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An experienced bowhunter, Gavin Heale was practicing for a hunt in the South African wilderness. He drew back on his bow, and the arrow shattered. Half of the arrow flew harmlessly out into the grass. The other half impaled his hand. He was 400 miles from home. https://vimeo.com/190149164 | ||
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Firstly, i'm NOT a bowhunter or arrow-shooter. But as a regular rifle ammo reloader I know the importance of very thorough visual inspection of any re-used components, and rejection of anything that does not look perfectly like the rest. My honest questions now: What has probably gone wrong? Maybe the arrow was cracked or somehow damaged before being used, and a good before use visual inspection could have prevented this? I'm merely speculating, and would like to hear the views of experienced bow-users! Thanks. Andrew McLaren Professional Hunter and Hunting Outfitter since 1974. http://www.mclarensafaris.com The home page to go to for custom planning of ethical and affordable hunting of plains game in South Africa! Enquire about any South African hunting directly from andrew@mclarensafaris.com After a few years of participation on forums, I have learned that: One can cure: Lack of knowledge – by instruction. Lack of skills – by practice. Lack of experience – by time doing it. One cannot cure: Stupidity – nothing helps! Anti hunting sentiments – nothing helps! Put-‘n-Take Outfitters – money rules! My very long ago ancestors needed and loved to eat meat. Today I still hunt! | |||
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Never have heard of this before. There is a tremendous amount of pressure on the arrow shaft when the arrow is released and impacted into a target using these modern high speed compounds. Yes, inspection of equipment is a must! The shaft probably was cracked from previous use. | |||
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Not an archer but I've heard of carbon fiber arrows shattering during use . Apparently they develop microcracks in use which then shatter the arrow.. | |||
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I believe that this is probably what happened. Somewhere along the line the arrow developed a weak point and finally shattered. From the description, seems the weak point was toward the middle; that's where the most stress is generated when an arrow is initially released. I won't say I'm an expert but do bowhunt and shoot archery pretty regularly. | |||
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Yes, a fractured carbon fiber arrow is what caused this. You can find these fault lines by simply flexing the arrow. If they are significant enough to cause arrow failure, they will show up when you flex the spine. It's something we need to do as bowhunters if we shoot a non=metal shaft, but we often forget. I shoot carbon fiber wrapped with aluminum FMJ's, but they are expensive and not the norm for most bowhunters. | |||
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I have a 250 pound draw medieval style crossbow that fairly regularly splits wooden shafts when it is fired, so I could totally see this happening! And when it happens, it happens fast! | |||
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A person in a local ER had a similar thing happen to him. Several arrow pieces impaled his hand. | |||
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