Shooting broadheads now

[Friends call me Pac]

I have owned and shot my recurve for a few years now but never did much with it except just fooling around in the back yard.  This year I decided to actually hunt with my recurve.

Last month I shot strictly field points and got use to my recurve again.  I got pretty good with it out to 20 yards and decent at 25 yards.  

Arrows are 2016s @ 29.5" fletched with 3 5" (R) helical feathers.  Bow is PSE Impala 50 @ 28".

Things I noticed.  When I shoot field points my arrows zip along nicely.  Two days ago I shot my first broadhead with my recurve.  (125 gr Magnus 2 blade) I am still acuurate but it looks like the arrow is going in slow motion.  I know it is going faster than it looks but what a difference compared to what I am use to.  All of my experience with broadheads before two days ago was with a compound.

Hunting with trad gear is going to be a challenge but that is exactly what I want.  Killing a deer isn't as important to me as it once was.  The memories of the hunt and how I hunted seem to take on more meaning to me the older I get.

Hats off to you that have taken game with trad gear and I hope to join the ranks this season.

[Orion]

If your points are the same weight, they should fly at the same speed.  Are you using heavier heads, more fletching with the broadhead arrows?  If your broadhead arrows aren't tuned to the bow as well, it might take them a little longer to stabilize.  That means you'll see the arrow waggle a bit, which gives the appearance that it's moving slower.  Actually, that waggle does slow the arrow some.

[Friends call me Pac]

I think the fletching is the answer.  My fieldtips are the same weight and shaft as my broadhead arrows but have 4" vanes on them.

Broadheads look like they are flying true so it must be the larger feathers.  

I don't know how the broadhead willl act with the 4" vanes but I will check it out.

[Charlie Lamb]

Friends... if the arrows are flying true then it is just an optical illusion.
The arrow is more visible because of the bulk of larger fletch and larger point.

Adjusting to the image of a broadhead flying down range is important to accurate hunting shots.

[O.L. Adcock]

Question is are your BH and field tips grouping together? They should be and backing up to 30+ yards to see is a good idea even if you never intend to shoot that far.....O.L.

[Friends call me Pac]

After shooting the arrow with the broadhead, pulling it and shooting it again several times at 15 yards I was pleased with the results.  I backed up to 20 yards and repeated with same results.  Backed up a 3rd time to 25 yards and same results.  

From 15 to 25 yards I was able to keep it in the kill zone ( Paper plate )and my confidence was boosted.  

I then compared the same shaft with a 125 gr field tip and although the arrow looked slightly faster I don't think it was enough to make a difference if it actually is faster.

I also tried field tips and broadheds and they grouped nicely in the kill zone at 25 yards.

Only a month more to wait.