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Nock On Archery

PC 359 - Deep Dives Into Arrow Ballistics Testing with James Yates

Nock On Archery

Nock On Podcast

Sports:wilderness, Wilderness, Sports

4.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 189 minutes

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Summary

This podcast is a must listen for the archery community. I’m speaking with James Yates who is an Engineer, Backcountry Outdoorsman, Technical Writer, Husband/Father and Accomplished Hunter. James is fascinated with archery accuracy and forgiveness and finding non bias information that will help those who need it in the archery community.James just conducted a great arrow test in conjunction with Precision Cut Archery & Easton Archery collecting data of several aspects of arrow flight. In particular, to study how an arrow’s components (vanes, shaft diameter, shaft length, point tip type, etc.) affect ballistic properties such as aerodynamic drag and restorative lift (how an out-of-tune arrow corrects itself), and therefore, how an arrow build can be optimized for specific purposes, such as hunting different species (with different broadheads) and various target archery events.What I appreciated about this test is that Easton has revealed their bullet proof shooting machine for the first time publicly giving the consumers to archery a deeper look at what testing methods are usually happening behind the scenes. James and the team were at the Easton Foundation Center documenting evidence of different aspects of arrow flight, cause and affects, downrange ballistics, pairing vanes &  broadheads. This podcast tees up the information that will later be released for all to see.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Knock On Archery Podcast, where we bring all archers and bow hunters together from all walks of life with the goal to educate, empower and inspire you to be better both in the field and on the range.

0:15.6

Hey, hey, hey, everybody, knock on podcast. And this is going to be a banger a smasher knock smasher

0:24.2

i've got i've got a knock smashing man yeah bring that mic close to your mouth though

0:31.5

okay there we go yeah that sounds awesome yeah i've got james yates who i think you're long overdue to come on and let's have some discussions, dude.

0:42.4

I love what you're doing, by the way.

0:46.3

You're collecting data and then giving results.

0:51.2

And from what I can see, it seems like you're collecting data from a pretty cool

0:58.8

vantage point. I don't see you as someone that's, I don't know, getting incentivized in the

1:08.6

incorrect way to be doing what you're doing, which I love.

1:12.8

So, dude, tell me, let's, I'm going to let you tee up yourself.

1:17.7

Sorry about that, but I'm going to let you tee up yourself just because it's such a cool

1:22.9

story like where you started and how you've got into getting so technical now and you know you're doing

1:30.1

this for Western Hunter uh you know you've got you've got some great Western style articles done

1:37.9

and I think the deeper you've dove into knowing the game the more, like, once you dive into a new black hole,

1:49.3

it just becomes endless, doesn't it?

1:54.5

Yep.

1:56.3

Yeah, so I appreciate it, does it?

1:58.1

You're the man when it comes to archery education, so I first want to say, thanks for having me on, and, you know, I I appreciate it, does it? Yeah, you're the man when it comes to archery education, so I first want to say thanks for having me on and, you know, really appreciate what you've done to get a sport that I love out there to the world.

2:09.4

So just wanted to kind of lead with that, man.

2:12.2

You're awesome.

2:14.4

Appreciate all you do.

2:15.7

I've watched many knock-on videos especially in my early years of

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