(24 April 2015, 21:49)Mortblanc Wrote: Do you mean to say that we have been placing feathers on the back of arrows for 15,000 years and atal atal darts for another 40,000 before that when it was not necessary, and all we needed was the right arrow?
Well haven't we been the fool!
That's not what is being said, this is just about determining the optimum arrow length for a given shaft, once you have done that, yes still add your feathers etc.
I don't really see how this is any different to the pattern tests you have posted about your various firearms and shotguns etc...