2 blade broadhead orientation

I ,mount mine so that they are horizontal when I am at full draw with a cant. I like mine horizontal so that nothing is sticking up into my sight picture. If your arrows are well tuned, it does not make a difference in flight.

Bisch

[trad_bowhunter1965]

I like mine set at 5 and 7 o'clock I think it give me a better sight picture.

Originally posted by CA BOWHUNTER:
I like mine set at 5 and 7 o'clock I think it give me a better sight picture.

I would be interested in seeing a pic of how you get a 2-blade set at 5 and 7 o'clock!

Bisch

[Learner]

Originally posted by kenneth butler:
Most all of the above has merit. I might try to tie it all together. The arrow rotates so no wind difference. If you have a slight left or right problem (spine/release) then horizontal might help.A slight up or down problem (nocking point or fletch contact) vertical might help. Well tuned shouldn't make any difference. In any case sighting/vision is the most important.      Ken

[fnshtr]

Originally posted by Bisch:
 

Originally posted by CA BOWHUNTER:
I like mine set at 5 and 7 o'clock I think it give me a better sight picture.

I would be interested in seeing a pic of how you get a 2-blade set at 5 and 7 o'clock!

Bisch [/b]

LOL. Must have meant "5 OR 7 O'clock".

[Terry Lightle]

Horizontal for me ,just because I always have.
Terry

[Bvas]

I must be the minority.    :confused:
I prefer mine vertical with my cant. The blades just seem to disappear at full draw.

No, I do the same.  However, I had a set of arrows with the wide Magnus heads on 2018 out of a 57 at my draw Super Kodiak.  The were mounted vertical and flew nice, until I shot at a nice buck about 25 to 30 yards up hill and quartering down wind.  A gust hit right when I released.  I have never seen an arrow side step like that before, I missed.   I do not know if was that arrows were just barely in the spine or iff something in my release made the arrow react to the wind.  I tried another shot trying to match the crazy bad wind, it reacted, but not as bad as the first.   I was told that wide heads are better horizontal, could be.

[dnovo]

I've always mounted mine vertically. However, I've had a couple arrows that were slightly shorter and the broadhead would hit my finger, so I mounted them 10 and 4 o'clock. Messed around with some horizontal.  Came to the conclusion that where ever they spin true is ok with me. It doesn't make any difference. It never mattered in my vision.

[dbd870]

Originally posted by Tique:
IMO, with helical or offset fletch the arrow spins so broadhead orientation doesn't matter. Use whatever orientation you like.

That's my thinking as well.

[RedShaft]

With a properly tuned bow I have not seen it make a difference. Even with with speed bows.

[Red Beastmaster]

Yeah, fletched arrows spin. But how many feet has it flown before it starts spinning?

[Sawpilot 75]

I have always mounted mine at 12&6. I like it that way for the sight picture.

[Steve Jr]

I mount mine vertically and have never had a problem. For the past few years I have been shooting Simmons Safari's and they fly just fine in this position.

Steve Jr

Howard Hill back in the day tested a lot of designs current to his time.  His conclusions are well known.   It may be possible that different bows and arrows will get different results.   Of course, Hill would test arrow flights at longer ranges in diverse conditions and expected a greater degree of accuracy than most of us.   If my head is off 5 inches at 30 yards, I think not too bad.  Hill probably would have that a miss and know whether it was him or the arrow that caused the miss.  I will say that the deer that I have killed with skinny 3 to 1 heads died every bit as quickly as deer that I shot with heads like the wide Pearson Deadheads, and I believe that they tracked straighter through the deer  as well.

Howard Hill back in the day tested a lot of designs current to his time.  His conclusions are well known.   It may be possible that different bows and arrows will get different results.   Of course, Hill would test arrow flights at longer ranges in diverse conditions and expected a greater degree of accuracy than most of us.   If my head is off 5 inches at 30 yards, I think not too bad.  Hill probably would have that a miss and know whether it was him or the arrow that caused the miss.  I will say that the deer that I have killed with skinny 3 to 1 heads died every bit as quickly as deer that I shot with heads like the wide Pearson Deadheads, and I believe that they tracked straighter through the deer  as well.