2 Questions about broadheads! 150 grains too heavy?

[Tajue17]

my draw is 27" and my personal experience when shooting and bare shaft tuning any carbon arrow for me I ALWAYS end up with 250 or at least 200gr and a finished arrow thats usually around 2" longer than what my woodies would be for the same bow.

my normal weight is 48 to 53#,,,, just my personal experience but carbons for me need heavy heads.

[ChuckC]

Said another way.... a 150 broadheadis no different than a 300 broadhead ( or field point).  

It is the combination of the arrow spine, the arrow diameter, the degree of center shot, the length of your draw, the length of the arrow, the weight on the front of the arrow, the weight on the back of the arrow, your release and probably how you hold your tongue while thinking about it, that influences arrow flight.

You can tune an arrow a lot of different ways to use a lot of different point weights. and, you can often tune the bow to the arrow used as well.

Don't assume that you can drasticly change one of those above items and still get good flight without testing and tuning.
ChuckC

[The-Talon]

Man my brain hurts now. I wonder how the natives did it haha

[Westkyhunter]

With your draw length at 26 1/2 in my experience your still a little stiff on spine. Three things you could do or try.
 1. Go to a 600 spine arrow and start with your desired point weight and full length arrow. Trim it back til you get desired results with bare shaft.
 2. Add more weight to your existing shafts which will put you over the 150 gr. point weight your wanting to shoot. Since your still a little over spine now at your draw weight now.
 3. Get a full length 500 spine shaft and do the same as in number 1 above. Put the 150gr point in and bare shaft tune by trimming a little at a time. Should result in a longer arrow length than your shooting now. I'd think you'll be very close to being good with a full length 500 spine GT shaft and 150gr point. If your still stiff you'd have to add more weight to the point or go to the 600 spine.
  I shoot full length 600 spine shafts in my hybrid lb. with 150 gr heads. Two different brands actually. It's 45lb @28" draw. They fly perfect. And bare shaft great too. Hope this gives you a few things to try.

[Tajue17]

Originally posted by The-Talon:
Man my brain hurts now. I wonder how the natives did it haha

honestly I wonder if they gave any thought to the arrow flight or maybe it only mattered if it hit in a decent spot,,,,,all the arrow heads that are found makes me think there was a certain type of quality control going on.

[The-Talon]

I am shooting full length 500 Spike arrows and have been for a bit and they seem To fly nicely. But i have noticed my wood arrows that are heavier shoot a bit nicer. Like blow darts !

[The-Talon]

I am shooting full length 500 Spike arrows and have been for a bit and they seem To fly nicely. But i have noticed my wood arrows that are heavier shoot a bit nicer. Like blow darts !