones with engineers and experts) usually get some if not most of the physics wrong. I haven't listened to any of the recent ones that have popped up, but I wanted to provide this resource for the interested in case any of you wanted to learn the real physics behind the archery system, particularly with respect to lethality in hunting.
Some things to note:
1. This is a real course in physics, if taught at a somewhat accelerated pace. Think of it less as "the physics of archery" and more as "university physics where most of the examples are archery-based".
2. Many of you (perhaps rightly) don't care about this—these videos are obviously not intended for you. You may feel the urge to post something along the lines of "none of this matters, just go get a sharp broadhead and a tuned arrow and you'll be fine". You are correct, but these videos aren't intended to open the doors on the secrets of arrow lethality to the masses; they are intended for the user who maybe wants to learn elementary physics but never had an opportunity and would like to see how these physics concepts can be applied to an archery system.
3. This playlist is long. I don't mind lecturing but I hate editing video, so they aren't as pretty as many of the fancy videos out there are. I am sure that I made mistakes (there is at least 1 that I've found that I need to correct when I get a chance). Please kindly point any you find out and I will be glad to correct them or at least acknowledge the errors in this thread.
More on AT
