I know nothing of archery, and have a Q. There is something that has always bugged me in films, when you see archers let loose their arrows at an upward trajectory, and the arrows then arc and come down with the arrowhead pointing toward the ground. Like this:

Well, not exactly, but you get the idea 🙂

I guess the front of the arrows are heavier, right? But in reality, doesn’t gravity dictate that the arrows are going to do this:

? Or, something similar?

Or is the first pic actually realistic?

Thanks for any insight.

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