fixed blade broadhead tuning
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2004
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fixed blade broadhead tuning
ok, I am sure this has been a popular question, but I cannot get fixed blade heads to fly properly on my bow. any help would be great. shooting a 29 inch draw, 68 lb bow w/ 70 % letoff. 100 grain muzzy is what i am trying to shoot
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Claremore, OK. USA
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RE: fixed blade broadhead tuning
pasquel,
Don't know if you've done this yet......but the most important thing to find out, is if your bow is tuned. Second most important is to find out whether or not your arrows are straight and tuned.
Once both things have happened, your broadheads should fly just like your field points.
Purchase or borrow an arrow spinner (from local bowshop) and spin test all of your arrows. If your arrows do not spin true, they will never fly true with broadheads attached.
Don't know if you've done this yet......but the most important thing to find out, is if your bow is tuned. Second most important is to find out whether or not your arrows are straight and tuned.
Once both things have happened, your broadheads should fly just like your field points.
Purchase or borrow an arrow spinner (from local bowshop) and spin test all of your arrows. If your arrows do not spin true, they will never fly true with broadheads attached.
#7
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RE: fixed blade broadhead tuning
29 inch easton GGII, 2215, 3 inch fletch.....shooting 275 fps 5.7 grains per pound
Spin your arrows, and assuming they are still straight and the heads spin true, re-fletch with 4" or better yet even 5" and see what happens. Chances are, you'll be good to go.
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: East Yapank NY USA
Posts: 3,457
RE: fixed blade broadhead tuning
Ditch the 3" fletch - they have no place in fixed head hunting.
Go to a 5" with as much offset as your rest will allow.
The above quote and BH tunning have Zero connection.
Make sure arrows are straight
Make sure BH alignment to ferrul is dead on (no wobble when spun)
Make sure there is NO fletching contact on rest.
Check bow timing/tiller/and specs.
The shooter is often as much to blame as the bow when it comes to broadheads. Make sure you are not tourqing bow and your form and drawlength are correct.
Good Luck
Go to a 5" with as much offset as your rest will allow.
bow is paper tuned, and shooting bullet holes w field points
Make sure arrows are straight
Make sure BH alignment to ferrul is dead on (no wobble when spun)
Make sure there is NO fletching contact on rest.
Check bow timing/tiller/and specs.
The shooter is often as much to blame as the bow when it comes to broadheads. Make sure you are not tourqing bow and your form and drawlength are correct.
Good Luck
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: East Yapank NY USA
Posts: 3,457
RE: fixed blade broadhead tuning
does fletching size, and weather plastic or feathers, effect arrow speed?
5" feathers will be faster than 3" vanes.