Broadhead alignment

[saumensch]

Hi Gang,

do you aligne youre broadheads to your fletches and if so why and how?

I once read it will improve arrow flight if a two blade is aligned horizontaly parallel to the nock. But with screw in broadheads and different srew lengths i find a pain in the a.. especially if you are changing from BH to field points or between BHs.

Regards

[bornagainbowhunter]

I don't.  I just make sure that my bow is tuned properly and have never had any problems.  I have heard of people doing that, but I have never had a flight problem without aligning broadheads and fletching or knocks.

[craig1955]

I always align mine horizontally. I don't know that it matters but I would think you would want them all the same!

[metsastaja]

When I do my arrows I fletch them first. I then
use a dulled broadhead to set the insert into my shaft and align it the way I want them.

[Cmalone1]

I have aligned them and not aligned them...Now I don't even worry about it...My arrows fly the same no matter which way my head is oriented...

The only thing that I have heard that it helps is when people gap shoot it gives them a consistent reference...

[saumensch]

I see, its one of those some do some dont things.

Well, i can see that it would be good for a gap shooter, but then again, changing field points with Bh and different Bhs will blow it. Doesnt matter, i dont gap.

Thanks alot guys, I will align the ones i like best and dont care about the others.

[lpcjon2]

Just a choice for me is vertical only for looks.You should check out the 3R video on mounting broadheads.

[Chub]

make sure they spine true
                    2 blade   horz
                    3 blade   v   up

[Zbearclaw]

I align them to be out of my view at full draw, ie 2 blade parallel to the grouund and 3 blade with the "v" up.

Aerodynamically it does not matter to match it to the feathers, bu some like to and gives them confidence.  Which Is all that matters.

To locate mine I take a broadhead and insert and put in the shaft.

Then I nock it and position where I want it and then mark the insert and shaft with a sharpie.

Then I put a fieldpoint on and gorilla glue in with the marks lined up, and set in the corner to cure.

Goodluck

[Ground Hunter]

I do not worry about it - I don't look at the arrow.  H

[Night Wing]

I like to mount my 2 blade broadheads horizontal.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I like to align my 3 blades to my fletch.  Two blades I mount horizontal so if I overdraw the bow the back of the blade hits the back of the bow instead of cutting my hand.

[bearsfeet]

I shoot 2 and 4 blade heads. I am using glue on heads and adapters so I can get the BH I want in the wieght that I want. I put mine on horizontal and have all of them the same. My fletch is 4 fltch @ 90.

 As long as they spin good they will fly good, assuming your setup is tuned in properly. If its wobling when you spin it it doesnt matter which way you put it on it wont have proper flight.

[EzArcher]

with 2 blade heads i mount them horizontal so if i get excited and mess up my release the arrow wont plane

[wtpops]

I shoot 3 blade and aline one blade stright down, just me, im picky that way. The wife calls it anal  

[billy shipp]

I shoot 2 blade heads. I don't worry about the position. When it spins true, that's where it stays.

[mookie]

I mount my two blade heads vertical

[rickshot]

I only shoot 2 blades and set them horizontal, as the blades become virtually unnoticeable and therefore most resemble field points. Being that I do not look at the point, when I set them vertically something new enters my peripheral vision and vies for attention…so I’m just more comfortable with omitting that occurrence from the equation.

Yup, broadhead alignment can be sorta PIA stuff, but that provides one of my better reasons for keeping a stockpile of arrows…I haven’t told her I can just take them off. Rick.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I use 3-blade BH's Glue-on's. I first start off with "V" up so the 2 edges are down so arrow laid on a table matches BH with feathers. Then after glue cures, I'll go shoot it and if it need to be turned I'll heat up the point and turn it a little. let cure again the repeat test till I get good flight.

Most of my 3-blades are "V" up with some "V" down. Before moving to 3-blades, I would have my 2-blades run the same as the string on the bow.

[ozy clint]

easy. what i do is 1- glue all the inserts in the shafts. 2- then glue up 1 b/head. 3- screw that b/head on to a shaft and align the nock to get your preferred broadhead position. 4- repeat step 3 for all the shafts. 5- screw the adapters on to the shafts using the same torque for each then glue on the broadhead and align them using the nock as reference. 6- fletch them. the great thing about it is that i can interchange any b/head on any shaft and they are aligned the same everytime. hope this helps