FlyingSticks

macOS / Sports

FlyingSticks models archery physics. Useful for a general understanding of archery and to identify areas where skill level may be improved and equipment adjusted for enhanced performance.

Features
• Quickstart for a fast introduction
• Comprehensive arrow aerodynamics and 3D ballistics
• Support for most bow types — traditional, recurve, compound and crossbow
• Wind drift, gusting, arrow fish-tailing, lift, drag, vibration, spin
• Models archer’s statistical form and skill level
• Parameter sensitivity analysis
• Round score prediction and conversions
• Rating (UK and Australian) and Handicap calculations
• Over 140 World Archery, IFAA and national rounds
• Precision sight tape generation with numerous options
• “Sweet range” for “birdie” field shots and instinctive shooting
• Spine pre-tuning, with easy autotune options
• Stabilizer contribution to archer’s form
• Clout sight attachment setup and arrow mass optimisation
• Canter for cross-wind compensation
• Arrow’s FOC and stability factor
• Imperial, metric or mixed units
• Printable kit and performance reports
• Custom and predefined plots
• Custom calculations and graphing with Lua scripting
• Comprehensive help pop-ups

Features for the ethical hunter:
• Multi-pin sight templates
• Range estimation error impacts
• Wind and target movement lead
• Over 30 game types
• Penetration calculations, with an Ed Ashby inspired overlay
• Maximum ethical range

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

A maintenance release
•Several bug fixed and general minor improvements
•Sonoma changes, including some terminology updates
•Lua scripting upgraded to Lua 5.4.6
•New ballistics report
•Improvements to sight tape design
•Minimum macOS version level bumped to 11.0