Arrow Building w/Kyle Davidson

AB3, Host of The Bryant Land Show, interviews Kyle Davidson, Owner of DCA Custom Arrows in Noblesville, Indiana, offering custom tuned and built arrows based off the bow's IBO (speed rating), shooter's draw length and draw weight. Kyle Davidson discusses how he mixes engineering, ingenuity, and a lot of creativity into building some of the best arrows for the archery world. 

 

Episode Highlights: 

• AB3 introduces his guest Kyle Davidson.
• As a mechanical engineer, what made Kyle take what he knew and apply it to constructing arrows?    
• What is RND?  
• What was Kyle’s research and development process like? 
• People seem to spend all kinds of money on archery equipment except for arrows, which is the part that actually hits the target.  
• AB3 and Kyle share memories of tinkering with archery equipment.  
• There are many variables that affect how well you are shooting your arrows. 
• How did Kyle Davidson get involved in tournaments? 
• Kyle loves to spend time experimenting on arrows. 
• What is the difference between mechanical blade versus a fixed blade? 
• If the arrow is curving while it is flying, it won’t drive into the animal. 
• Kyle talks about the force and diameters of arrows.  
• What are some ways to test arrows?
• About 80% of Kyle’s shots are either 9 yards or 100 yards.  
• They talk about getting started with bow hunting and buck hunting.  
• Could he see himself transitioning to working on arrows full-time? 
• The world unfortunately is full of products that over promise and under deliver.  
• Look for the Bass Pro Shop links on BryantLandCountry.com.  

 

3 Key Points:

1. A well-tuned arrow is more accurate than just an expensive arrow.  
2. Kyle Davidson has somewhere around 30 patents.  
3. Mechanically speaking, Kyle finds the Iron Will flying broadheads to be superior.  

 

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Spending some money on the part that is actually going to make contact with the animal or the target, I think that is something that people don’t spend a lot of money on, and it is interesting to me.” – Kyle Davidson
• “When you start shooting 70-80 yards and things like that, your sight gate can vary quite a bit, depending on the humidity, the weather, the wind, how you’re shooting, how you’re holding, if you’ve eaten anything that day.” – Kyle Davidson
• “I’ve only been hunting probably four times in my life. But, I’ve shot 100s, not 100s of individual broadheads. But a long time of shooting broadheads, just shooting at range.” – Kyle Davidson

 

Resources Mentioned:

• The Bryant Land Country Podcast: bryantlandcountry.com/the-bryant-land-country-podcast
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• Bass Pro Affiliate: https://bassproshops.vzck.net/NaQx7
• Kyle Davidson on social media: Linkedin
• DCA Custom Arrows: DCACustomArrows.com
• DCA Custom Arrows on social media: Instagram | YouTube