Tuning Broadheads...

[gobblegrunter]

Stupid question coming from stupid newbie    :D   :

What exact tuning is involved for broadheads aside from regular/standard tuning for field points? Raising/lowering nock point?

Also, I saw an opinion on another thread that woodsmans are the easiest to tune...is this opinion shared by the majority? If not, what other broadheads are beginner-friendly? What qualities of a broadhead makes it "easy to tune"?

I know, I know...I'm throwin' a lot at ya...but thanks for the help in advance!

[widow sax]

The method I like to use to tune my bows is papertune it is a very accurate meathod for me. I only have ever had to tune with field tips and then shoot my broadheads and they fly great. I shoot Woodsman Elite. Magnus stinger 2 and 4 blade and the regular Magnus. If I was pressed I would say for me the woodsman and the stinger 2 blade fly the best and the stinger 4 blade is very close I do not shoot the regular Magnus any longer but they flew good. Some broadheads are more critical of your form,release and fletching size. I would tune your bow with field tips and go shoot your broadheads you may not have any worries. All the broadheads I listed are good but I prefer the woodsman Elites right now but you do have to sharpen them and you can get away with not sharpening Stingers.   Widow

[Rob DiStefano]

i haven't killed no where close as some folks and i am not a broadhead expert, but i do know what tunes up easiest for me - heads that are as close to 3:1 ratio as possible.

[gobblegrunter]

Widow, thanks for the feedback! I've got my field-point arrows tuned in pretty well, and the 2 broadheads I was thinking I'd try (whenever I'm comfortable enough to hunt with my trad gear) were the stinger 2 blades and the woodsmans, so maybe I'll be ok...we'll see. BTW, my parents live right around the corner from you in the large metropolis of Roxbury, while my sister lives around the other corner in Carlisle!        

Rob, thanks for the input on this thread. Your post on the other thread really got me to ponderin' but I didn't wanna hijack it. Thinkin that I'll try the woodsmans first.

[gobblegrunter]

ttt for any other feedback...

[Stumpkiller]

Originally posted by gobblegrunter:
Stupid question coming from stupid newbie     :D    :

What exact tuning is involved for broadheads aside from regular/standard tuning for field points? Raising/lowering nock point?

 

Methods are the same, but the flight testing is done with broadheads on the arrows instead of field points.  If they don't fly the same and to the same point you're not done tuning.    

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

I bareshaft tune with field points. Once I get that done, I've never had a problem getting broadheads the same weight to impact the same as my practice arrows. Wide, narrow, vented or solid, they all impact the same.

[widow sax]

Its a small world Gobblegrunter were are you located.

[gobblegrunter]

Originally posted by widow sax:
Its a small world Gobblegrunter were are you located.

I'm in Quarryville, just south of Lancaster...small world, indeed!

[gobblegrunter]

Stumpkiller and Jason,
Good info. As I'm sure you've figured by now, I havent even bought broadheads yet, much less shot them. I'll look forward to picking some up soon and tryin' them out. Being that I'm already pretty well tuned, it might not be a huge undertaking from what I'm gathering from the responses here. Thanks everyone!

[Benjy]

The bigger the broadhead, the more surface area it has to catch the air and wind plane making it "more" sensitive to shoot consistently.

[gobblegrunter]

Originally posted by Benjy:
The bigger the broadhead, the more surface area it has to catch the air and wind plane making it "more" sensitive to shoot consistently.

Makes good sense. It actually goes along with Rob's 3:1 ratio on the woodsman broadheads.    

[Benjy]

It won't be long and you will be an "expert"!!!

Enjoy the ride!
Benjy