{"id":2038,"date":"2020-05-18T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2022-12-06T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:41:41","slug":"archery-how-much-power-do-i-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/archery-how-much-power-do-i-need\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/05\/18\/2020\/2038\/","title":{"rendered":"Archery: How Much Power Do I Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Now is the perfect time to get into archery. We are still 6 months away from deer season and if you pick up a bow or crossbow now, you will have plenty of time to practice with it. You will increase the amount of time you have to hunt and gain the ability to hunt the best part of the rut (early November). Selecting a bow or crossbow can be overwhelming. I’ll get into some more detailed recommendations soon. For now, though, I want to cover a question I get asked a lot: How much weight do I need to be able to draw to hunt big game?<\/p>\n
Kinetic Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n This section is going to get technical for a minute. If you just want the conclusion, skip to the next section\u2014I will think no less of you.<\/p>\n The concept of kinetic energy is an important one when talking about hunting. It is a measure of the energy in foot-pounds that a projectile will impart. The equation is KE=1\/2mv\u00b2 where KE = Kinetic Energy, m=mass and v=Velocity. Mass is equal to weight\/gravity. We want our answer in foot-pounds so we will need to convert our common ballistic weight unit of grains to pounds. Then the weight (pounds) needs to be divided by 32.2 ft\/s which is the pull of gravity. Without getting too deep into the math of it, just know that the energy of a projectile is dependent on its mass and velocity. Because velocity is squared in the equation we know that the speed of an object will impact the kinetic energy at a greater rate than its mass.<\/p>\n So, when talking about the energy an arrow or bolt can impart on an animal we are hunting we need to know the speed that a bow can shoot and the weight of the arrow (weight of arrow and broadhead). We will measure the kinetic energy in foot-pounds.<\/p>\n