| Darts, Spears and Long-Arrows |
In addition to traditional tools and weapons, we also
combine ancient technology with modern materials.
combine ancient technology with modern materials.
Arrow Dynamics
I like darts made with a front end of fiberglass, a
fishing arrow, glued to an aluminum field arrow with
regular fletching. And on the very front we glue a
piece of an aluminum arrow with an insert, with
target tips screwed in (or any of the other archery
points). Unfortunately, the entire thing is only about
5 ½ feet long, which is shorter than the darts
everyone else is throwing. The fiberglass fore
shafts weigh about 3 times more than the aluminum
back ends. We achieve excellent target
penetration with these darts.
The Austin Archery Club allows us to compete in
their monthly tournaments with these hybrid long-
arrows. The art of the atlatl is not prevalent in
Texas, but we have a thriving culture of archery.
We rely heavily on the archery community for both
materials and training.
You can special order longer fiberglass shafts. A
four foot fiberglass rod glued to an aluminum arrow
ends becomes a little over 6 feet long. Fiberglass
rods longer than 4 feet, and 5/16 of an inch in
diameter, can’t support there own weight properly.
And the aluminum back ends occasionally bend
because they can’t push the weight of the heavy
fiberglass fore shaft. We often have to replace
bent aluminum back ends, but the fiberglass fore-
shafts are almost indestructible.
In the next archery tournament I plan to experiment
with a long river cane shaft that has a short modern
archery fore shaft.
I like darts made with a front end of fiberglass, a
fishing arrow, glued to an aluminum field arrow with
regular fletching. And on the very front we glue a
piece of an aluminum arrow with an insert, with
target tips screwed in (or any of the other archery
points). Unfortunately, the entire thing is only about
5 ½ feet long, which is shorter than the darts
everyone else is throwing. The fiberglass fore
shafts weigh about 3 times more than the aluminum
back ends. We achieve excellent target
penetration with these darts.
The Austin Archery Club allows us to compete in
their monthly tournaments with these hybrid long-
arrows. The art of the atlatl is not prevalent in
Texas, but we have a thriving culture of archery.
We rely heavily on the archery community for both
materials and training.
You can special order longer fiberglass shafts. A
four foot fiberglass rod glued to an aluminum arrow
ends becomes a little over 6 feet long. Fiberglass
rods longer than 4 feet, and 5/16 of an inch in
diameter, can’t support there own weight properly.
And the aluminum back ends occasionally bend
because they can’t push the weight of the heavy
fiberglass fore shaft. We often have to replace
bent aluminum back ends, but the fiberglass fore-
shafts are almost indestructible.
In the next archery tournament I plan to experiment
with a long river cane shaft that has a short modern
archery fore shaft.
This dog is a Texas Blue Lacy.
In this picture an experimental long arrow,
about 8 feet long, is being thrown long distance.
It had too much flex and production was discontinued.
about 8 feet long, is being thrown long distance.
It had too much flex and production was discontinued.
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