Designation:F1435−08(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforDesignationoftheBalancePointLocationforArcheryArrows1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1435;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthemethodofdetermininganddesignatingthelocationofthebalancepointofanarrowassemblyforusewithanarcherybow.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.Terminology2.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:2.1.1ArcheryTradeAssociation(ATA),n—thearcheryindustrymanufacturer’sorganizationthathasoriginatedsomestandardizedtermsandconfigurationsthatareacceptedanduseduniversally.2.1.2ATAactualarrowlength,n—thelengthdimensionfromthebottomofthenockslotforwardtoadesignatedpointnearthefrontorleadingendofthearrowshaft.Thedesignatedpointvariestoaccommodatethedifferentdesignsbecauseofthedifferencesinarrowpointdesignandattachment.2.1.2.1Forarrowsincorporatinginterchangeablepointsys-teminsertsandotherpointoradaptortypesthatinsertintotheopenforwardendofthearrowshaft,thedesignatedpointisthefrontendofthearrowshaft,oftenreferredtoasthe“cutlength”(Fig.1).2.1.2.2Forarrowshavingthefrontendoftheshafttaperedorswaged,thedesignatedpointisthemostforwardextensionofthefulldiameteroftheshaft(Fig.2).2.1.2.3Forarrowsincorporatingoutserts,thedesignatedpointis3⁄4in.(19mm)forwardoftherearwardendoftheoutsert(Fig.3).2.1.2.4Forarrowsusingheadsthathaveintegralcylindricalsocketsincorporatedwithinthebasicheadconfiguration,thedesignatedpointistherearwardendofthesocket(Fig.4).2.1.3arrowpoint,n—ageneraltermusedtodescribeanypointorheadattachedtothefrontendofanarrow.2.1.4balancepoint,n—thatloca...
