This will be my first year to try out my new recurve, i have watched guys shoot them for years, and soon fell in love with it. I have spent many hours in the yard, shootin against guys with thier compounds, so im gettin the feel for it. Now heres where i need some advice, what broadheads should i shoot out of this thing??
how many lbs etc. I am willing to bet alot of these guys are gonna say muzzy phantoms or snuffers. or old bear greenies (thats what i am shooting) anyway, some heavy cut on contact 2 or three blade.
Im shootin 45lbs...i could def pull more....45 was pretty comfortable though....another thing is im shootin feathers....but sheild cut feather fly best from what i can tell....anybody got some info on a differnt cut that might fly better, or anything??
Being a trad bowhunter (and a compound bowhunter) I can attest to the recommendation of the Muzzy Phantom. I killed 4 deer in 2006 with the same 125 grain Muzzy Phantom and find them to be a well made and very strong head that is easy to sharpen. My longbow is 50 lbs. at my draw and now I use homemade broadheads. For your setup, I would really recommend a 2 bladed head like the Phantom (without the bleeder blades) or any of the 2 bladed Magnus line of heads. They make great heads with a lifetime warranty. Any of the 2 blade Zwicky heads would also be a good choice. Based on tip penetration and comparison studies I have done, you would do well to avoid replaceable blade heads with a leading tip (cone, pyramid, Trocar, etc.) You will suffer a great deal of loss before the blades can begin to do their work. Trad archers cant take that sort of loss. To maximize penetration, and conflicts with bone and to reduce the loss in torsional energy, you would do well to use a single bevel head that matches the spin of your fletching. Single bevel heads are available in both left and right hand bevel. Grizzly makes great single bevel heads. Do a Google search on single bevel heads and you will understand.
