2 blade broadhead alignment question

[SoftPoint]

I am switching to a 2 blade Magnus broadhead. I used to align my 3 blade broadhead blades with the arrow fletching. How should I align the blades on a 2 blade? Horizontal, vertical, or something in between? (when arrow is nocked on bow)

[whitebuffalo]

I used to mount them so they were straight up and down when I was at perfect cant with my bow. Just felt better that way on my eye.

[Steve P]

I like horizontal, some folks like vertical. Try shooting both and see which you like.

I've heard claims vertical would be more affected by cross wind....not sure I agree as helical fletching has it spinning anyway.

Also read where a fellow said horizontal blocked his sight picture(covered animal/target).... but I have not experienced that. I suppose maybe three under, farther shots, or long arrows could cause it, though.

Mount some up and take some shots and find out what feels right and works for you.


                 Steve

[whitebuffalo]

Steve, Thats how I felt with the horizontal seemed to block more sight picture and draw more attention than what I needed to be paying attention too.

[Molson]

I mount mine vertical straight in line with the bow string.  Personal choice.  The most important thing is to make sure the head and shaft are aligned and spinning straight after mounting.

[The Vanilla Gorilla]

I've wondered that myself, too, and have gotten a lot of diffrent opinions.  

When I'm at full draw and concentrating on my target, I don't even notice my field tip or broadhead, so interference with my sight picture isn't really a factor.

I just make sure my broadhead is nice and tight, and not really give it much thought to how it is aligned. But thats just me and I'm usually wrong anyway.

[fireman_3311]

I line mine up with the cockfletch...which, in my case, would be verticle!

[Seeking Trad Deer]

O.L. says horizontal so that is what I do.

[Gray Buffalo]

horizontal would be aligned with the cockfletch

[Danny Rowan]

I align mine vertical that way when I reach anchor the broadhead just touches my finger, that way I know I am at full draw in all situations. Course ya gotta have your shafts cut to the correct length for your draw. I draw 28 or a smidge over so I cut my shafts to 28 3/4" bop.

Danny

[Dr. Ed Ashby]

I was once very particular to line all my broadheads up precisely vertical to my line of sight. The many years of testing has required me to use hundreds of different broadheads and, somewhere along the line, precise alignment fell by the wayside. Now all I pay any attention to is that they are on perfectly straight and spin true. If there's any difference in how they shoot, I sure can't tell it!

Ed

[Predator1]

Personally, I don't think it matters. What matters to me is that they spin true. When you think about it, do you really pay attention to the BH when in a hunting situation. i.e. if its vertical or horizontal. I personally don't. I look at the arrow out of perephrial vision and pick a spot on the critter and focus on that. I don't really pay much attention to the BH. Honestly,in a hunting situation, I couldn't tell you if I had a BH on or a FP.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

If your setup is well tuned, it really doesn't matter if they're vertical, horizontal or somewhere between. Just make sure they're mounted straight.

[Hatrick]

Mounted correctly and spin true is the key but for the purpose of mounting them the same and my sight picture on the target I like mine mounted from about 1:30 - 7:30 (like a clock). When I cant the bow it brings the broadhead more to horizontal. Just a personal preference.

[Pete W]

Where ever the screw stops is where mine are. If the tuning is good it will not matter.

[boavida]

Horizontal mounting helps a lot, because of archer's paradox (It's an horizontal movement, so a vertical blade tends to steer the arrow a little bit more). Canting the bow doesn't affect archer's paradox.
However, if everything's tuned ok, there is no noticeable difference...

[Mark Trego]

Mine are at 45 degrees when the bow is vertical. It just looks cool. But they spin very true.

[PowDuck]

Originally posted by Seeking Trad Deer:
O.L. says horizontal so that is what I do.

Me, too. As best I remember it helps, too, if you happen to pluck your release it's not affected as much.

[longshadow]

I remember reading that some native americans mounted their arrowheads vertically when they hunted animals, and when they went to war(hunting man) they mounted them horizontally to allow easy entry through the ribs.