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Author Topic: Broadhead flight question  (Read 192 times)

Offline ALwoodsman

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Broadhead flight question
« on: October 08, 2012, 09:44:00 PM »
Last year I tuned my arrows for my Big Jim Buffalo.  A few days ago I shot my hunting arrows with Woodsman broadheads.  They were hitting the target about 4 or 5 inches left of my field points.  This was not happening last year.  So, just for the heck of it I shot the same arrow with a 2 blade stinger and was hitting right with my field points. They are all the same weight. Any idea what is happening here?

Offline AkDan

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Re: Broadhead flight question
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2012, 12:26:00 AM »
could be a lot of factors but I'd start over on the tuning process to rule most of them out.  I like bareshafting but being you have arrows that are close...I'd go to OL's web site and review his method of tuning and get'r done.  

A buddy couldnt shoot my zwickeys but did really well with a vented 3 blade...the only thing that made sense to me was the arrows werent tuned right and the broadhead was taking over flight controls more than the other head.

You'll find as you tune your bow you're as much tuning yourself.  Tuning yourself may be more important but for those of us like myself with less than anything close to perfect form, getting the best tuned bow I can get helps with this problem.

You may also have miss matched spine arrows, mis aligned heads or a host of other issues giving you a failure to fly, or a miss read (say for instance bad fletching clearance or bad torque one shot, none the next round).

It kinda stinks to start over but imho its the best way to weed things out and get things dialed back in.  Good luck and post your results!

Offline Hawkeye

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Re: Broadhead flight question
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2012, 01:15:00 AM »
Before you change anything else, double-check to be sure your brace height is correct.
Daryl Harding
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."  Jim Elliot

Traditional bowhunting is often a game of seconds... and inches!

Offline Roger Norris

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Re: Broadhead flight question
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2012, 07:11:00 AM »
Good advice Hawkeye
"Good Lord....well, your new name is Sledge."
Ron LaClair upon seeing the destruction of his new lock on the east gate

"A man that cheats in the woods will cheat anywhere"
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