Dropping head weight question

[BUCKY]

I would like to switch broadheads which would be a 50 grain drop for me. Before I go buying field points,etc, I would like to know if you   think I would see a difference in arrow flight? I saw no change when I once dropped 25 but I never tried 50. Thanks.

[KSdan]

Depending on set-up, can make a significant difference in tuning for sure.  1/2" difference in arrow length can make a difference.

[bentpole]

[old_goat2]

You will have to try to know! One of the reasons why I almost always leave one arrow out of a dozen I make unfletched. Gives me an arrow to experiment with.

[Pat B]

Dropping tip weight by 50grs could increase the effective spine weight of your arrows by as much as 10#.

[ChuckC]

You can always swap out inserts with one about 50 grains heavier and change to that lighter weight broadhead.  No significant weight change that way.

ChuckC

[threeunder]

A lot of what you will experience will be based on the centercut of your bow.

If its cut way past center, there's a good chance you'll be fine.

Another factor is going to be what arrows you are shooting now.  I only shoot carbon, but I can tell you there is a huge difference in how different arrows react to tip weight changes.  Most guys who shoot wood say it is very tolerant also.


Only way to know is to try it.

[Pat B]

If you increase your shaft length by 2" you will stiffen the effective spine back to where it was before reducing the tip weight.
 I'm talking about wood arrows.

[bentpole]

Pat B BUCKY should have said he's talking about Carbons. >>>~~~~>      The shorter you cut carbons the heavier you have to weight the front.  They get real stiff when you start shorting the length on them.

[BigJim]

If you are well tuned to start with, you may be fine. If they were just weak enough before, you will be out of the ball park.

I prefer to shoot heavier broadheads and heavier overall front weight as this is what really makes carbons perform so much better than the rest.

BigJim

[Easykeeper]

You can try and see how it goes but bare shaft tuning will tell you for sure what is going on...http://www.acsbows.com/bareshaftplaning.html

If you find going down in weight by 50 grains changes your tune (probably will), try cutting your shafts back a fraction of an inch to stiffen them up.  That way you can tailor your arrows to fly perfectly with the head weight you want.

I tend to agree with Jim, heavy heads on carbon arrow seems to be a very good combination.

[mark land]

Changing tip weight by 50grs in most cases will result in the need to bare shaft tune again to find the right spine for your setup, but it is easy to figure out and 1 shot with a bare shaft will usually tell you all you need to know.

[BUCKY]

Shot the bows with my bud Tom (Bentpole) today and I dropped the 50 grains. It worked! The only difference is I picked up speed! I wanted to shoot 150 Magnus Stingers and now I can. My arrows are now 470 grains. I shoot #45 which gives me 10.5 gpp.

[bentpole]