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Author Topic: What should I do?  (Read 377 times)

Offline Bodork

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What should I do?
« on: September 01, 2007, 09:05:00 PM »
For the last year and then some, I've been shooting carbon arrows. I recently got the bug to go wood again and traded a knife I made for a dozen wood arrows. (by the way, they are beautiful!) I have the woodies flying very straight with 145 grn field points but when I put my broadhead(woodsman) on, they hit where I want but have a little 'flutter' in their flight on the way to the target. They weigh in at a around 560 grains each.
  My carbons weigh in around 480 grains with the woodsman broadheads and fly perfect. No wobble at all.
 Which is my best choice if I ever get to go hunting? Hogs and deer are my most likley targets.
 Any suggestions to help straighten out the flight of my wood arrows?
 Thanks, Mike

Offline hormoan

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Re: What should I do?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2007, 09:21:00 PM »
Just maybe, and likely

Your carbons are smaller in dia. than the woodies. Which affects your nock height, (right for carbon)(off for the woodies). Play a little with that and the woodies. See if that don't clear it up.

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Re: What should I do?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2007, 06:55:00 AM »
Everything else being equal, I found that my bow was much more sensitive about brace height when shooting wood. I shoot a modern high performance recurve, and need to brace about 1/2" higher with
wood to get rid of that little wiggle when the broadhead wants to steer the arrow.

Maybe a few twists in the string would help.
I can go back and forth with wood and carbon, I just have to adjust my brace height. Good luck.

Offline Danny Rowan

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Re: What should I do?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2007, 07:39:00 AM »
I am with Brent. the carbons are skinnier, raise nock point and I bet those woodies will fly like darts. Also make sure you point taper is dead on, ie arrows spin true with the broadheads, if the head is off a bit it can cause erratic flight.

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