How to use an Atlatl

Web extra for an article on atlatls in the Columbia Missourian.

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[Blaphtome]

@wrestler236 Funny thing; the first archaeologists to experiment with these thought the same thing and could only get 40-50 yards out of them with rigid spears. Range went to 200 yards plus when they switched to the flexible darts of the originators. Maybe you haven't made it that far in your book yet, but the real power is made through harmonic oscillation(requiring flexibility). As it turns out you dont know shit about physics and are literally dumber than a fuckin caveman.

[servisair1964]

@wrestler236 - dart bends to store energy during the throw then springs off the thrower. weight is to tune the speed of the throw so that the dart bends right before it flies. stiff dart has only energy of throw, bent one has throw plus stored energy.

[myloveforMMA]

@mexicanslickback707 okay so? who cares.

[Mikuruification]

@Blaphtome

As Russian I see this Primitive American Technology, And is Sad to me.... In Motherland we now have technologys, That can shoot Arrow without using Arm of man!

[greenjack1959l]

@Blaphtome you obviously ain.t ever used one you laptop bushman, what a fuckin geek

[StopFlaggingVideos]

i dont give a fuck about all this physics discussion because of wrestler236

all i know is this is the first time in my life i've heard of an atlatl, and all i know is that its fucking awesome

[Hissanrach]

@TitWarlord Not as smart as humans :>

[aapch1]

@wrestler236 think about it, the atlatl is an extension of your arm, with that flexibility, plus the added weight of the rock is going to throw the dart farther, try this: take a 5 foot piece of 1/2" PVC, and 5 ft of 1/2" dowell. they both weigh about the same, and throw them, like a spear. the dowell is going to curve, and only fly forward about 10', the pvc however, with all of its flexibility, is going to launch 25-30', stored energy, turned kinetic, all back weight, and forward propulsion

[Curdog]

Victor is my good buddy- we used to make atlatls together in his shop before he moved. The guy is one heck of an artist too- a prehistoric renaissance man? Good to see him in action!

[blackfeatherarchery]

Nice instruction.

[simflyer97]

if anyone knows where MOJam is, i will be selling atlatls that i have made out of scrap wood. i am 13 years old and i have made several atlatls. MOJam is in Marshall, MO.