Broadhead noise
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 20
Broadhead noise
I shot my new Slick Tricks today and I heard a whooosh kinda sound as they flew to the target. I'm shooting these at about 260fps on Carbon Express Selects with Blazer vanes (some offset). Is there any way to get rid of the noise? Should I refletch my arrows using the same fletching but with no offset or helical? Will Bh flight suffer THAT much with no spin? Will the noise spook game? I'd hate to have to spend more money just to TRY some other bh's. [:@]
#3
RE: Broadhead noise
You can try fletching them straight but I don't think that will quiet your arrow. I dont think it's the fletching. Wait for bigbulls or Buckeye to chime in, they have had great success with the slick tricks.
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Upstate New York
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RE: Broadhead noise
It's hard for me to believe that it is the BH making the noise but I have no experience with the BH you mention. I would sooner suspect the fletches. I'm assuming you didn't get the noise with your field point. Is it possible that your BH is lighter than your FT? If you are getting an increase in speed you could be getting a "fluttering" in your fletches at the higher speed. I've seen this when using the same fletch and going to a lighter arrow. If this is what is going on, the fix of course is probably a stiffer fletch. Just guessing...
#5
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RE: Broadhead noise
ORIGINAL: Contenderman
I shot my new Slick Tricks today and I heard a whooosh kinda sound as they flew to the target. I'm shooting these at about 260fps on Carbon Express Selects with Blazer vanes (some offset). Is there any way to get rid of the noise? Should I refletch my arrows using the same fletching but with no offset or helical? Will Bh flight suffer THAT much with no spin? Will the noise spook game? I'd hate to have to spend more money just to TRY some other bh's. [:@]
I shot my new Slick Tricks today and I heard a whooosh kinda sound as they flew to the target. I'm shooting these at about 260fps on Carbon Express Selects with Blazer vanes (some offset). Is there any way to get rid of the noise? Should I refletch my arrows using the same fletching but with no offset or helical? Will Bh flight suffer THAT much with no spin? Will the noise spook game? I'd hate to have to spend more money just to TRY some other bh's. [:@]
#6
RE: Broadhead noise
Here's my take. Same BH's same fletch.
I believe the noise is the fletch correcting the flight path of the arrow or the BH not flying perfectly true through the air.
The reason why-
As I was tweaking my bow I could increase or decrease the sound the arrow made while flying through the air by adjusting my center shot in and out.
If the Center shot was off the wind noise was greatly increased.
I believe the noise is the fletch correcting the flight path of the arrow or the BH not flying perfectly true through the air.
The reason why-
As I was tweaking my bow I could increase or decrease the sound the arrow made while flying through the air by adjusting my center shot in and out.
If the Center shot was off the wind noise was greatly increased.
#8
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 20
RE: Broadhead noise
Dave, I will try messing with my centershot tomorrow, but I have another question. Won't messing with the center shot to get rid of the noise, put my bow out of tune? I tuned my bow for the arrows before I put the Slick Tricks on them, so now if I move the rest it will be out of tune, right? I just don't get it? Is it normal to have to tinker with this stuff this much just to get a good combination of performance and equipment?
#9
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RE: Broadhead noise
ORIGINAL: DaveC
Here's my take. Same BH's same fletch.
I believe the noise is the fletch correcting the flight path of the arrow or the BH not flying perfectly true through the air.
The reason why-
As I was tweaking my bow I could increase or decrease the sound the arrow made while flying through the air by adjusting my center shot in and out.
If the Center shot was off the wind noise was greatly increased.
Here's my take. Same BH's same fletch.
I believe the noise is the fletch correcting the flight path of the arrow or the BH not flying perfectly true through the air.
The reason why-
As I was tweaking my bow I could increase or decrease the sound the arrow made while flying through the air by adjusting my center shot in and out.
If the Center shot was off the wind noise was greatly increased.
It very well could be the combination of broadhead and vanes. The vanes may be spinning the broadheads at just the right,or wrong, rpm that is generating a harmonic vibration, or a vortex "signature." All my arrows were fletched helical. I would be curious to see if they still "hummed" with blazers fletched straight.
There was no noise when shooting all the other broadheads I tried so it appears that the broadhead is the common denominator. I don't have access to my gear or I'd test my theory. [&:]
#10
RE: Broadhead noise
Before you spend more money on new broadhead try this. Take one of your arrows install your broadheads. When they are tight on the arrow, look to see if they are directly opposite of your fletching. If not, try another one until you have one that is opposite. Shoot and see if the noise is gone. Each broadhead will end up at a different position when installed do to where the thread position was when fletched. Try different broadheads on one arrow until they match. This seems to help reduce noise.