And for all those who may have been wondering, the crossbow is not accurate when shot "gangsta style"
I was tempted to see how the bow perfomed sideways.example: when avoiding a branch.
It does not.
When I get a chance I am going to use it to find an arrow a buddy lost. So so far you have saved me two arrows, hopefully three. thanks pydpiper!!
Pydpiper wrote:Fluorescent arrows stick out to the human eye, that makes it easier to find, it often contrasts it's surroundings.
To "fluoresce" the fluorescent colors need a specific wavelength of light to see, during the day that wavelength is made by the sun, at night it doesn't exist.
Last year I spent a few hours looking for an arrow that passed through a big buck, I could not find it even though I knew within a few yards to where it should be..
Got me to thinking...
I always test my hunting clothes to see if they fluoresce, apparently that wavelength is visible to deer, while doing this in my office with the lights out with a black light I noticed a few of my articles of clothes "glowed", they did not make the cut.
I also accidentally noticed that my arrow rack was lit up like a neon sign, the fluorescent vanes were lit so brightly that I almost had to squint in a dark room.
So.. I went to my flashlight shelf and grabbed a cheap ($4) handheld black-light, turned it on and my arrows still lit up like they were on fire!
I dropped everything, waited till dusk and went to where my lost arrow was, I could see that thing (arrow) from 50 yards in the dark, not only could I see it, but it was the only thing I could see.
So, now I only use fluorescent fletching and I never have to worry about looking for an arrow.
I even use it to watch my arrow leave the bow during arrow testing, bright is good, lighting up fluorescent with UV is simply awesome.
I never want to discuss this because arrow makers get their nose bent out of joint thinking arrows need to be bright, and that simply isn't the case. You just need to apply the right wavelength of light.
The same principal as the way blacklight lights up clothes in a bar, or a fun house, or a haunted house..
This is all done with a cheap, pocket flashlight that emits light that the human eye can't even see.
If you pay attention, a fluorescent arrow will just appear to be it's natural color in daylight, same as a flashlight, but with the UV light they stand out, not a little, but it will be the dominant thing in your field of view.
I can do some night time photos if needed.
I have the UV light to charge "glow in the dark" stuff, it uses the same wavelength to activate, watch hands, kids toys, fishing lures..
As an example, there is next to no visible light coming out of this flashlight, yet the arrow looks like it is in the sun, the reflection off the vanes is significantly brighter than the light it's self... Typical 2" blazers.
