Was watching "Nock On" last night and Dudley did a tech talk and said these newer bows with their 340+ fps is not optimal for fixed broadheads. Wondering if anybody else saw it or heard of that. He didn't say why just said they'll fly better at around 280 fps. He also made a big deal about lining up the fletches. Of course his sponsors sell a tool for that.
The slower a bow shoots the easier it is to tune a fixed blade broadhead. I have tuned them to fly at over 300fps. As far as the blades needing to be aligned with the vanes..hogwash. My 4 blades fly on three vanes just fine.
I think I'm still to new to bow hunting to notice that much difference but could I slow my bow down by just putting 125gr or 150gr broadheads on?
You won't see a noticeable difference in speed by going to a 125, plus it could change your dynamic spine. How fast is your current set-up shooting?
Agreed. I shoot 4 blade slicks and don't pay any attention to blade/fletch alignment. However, Stan Potts also had a segment on tv last week showing how/why he aligns his blades/fletches.
The only plus, IMHO, to aligning your blades with fletches is to keep every arrow EXACTLY the same. I did when I shot three blades just out of my own personal anal retentiveness. ( Dear lord, please do not let Vito see that last line)
I imagine your making at about 290-295 fps... I wish I had your gorilla arms! That's definitely on the fast side. But with a properly tuned bow/arrow, good form, and a quality head thats plenty do able for making them fly. IIRC your shooting muzzy three blades? how are they flying now?
They fly good when I throw them into the mix. I mostly use 100gr field tips and I never notice much difference. I'm mostly practicing 20-30yd shots but I just found a spot to practice 40-50yd and up. Was I the kills zone at 50 no prob. Again with field tips. Do you have a set of broadheads you use just for target?
Field tips won't show poor arrow flight near as much as broadheads. I would highly suggest shooting your broadheads at ALL distances that your bow is sighted in for. Just to cover all your bases before your Stag hunt. I personally have 1 practice head that gets shot every time I go out. Besides that, I do not shoot all of my "hunting" heads. I do randomly grab one from the pile and shoot just to do my own quality control test. First, I would recommend tuning your broadheads to your arrows. If you need any help with this feel free to ask.
Thanks for the help. I do use the practise head and paper tune my bow. I also have the broadhead lined up with the fletchings. Is that what you mean by broadhead tune my arrows? I leave tomorrow for NZ but they have a range there.
What I mean by tuning is spin tuning the head to your arrow. There should be no wobble what-so-ever, and seamless transition if you will. With your departure tomorrow, I wouldn't touch anything if your broadheads are flying. How far have you shot it out to, at this point? Helpful tip #1. Mark your sight, rest, and cams with a sharpie or paint pen in case they move on the flight.
Practise broadhead out to 30yd. Field tips out to 50yd. Thanks I marked the rest with a sharpie and took the site off. didn't make the cams. Have bow in huge SKB case wrapped in cloths for extra padding.
Sounds like you are good to go! Was the BH and FP POI the same? Usually when I mark my cams I put a line on either side of the limb, just to make sure nothing has moved. Your in for one hell of an adventure, I'm envious! Please take lots of pictures so us less fortunates can live vicariously through you!
I didn't mark the cams I'm tweaking my bow mounted camcorder now. Hope to make some nice videos to post on YouTube. Did you see my last hog hunt? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q7AEGNHpcc&feature=youtu.be
Elite archery had a great Red Stag hunt on their last show. Very cool to see these unbelievable racks on these things. Can't wait.
