Quote Originally Posted by Spiryt View Post
If it was all about arrow structure being able to "take" bow limbs energy, then two bow of similar energy storage wouldn't have such drastically different performances with light arrows.

100 pound 30 inches Korean flight bow will likely be few to something-teen % faster with 1300 grain arrow than well made 100 30 inch yew selfbow, but completely outclass it with 200 grain arrow.


It's about angles, internal friction in limbs, limbs weight, hysteresis and couple of other things I'm not sure about, but in any case heavier arrows will always have at least few % more KE.
In that case, the light arrows aren't holding up to the stress. The difference between the bows might be the length of the arms, longer would be kinder to light arrows.