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wolfsire |
Darts, Soft Side Up? |
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I know I read in the forum some where that the side of the dart that bends most easily should face up, or down, but I think up, when it sits on the atlatl.
Can any one confirm this. Im planning on putting a different color feather on the up side. Thanks.
Steve
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fiddler49 |
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Steve, It really doesn't matter. It's not likely that that your dart differs that much with different
orientations. If it does then it's really a sucky dart.LOL cheers fiddler49 |
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the warrior yeti |
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Tom mentioned a while back that the dart should be allowed to "fall" or roll into the position it most easily sits in. I was surprised when I read
that, as I hadn't thought of it like that before. Ideally your dart would be perfectly straight and if you roll it across the floor, it shouldn't
"lope", but this isn't an ideal world is it? A dart has to be pretty dang straight not to do that, and most of mine are a least slightly crooked.
Tom knows that and he's a functional man.
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john05458 |
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I should advise .. I am not a hunter I enjoy target throwing but not a top WAA competitor.. I have been throwing almost every day for the last 6/7 ?
years and have experience with the most common darts. wood, aluminum, graphite, fiberglass and rivercane.
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wolfsire |
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Thanks all.
Fiddler, I'm trying to make non-sucky darts, but materials, time and practice room are scarce. I'll just keep at it. Oh, I tried scafing with two bb sized pebbles. After having one or the other of them fall out about a dozen times, I finally gave up, used some Gorilla tape for tubing with a full and tight twine wrapping. That may be giving me more softness. I'll trying again on the next set, hopefully with thicker shafts and bigger holes and pebbles. I'll might try again on this set after VoF, but right now, I'm just trying to get a handful done in time.
Steve
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PaleoAleo |
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I orient mine soft side down - but it really doesn't matter that much: up or down, as long as it's oriented to the desired flex in the vertical plane
your accuracy should increase (if only slightly).
I do the same sort of things with arrows off a bow. I cut nocks and fletch them so that the stiff side is against the bow. All natural materials will favor one side or another. Again, as part of my never-ending disclaimer, I must point out that I'm just a hack and you probably shouldn't rely on what I say about anything! Tom |
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