[Elecraft] RF in the Trees

[Phil Hystad]

> This may be off topic, but in light of it being Field Day Weekend in the US....
> 
> The problem with the bow or slingshot is when (if) the projectile comes down.  
> 
> The arrow has an issue because it gets hung up or in branches and doesn't have enough mass to pass through some branches or allow gravity to pull it down.  Should it comes later, the risks of impalement can ruin the day.
> 
> The slingshot can improve over the arrow by increasing mass but can be equally dangerous.  Accurate shots are challenging.
> 


In my case, the arrows I shoot up into and over trees always land on my property and I am the only one on my property at the time.  So, not much chance of hurting anyone.  I don't think my bow has enough power to launch an arrow off of my property.  Not that my property is that great, more that my bow is not that powerful (30 lb maximum pull).  It is just good enough to launch up into and over my trees.

I have never had an arrow get hung up in branches in all of my experience with the bow.  I think maybe I am just lucky though.

73, phil, K7PEH