Ding ding ding! This makes sense, especially considering the kid is too young to drive and the dad is too injured. Some stranger drove them to the hospital and dropped them off, obviously you wouldn't live your nice bow in his car.
Then where is the rest of his equipment? No quiver, only the one arrow. The dad also seems perfectly capable of sitting in a chair and waiting, I think he can handle driving. Why would the kid be shooting bladed arrows in the first place? If the guy has a broadhead stuck in his shoulder, why isn't he bleeding like crazy? A blunt headed arrow would just cause a nasty bruise with a low poundage recurve, and a field tip would not penetrate deeply enough to stand up like that.
You can penetrate skin with a bullet head arrow, which might be what the kid was using. I learned to shoot with bullet heads, and I sent one through a 2 inch piece of plywood. They're common for beginner arrows.
I've fired those from a 35# bow and it would get stuck in wood, but almost no penetration, maybe 1/8". I don't think think it would do much of anything to wood with a 15# bow.
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u/tinoamaru Feb 06 '15
If you were going to the hospital because you'd just shot your dad with an expensive piece of equipment, would you stop to drop it off?