whats your setup

[yeager]

1967  1/2. Bear Super Kodiak
60"/52# @ 28"
Easton Axis FMJ 500's @ 29"
old Bear razorheads with broadhead adapters
Great Northern strap on quiver

[Bill Carlsen]

Gen I DAS riser with Morrison max 2 short limbs. 54# @ 28". Arrows are 29" Axis 340's with 275 grain Razorcaps. String is 8190F 10 strand. If I shoot an 8125 12 strand string 400 Axis with 200 grain heads work best.  If you are having trouble with broadheads my guess is that it is a spine issue. What is your set up?

[nhbuck1]

bob lee exotic sig 54 at 28 which is my draw, shooting 30 inch trad only 400 spine with 170 grain zwickey deltas with 50 grain insert, bareshafts fly great with 175 grain heads

[KyStickbow]

40# Bear Montana...29" Easton 1816's...125 Magnus stingers. I draw 27".

[Longtoke]

I got two different set ups, one recurve, one longbow.


44@26 Bear Grizzly-  cedar arrows,   28" long, 5/16 diameter, 40-45 spine, 125gn eskimo (mostly shoot judos)


46@26 Maddog Prairie Predator- 500 victory vforce shafts, 27.5"long,  235gn Kodiak paired with a 75gn adapter.

[Huntrdfk]

62" Centaur Triple  Carbon, 51@29, with CE Heritage 30.5" 250's, 50 grain brass insert with 175 grain three blade VPAs.

David

[Tradcat]

62" Toelke Whip R/D Longbow 53# at 28" (I'm drawing about 47 lbs). 30.5" Carbon Express Heritage 250 arrows & VPA 250 grain broadheads (3 blade). Still trying to decide to use a strap on bow quiver or continue to use my hip quiver.

[mgf]

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
how did you guys find out what broadheads fly best? or the same as fieldpoints? im having  hard time with the zwickeys and vpas something is wrong

I have a few different broadheads...woodsmans, magnus stingers (2 and 4 blade) and Zwickey.

They all fly just fine. The Zwickey is my favorite but it's because they're one piece (simple) and have a blade shape that I find easy to sharpen...and they're, comparatively, inexpensive.

Actually since I stuck one Zwickey in the mud and haven't resharpened it yet and another through a deer (also not resharpened) I'm using a real mixed bag.

I only carry 3 arrows when I hunt my property. I have a Zwicky on one arrow, a stinger on another and a woodsman on another.

If I do my job, any one of them will hit the mark and do it's job...at the distances I'll be shooting them.

[Vesty]

66" #51@28 Northern Mist Whisper. 29" Easton Lagacy 2016 with 135gn. Magnus heads. 3 5 1/2" white shield cut feathers.

[dnovo]

If your broadheads are flying erratically there's 2 things it could be. 1- if the broadheads are not mounted straight or 2 - your arrows are not tuned with your bow. I can't help you with the carbons being the right shaft as I only shoot wood. I simply glue my broadheads on while making sure they spin perfect and go shoot them. Works for me. Typically the broadhead arrows group tighter than my field points

[Austin Brown]

66" Northern Mist Superior 51@28
60-65 Acme cedar 125gr Ace Standard 3 5.5" feathers

[8upbowhunter]

60" Java Man Tanjavur 51@28
CE Heritage 150 31.75" BOP with 100gr brass insert and 150gr Magnus Stingers, 600gr total weight.

[toddster]

Sunset Hill longbow, 50#, 700 grain arrow, with Simmons and Ace broadheads, self made flemish twist string, Dean Torges style tree seat, or chippewa treestand

[dbd870]

Bear SuperMag 46#, Beman Centershot 500's, 190gr Steelforce heads

[nhbuck1]

according to stu millers calculater 145 grains puts me right on, i dont see how when they fly nock right bareshafted

[OregonTom]

SWA Spyder  62"  45# @ 28  with a feather rest that sets the arrow about a quarter inch above the shelf.  Carbon arrows are GT .400 spine Nuggent blems cut to 30".  Total point weight 145grains,  total arrow weight 445 ish.  My POC arrows are 30"     long , 11/32 diameter,  55/60 spine with 125grain Eskimos upfront.  505-511 grains total.  all arrows have a four to five inch 3 fletch.  Some parabolic,  some shield some hand cut.

[Recurve7]

Blacktail " Sitka " 62" 52#, Cocobola/Myrtle
XX75 2117, Zwickey No Mercy heads
Great Northern strap on quiver
American leather- Crossover bison glove

[Sam McMichael]

I have three bows that I use. Two are Northern Mist Shelton's both at 68" length and pulling 53# at 28" (however, I only pull 25"). One has a bamboo core and one has a yew core. With both bows I shoot 29" cedar arrows spined at 50 - 55#. I prefer 125 grain heads. The third bow is a 55# HHA Cheetah with a bamboo core that is also 68" long. I use 55 - 60# cedar arrows. All my arrows have 5" shield cut fletching, simply because I like the look. Because of my short draw length and preference for long arrows, my bows happen to shoot well with spine weights that equal the stated 28" draw weight.

[Daz]

Originally posted by nhbuck1:
according to stu millers calculater 145 grains puts me right on, i dont see how when they fly nock right bareshafted

That calculator is a "ball park" starting point for tuning. Try bareshafting a full length shaft with a 175gr field point and a 50gr insert and see what happens. Carbons stiffen up considerably as they are shortened (and there does not seem to be a consistent formula to calculate that effect).

I would offer my set up, but it is a touch heavier than what you are tuning and of no use to you.

[screamin]

17" Morrison ilf with medium Border hex6.5 limbs, 54@29. 31.5" 340 Axis, 50gr insert, any 200gr head works perfect although I prefer Tusker, Grizzly and Cutthroats.