MATHEWS FX
07-27-2006, 10:35 AM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
Posts: 7,051
RE: MATHEWS FX
First of all, for your second year of bowhunting, the FX is a very nice bow for the price you probably obtained it for.
A lot of people like to nock an arrow which will for sure be longer than the rest, draw it back and have a friend mark a spot an inchpast the rest. Of course, tuning issues come into play here, such as how will that length arrow affect stiffness, or spine, of the arrow? Will it still be within the recommended range for your setup? (bow poundage, etc.)
As far as broadheads, there's an absolute endless choice of quality heads out there. NAP is known for having some of the sharpest out-of-the-box blades (that's going to be one of your major, major criteria in selection -- unless you have skills at sharpening the blades yourself), Muzzy of course has a tremendous following, as well as Rocky Mountain, Slick Tricks, etc.
If you have the urge to try mechanicals, just take this advice: Do so because of the devastating holes they can produce, and any other benefits they produce. DON'T use them as a band-aid for not having went through the steps of properly tuning your bow. All too often, newer bowhunters slap a mech on as a quick fix to solve planing issues they're unwilling to work out through tuning. The problem is that a mech should hit with as much straight-on force as a fixed-blade, thereby retaining as much kinetic energy as possible. We only owe it to the game we pursue.
A lot of people like to nock an arrow which will for sure be longer than the rest, draw it back and have a friend mark a spot an inchpast the rest. Of course, tuning issues come into play here, such as how will that length arrow affect stiffness, or spine, of the arrow? Will it still be within the recommended range for your setup? (bow poundage, etc.)
As far as broadheads, there's an absolute endless choice of quality heads out there. NAP is known for having some of the sharpest out-of-the-box blades (that's going to be one of your major, major criteria in selection -- unless you have skills at sharpening the blades yourself), Muzzy of course has a tremendous following, as well as Rocky Mountain, Slick Tricks, etc.
If you have the urge to try mechanicals, just take this advice: Do so because of the devastating holes they can produce, and any other benefits they produce. DON'T use them as a band-aid for not having went through the steps of properly tuning your bow. All too often, newer bowhunters slap a mech on as a quick fix to solve planing issues they're unwilling to work out through tuning. The problem is that a mech should hit with as much straight-on force as a fixed-blade, thereby retaining as much kinetic energy as possible. We only owe it to the game we pursue.
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