Paul Morris

Still time to sign up for the FOB shoot! Biggest payout in Arizona...

Still time to sign up for the shoot! Biggest payout in Arizona....

The 1st place Women's and Men's buckles just came in today! Still plenty of time to sign up to win..

Belts buckles for the shoot just came in! Still time to sign up and win. Congrats to all Elk hunters no matter what is on the back of your arrow..

The 1st place Women's and Men's buckles just came in today! Still time to sign up to win

Congrats Jimmy on a full freezer and a great shot. Thanks for the invite it was a fun camp.

"Chicks dig FOBs" Should be the new FOB slogan Congrats to Jenn on a super Az bull! Be sure and check out www.starrflight.com to find out about the $5,000 FOB shoot out this October 11th and 12th in Globe AZ Top 10 in both Men's and Women's division are in the money (biggest payout in Az).

Hope to see you up at the shoot and good luck!! Top 10 are in the money..

ttt Still plenty of time to get set for the shoot. For those that have not tried them, If anyone has any questions on set ups or problems just let me know. Paul StarrFlight 1-888-488-4712 (direct to me)

Howdy all. We just joined as a new sponsor and just wanted to let as many folks know as possible about the FOB shoot out we are having in Globe, Az. StarrFlight is kicking in $5,000 prize money + a portion of the entry fee to build the pot. It will be the biggest payout I am aware in Arizona. Only catch is you must shoot FOBs. In additional to the prize money, both division winners will get a dandy custom belt buckle and overall winner will receive a hand crafted life size metal Couse deer head valued around $1,700.00! Top 10 in both Men's and Woman's division will be in the money. Hope to see all current FOB shooters there and now that archery deer season is on hold, there is plenty of time for new FOB shooters to get set up. I will be glad to assist anyone who has questions on set up or runs into any problems. Calling is the best way to get a hold of me but feel free to post questions on this thread as well. Hope to see you in Globe! Paul Morris, StarrFlight 1-888-488-4712 (direct to me)

Howdy everyone! I am glad to have signed up to be a sponsor! If anyone has any questions or problems please let me know. I am here to help and provide and helpful information. The FOB shoot is the biggest payout in AZ so I hope all you FOB shooters sign up. Still plenty of time for non-FOB shooters to get set up for the shoot as well. Best of luck on the hunt no matter what is on the back of your arrows.

Thanks for the feedback! If you have any problems be sure and let me know. I hope you get to shoot a bit in the wind with broadheads. I think that will put some FOBs in your quiver on the Elk hunt. Congrats on the Elk tag!!! It has been 2001 since I drew an AZ tag Most likely off to Oregon this year if we did not draw in New Mexico. Regards,

Thanks for the post! I would suggest when you get a pack to keep shooting them and that feeling like a rock in your shoe will go away. When you no longer "feel" the FOB you should be shooting laser beams. The FOB should turn into a kind of a kisser button. Once you get use to it, you will like it. Where you should see the FOB shine is broadhead tuning and performance in crosswind. Re: Noise….Lots of data on this one. The noise generated by the FOB comes off the back end of the FOB which is directed right at the shooter and sounds different. This is caused by the air being compressed and de-compressed (this is how we get so much bang for the buck). When ever someone calls and says the FOB makes to much noise, I suggest that they stand SAFELY at the target end (behind a tree or something) and have someone shoot a broadhead at the target and compare to a fletch. So far most everyone who tries this agrees that the FOB makes less noise or no more than fletching. A fletch will fold and flutter under load and makes noise. The FOB sounds the same regardless of conditions as it does not deform. Over the last few years we have had many folks harvest lots of game and nobody ever has had an issue with noise. Again, the noise from the FOB comes off the back end is directed right at the shooter. Take a look at these links to some noise testing. http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.p...obs+starrflight http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=509314 As far as the cost.... Well, I would have to say our tooling is much more expensive than say making a quick spin ($19.95 for a dozen arrows) and you still need the glue and jigs or shrink fletch ($25-30+ bucks a dozen) We have about $100,000 in tooling cost. It looks like a simple piece of injected molded plastic but believe me when I say, not so easy to make! As far as the nocks go....That is normal and a good thing the nocks loosen up a bit after the shot. You will get in the habit of securing the nock after retrieving your arrows (not that big a deal?). Although shooting groups is not recommended, the flip side is that you can now go roving/stump shooting without any fear of tearing up a fletch. One of the most fun we have here is roving with a group out in the desert and shoot punky logs, dead cactus etc… All unknown yardage and we get hundreds of pass through shoots and the FOB will last forever. A fletch would get torn to pieces the first shot. If we were using fletching, there would be no way we would have this much fun practicing because of fletch damage. If you do like to shoot groups (So do I), you can set up a cheep 2 or 3" wide foam target in front of your block target at least an arrows length away. Then when you have a pass through, the FOB will pop off (undamaged for re-use) and you can try and shoot the same hole. Those ballistic peel and stick gun targets make for a good spot indicator. They turn from black to green when you make a hit. Please keep us posted with your FOB story. I am always available for help if needed. Regards,

Of all the videos that are on You Tube, this video I made sums up the FOB fairly well. That big broadhead I am shooting in slow motion shows the fletch deform under load. And honestly I was aiming at the same spot as with the FOBs. FOB vs. Fletch Regards,

Howdy all! I herd there was some FOB talk here so I thought I would join in if that is OK. I promise NEVER to try and sell anything. Just answer question and be of any help I can. My background is Mechanical Engineering. I had spent the better part of 12 years working at a rocket ranch (Hughes Missile Systems). I am also lucky enough to say I have not missed an archery Elk hunt in almost 30 years. I am even luckier to say it has been with the same group of friends. My thoughts regarding bodies in motion come from crunching the numbers. My thoughts regarding arrow flight comes from hunting and the frustration of getting a broadhead to fly. One taboo for us.....please NEVER compare Turbo Nocks with FOBs The design is like comparing bowling balls to apples. Two totally different ways of flying a broadhead. There is a video floating around You Tube that Mr. Turbo did comparing to FOBs. Yikes! His set up had the string pinching like heck on the FOB at full draw and the Turbo requires a 3/16 or so nock high. The FOB is to be set as a vane would be 90 degrees to the string. No wonder his hooter shooter had the FOB diving low! errr.... !! Then the penetration test was shooting the turbos in the worn out part of the target and the FOB because it was forced to shoot low hit the corner. This is about all I will say about the T-thingy. The last thing we need is for the Turbo guys to start a bash-a-thon. I would rather take the high road and only talk about the merits of my product NOT to put down some other product. I would be glad to expand my thoughts on the FOB. Here is a good link that describes the principle behind the FOBs. http://fob-nation.com/SMF/index.php?topic=297.0 Good question! It is possible to pull the FOBs off your arrows but it takes some doing. I put a 1/4 mile belly crawl stalk on an Elk a few years back in Oregon and by the time I got to 20 yards I lost two FOBs! But now I know how to push the bow through brush or belly crawl without a problem. The good thing about a FOB, you can put one on in a few seconds. My set up usually has two arrows with FOBs and the rest are in the quiver bare shaft with only the nocks. I have never had more that two shots and a critter and I always carry extra FOBs and nocks with me. For my hunting set up I usually have some fairly tight nocks. I find that my arrows get pulled out of the quiver before the FOB do. For target practice using a looser nock is a must. It allows the FOBs to pop off easy when group shooting and preventing damage. Also we have found with the really fast and lightweight arrows, you need a looser nock when shooting it hard targets. This allows the FOB to continue to spin slightly upon impact. As a general rule, if your FOBs are breaking your nocks are too tight. Here is a link to all of the rest I have done writes up for; http://fob-nation.com/SMF/index.php?board=23.0 If you have any questions or wanting to know my opinion, pm me and I would be glad to give my opinion based on your set up. Crosswind is where the FOB is unmatched! You guys from Tucson know we have had some good afternoon wind lately. I go out with friends 1-2 days/weeks and stump shoot/rove here in the desert. Even out past 80 yards in some serious wind (20-30mph) I never make a windage adjustment. Drift is usually only a few inches. Just last week I let a few Zwickey's fly at 50 yards in 20+ mph cross wind. It hit within 1 inch of my field point and they both only drifted a few inches from center (Yes......with FOBs you can shoot Zwickey's again!-My favorite head). Always here to help! Glad to be here! Regards,