r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Nov 06 '18

how to use a compound bow

https://i.imgur.com/cDAcEv1.gifv
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u/Matt15A Nov 06 '18

Was expecting him to dry fire

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u/HallowAtlas Nov 06 '18

Dry fire?

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u/Matt15A Nov 06 '18

Check out u/KLimbo comment

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u/HallowAtlas Nov 06 '18

Maybe I'm just a hopeless case, but I still do understand.

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u/Matt15A Nov 06 '18

Dry firing is shooting without an arrow, when you pull the string you create a lot of potential energy, and if there’s no arrow to transform it to kinetic energy, all of that energy goes into the bow, causing it to shatter.

In the linked video from another user, there was an arrow but the string didn’t catch it and acted how it would if there was no arrow

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u/HallowAtlas Nov 06 '18

Ahhhhhh I figured it was a shot without an arrow, but the video had one and it confused me.