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Archery questions fast!

Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:58 pm
by vans
Hi I am a student at IHMS and I need to ask some questions about my science fair


Q1:If you pull a long bow back the same distance that you pull a short bow back which one would send it flying faster, and why?????
Q2:What is velocity?????


Reply as soon as possible thanks a bunch.
FLIProwley

Archery Physics

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 5:11 pm
by Ken
My daughter did a project on archery several years ago. There's lots of material available on the Web. Search on "archery physics" Here's just one site that you'll find: http://www.mrfizzix.com/archery/ It specifically discusses different sized bows.

Ken -- Science Buddies Staff