when to start with broadheads

[wyrnutz]

Well,
Practicing daily short range and shooting in the yard a few times a week, I'm getting the hang of it.
When would be a "good" time to start shooting broad heads in an effort to simulate hunting conditions?
Yes I have a very safe, controlled area to shoot.

thanks
Brian

[ti-guy]

If you feel for it,go for it!Good shooting  

[lpcjon2]

You can practice hunting situations with field points. The broadhead(tuned correctly) should fly just as the field point does.You dont need sharp heads in practice, you just need the practice.Two months before hunting season put the BH's on and have at it.JMHO

[Bow Bum]

Take your time, and just have fun shooting. Tweek your set up here and there until your pretty confident that its tuned well. Hopefully by then when you put BH's on there will be no real huge perplexing issues.

Good Luck!

Brian

[Jordan]

Personally I would save your broadhead target as long as possible as they are not cheap to replace.  I peraonally put broadheads on about a week or two before opening day.  If your not worried about your targets then go for it!

[30pointbuck]

Originally posted by lpcjon2:
You can practice hunting situations with field points. The broadhead(tuned correctly) should fly just as the field point does.You dont need sharp heads in practice, you just need the practice.Two months before hunting season put the BH's on and have at it.JMHO

X2 I agree.
 

[sawtoothscream]

im starting now. i just ordered some 250gr tusker Concordes and i have a long time before deer starts but i want to make sure i have these heads tuned and flying perfect well before then.

[Wudstix]

I usually mix BH and field point throughout the year.  We can hunt pigs year round here and a little BH practice once or twice a month never hurts.      

[Jake Diebolt]

My field points fly about the same as my broadheads, but I find I need to practice for at least couple weeks beforehand to get used to seeing the broadhead in my peripheral vision.

[NY Yankee]

As soon as I know my setup is shooting well, I duplicate the arrow only with a broadhead of the same weight and start shooting them. I shoot the heck out of a cheap styrofoam block with the broad heads and use the field pointd on the "Block"

[Wheels2]

Because archery is so much mental, the sooner you feel comfortable seeing that BH on the end of the arrow, the better.  At first you will likely find yourself watching the arrow being drawn back so you can just check the location of those blades.  Shoot them up close at first then move out farther.