I am sorry, I almost forgot to make a video on how the Domestic Dutch Reed Arrow actually flies and behaves before pulling the two surviving Mark III Phragmites arrows out of active duty and call it a day for this years testing.
After the carnage in last week in the endurance test, in which all of my five reed arrows perished, I was lucky to be able to patch two of the victims up again. This time did not mount the target piles, but put on 5th century BC Bronze trilobal Skythian warhead replicas.
Now you can write lots and lots of pages on these reed arrows on your blog, but the most informative way is shoot a video of me shooting them, shot from the `over the shoulder' position, so that everybody can follow its trajectory towards the target.
It also had to be the ultimate test.. The one shot- one kill. - the litmus test in bowhunting proficiency.. So no preparation and no warming up shooting. String your bow, nock that reed arrow shoot and hit. If you miss.. that was it then..
Ok. not perfect in the kill zone, but first and only shot: one shot, one hit ! I am quite pleased with that performance from 20 meters. I am not a 3d ace or a proficient bowhunter.
I think this aptly demonstrated that you CAN make reliable solid shooting arrows out of the stuff that grows around here everywhere in the low countries, and moreover, are stable and accurate enough to pull a one- shot one - hit out of the hat from 20 meters.
As for durability... "Pfff.. scratches behind ears". That will be the mission fro next year..
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