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Joe(thebow)M
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Boomerang Arrow Effect & Right Angle Arrow FlightIn Horace A. Ford's book; Archery - Its Theory And Practice, he (Ford)
relates a story of a boomerang effect of an arrow, as well as right angle
arrow flight. (page 37)
If I may, he says;
"Mr. Roberts mentions, and I have proved, a curious effect
which is produced by feathering a light arrow at both ends,
the wood being lightest at the pile-end; and the feather
trimmed low at the nock and high at the pile-end; this, if
shot against the wind, will return back again, like a boomerang.
If the same shaped arrow be feathered in the middle only, it
will, in its flight, make a right angle, and no power of bow can
send it any distance."
I just thought this interesting. I don't think I'll try it but you
never know? I may put one of those blunt ends on an arrow
and give it a go some day?    RUN!!!!
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JimN
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I've got a vague recollection of reading something very similar in regards to Middle Eastern archers, I'll have a dig around to see if it's genuine or if I dreamed it 
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