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Originally Posted by LunkShooter
...Is the Archer's Paradox governed by the angle of the arrow relative to the plane of thrust?...
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Partly. Lots of things affect it - arrow stiffness, cleanliness of release and so on. The arrow is to the side, so yes, it is at an angle to the plane of the string, and the string will tend to rotate the front of the arrow outwards as it moves forwards, making the arrow fly to the left (for a RH archer).
But, the arrow also bends under the acceleration. The bending tends to rotate the pointy end inwards. If everything is matched and tuned properly, the two movements cancel out and the arrow settles quickly into flying straight forwards.