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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1133724" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>Thank you - glad you told me that. And my mistake; they are straw not hay. But you're right; Unless someone baled them up really thick and tight, it may blow right through. I'll be looking at getting one of the blocks then I'd imagine - I guess you mean the kind that are a consistent, soft foamy material rather than a pressed pile of layers of styrofoam? (I have the latter already).</p><p></p><p>Last night I got the bow and six more arrows (6 arrows cost $99 <img src="/images/smilies/eek.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":eek:" title="EEK! :eek:" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ). I did something unusual - don't know if this will work - but I put a small strip of electrical tape wrapped around the shaft on each arrow, such that about 3/4ths of the strip is just in front of the fletching, and about 1/4th "rides up" the first couple millimeters of the fletching, to provide a sort of a "ramp" to help the fletching longevity (in light of the cost of these bad boys and the unusual X-wing 4-fletch setup), in case they do rip through a straw bale, but also just to reduce wear as they fly through the whisker biscuit. Think this will work? Think it will change flight characteristics to any noticeable degree?</p><p></p><p>As to the permanent, you're right about that. But my torn up shoulders ARE permanent, unless the wildlife department would like to pay tens of thousands on my behalf for the surgeries I need, because I won't be able to afford it in this lifetime, in all likelihood, at least until I get on Medicare. And, since Medicare will doubtless be bankrupt and the USA will be "Greece 2" at that point, that won't happen either!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1133724, member: 7123"] Thank you - glad you told me that. And my mistake; they are straw not hay. But you're right; Unless someone baled them up really thick and tight, it may blow right through. I'll be looking at getting one of the blocks then I'd imagine - I guess you mean the kind that are a consistent, soft foamy material rather than a pressed pile of layers of styrofoam? (I have the latter already). Last night I got the bow and six more arrows (6 arrows cost $99 :eek: ). I did something unusual - don't know if this will work - but I put a small strip of electrical tape wrapped around the shaft on each arrow, such that about 3/4ths of the strip is just in front of the fletching, and about 1/4th "rides up" the first couple millimeters of the fletching, to provide a sort of a "ramp" to help the fletching longevity (in light of the cost of these bad boys and the unusual X-wing 4-fletch setup), in case they do rip through a straw bale, but also just to reduce wear as they fly through the whisker biscuit. Think this will work? Think it will change flight characteristics to any noticeable degree? As to the permanent, you're right about that. But my torn up shoulders ARE permanent, unless the wildlife department would like to pay tens of thousands on my behalf for the surgeries I need, because I won't be able to afford it in this lifetime, in all likelihood, at least until I get on Medicare. And, since Medicare will doubtless be bankrupt and the USA will be "Greece 2" at that point, that won't happen either! [/QUOTE]
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