Broadhead Talking Points

[highPlains]

I wrote an article for my website about broadhead choices that I want to share here.

I'm not even going to try to cover all of the issues regarding broadheads. This is geared towards the bowhunter who is still asking questions about broadheads, and/or the bowhunter who might not even know what questions to ask concerning broadheads. This is a quick "talking points" guide to introduce people to the basic lines of thought. There is a LOT of information available on this website and others. Here is a little bit more...

You can read the full article at this link, I have provided pictures and two examples of common concerns that aren't always true.
 http://rmsgear.com/broadhead_debate.html  

To sum up the article - based on the first hand testimonies of the many, many traditional bowhunters that I speak with on a daily basis, there is a place for big three blade broadheads and narrow two blade broadheads depending on the type of game being hunted and the set up being used. I speak about the positives and negatives of different styles of broadheads, marginal hits, broadhead integrity, arrow fight, etc. I tried to cover the minimum amount of information that a bowhunter should be familiar with.

I also give a very general rules of thumb regarding bow speed and arrow weight. Obviously there are thousands of successful examples outside of "my" rules of thumb - but it's a starting place for an inexperienced bowhunter, and just one more opinion.

Personally I don't take a hard stand on what broadheads are the "best". I don't believe that is an answerable question since random variables are constantly thrown into the equation. But I do believe that there are characteristics that make a broadhead "better", be it a two, three or four blade.

[SuperK]

Great job!  Thanks for taking the time to post that!

[Bjorn]

Looks like you covered it!

[Nathan Killen]

Thanks ! Great read.

[PaddyMac]

Thanks, Tommy.

Excellent article. Solid thinking. I am coming from a long bowhunting experience with compounds and everything is upside down!

I have just discovered that my arrows are way too light, not because they don't shoot well, but because they won't shoot well carrying the broadheads I should be shooting.

I intend to buy both 2- and 3-blades and see which flies best.

[Mike Vines]

looks like you pretty much covered it all.  Thank you for sharing that.

[Friend]

Well done!!!

[legends1]

Well done! They need to post this up to remind those who quetion thier broadheads or for the new guys.I think you have done a wonderful job of covering it all.

[Eugene Slagle]

A good read, very well thought out.

[Green]

Lots of experience and wisdom in your article Tommy.  I agree.....this ought to be stickied or archived for everybody.  Thanks for taking the time to put all these considerations together in one well written article.

[maineac]

Nice job.  Going to forward to a friend who just got his first trad bow.

[njloco]

Good information, thanks for sharing.

[Jake Diebolt]

Good read. Not too technical, but still manages to get the important info across. It actually had me critically evaluating my arrow/broadhead setup.

[Old Chief]

I wish I would have been able to read something like this years ago when I first started.  It would have saved me alot of money and fustration.  I think you covered it extremely well in an unbiased manner.  A very good read - Thank You

[Stoutstuff]

Great article Tommy! The arrows you guys have set up for me fly great! I'm comming in to have you set broadheads up now and hear this in person.

[L82HUNT]

Very good.  You covered it very well and made good points for each style head anybody that is getting into hunting or questioning there setup could really learn something.

[Gary Logsdon]

I really enjoyed it.  Very thorough!

[Southern Sam]

Great read!! I like the pics and facts that go along with them.

[Roadkill]

BZ to you. Well done

[Right Wing]

Excellent article... thanks for posting the link