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Author Topic: Better flight WITH broadheads?  (Read 232 times)

Offline razorsharptokill

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Better flight WITH broadheads?
« on: July 22, 2009, 07:49:00 PM »
Have you ever noticed better flight after you mounted your broadheads? My arrows seem to wobble less than before, not that it was bad before.

Is it possible that the broadhead actually helps stabilize the arrow from the front as the fletching does from the rear?

I'm using the 160 gr Snuffer on a full length GT 3555 with 100 grains up front, 3 4" parabolic feathers.
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Offline NY Yankee

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 10:45:00 PM »
No. I think you just happened to hit upon the best spine, length, point weight FOC and fletching combination for YOUR BOW. Not everyone elces.
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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 11:06:00 PM »
I have found when you get it right it does and flies flatter without as much point down drop.  If you are off the BH will plane, but when just right the arrow flies like a guided missile.  A BH will not fix a bad tune unless it changes something to make it right.  You must have gotten it right.  It is a beautiful thing.
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Offline NY Yankee

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 11:25:00 PM »
No. I think you just happened to hit upon the best spine, length, point weight FOC and fletching combination for YOUR BOW. Not everyone elces.
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Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2009, 12:08:00 AM »
Makes sense. It is a good thing though!
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Offline James Wrenn

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 07:10:00 AM »
Well when you say "it does not wobble as much" that makes me think you are not tuned as well as you should be.There should never be any wobble or anything you can see with the naked eye in an arrows flight.Particularly if you plan on hunting. If broadheads fly well and feild points don't you still have tuning issues. jmo
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Offline Bill Carlsen

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009, 08:17:00 AM »
Yep...it seems to work that way for me.
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Offline High Knob

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 08:29:00 AM »
I have at times noticed my BH grouping better than FP. I have written it off as being a result of greater focus.

Any chance your release is impacted by whether you are shooting BH's or not?
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Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: Better flight WITH broadheads?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 03:22:00 PM »
Well the thought always enters my mind .."okay this is a broadhead not a fieldpoint" maybe I'm focusing more.
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