Tuning and sighting in

[Hillbilly Rockstar]

This may be a dumb question, but there are a few things about tuning and sighting in that I need some clarity on.

When paper tuning your bow...do you tune it with the broadheads that you are going to be hunting with, or is tuning it with a field point acceptable?

When sighting in and installing your sight tape, do you guys (and gals) install and use your sight tapes based off of shooting broadheads or field points, or is there not a significant enough difference in the way today's broadheads (mechanical or fixed blade) fly vs. field points?

If there is a significant difference in the way broadheads and field points fly, do you just sight in for one and use "Kentucky windage / elevation" for the other?

[red]

paper tune with field points. walk back tuning with broadheads to make sure they hit same POI as the field points. should be able to get them hitting the same with correctly tuned bow, correct arrow length and spine.

[kd350]

I skip the paper tune and sight in with field tips, then walk back tune and shoot a fixed broadhead and move the rest accordingly to get everything tuned and shooting straight

[Puggy625]

I skip the paper tune and sight in with field tips, then walk back tune and shoot a fixed broadhead and move the rest accordingly to get everything tuned and shooting straight

This. Skip the paper tune. It will just frustrate you trying to achieve that bullethole. At least it does me. Lol

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[Black-N-Red]

This. Skip the paper tune. It will just frustrate you trying to achieve that bullethole. At least it does me. Lol

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This. Paper tuning will pick any form issues also. Sight in, walk back tune & make rest adjustments.

[Stoof]

I am a big fan of modified french tuning to start and then walk balk to really dial it in.
But with all that said, with any shooting sport, if the shooter ain't doing their part, going through the tuning process will be very frustrating.

[Rat]

This may be a dumb question, but there are a few things about tuning and sighting in that I need some clarity on.

When paper tuning your bow...do you tune it with the broadheads that you are going to be hunting with, or is tuning it with a field point acceptable?

When sighting in and installing your sight tape, do you guys (and gals) install and use your sight tapes based off of shooting broadheads or field points, or is there not a significant enough difference in the way today's broadheads (mechanical or fixed blade) fly vs. field points?

If there is a significant difference in the way broadheads and field points fly, do you just sight in for one and use "Kentucky windage / elevation" for the other?

As you can see, there are many ways to skin this cat. However, the idea is to have a well tuned system (you and the bow) so that field tips and broadheads hit the same. It is perfectly achievable.

Tuning is what gets you there, and you are on the right track by asking about paper tuning. Again, there are many ways.

I use bare shaft tuning and then walk back tuning as my preferred tuning process. But there are many other combinations that may work just as well for you.

What ever process you use you want the field tips and the broad heads to hit the same point of impact.

Now to answer your specific questions:

No, do not use the broad head tipped arrows for paper tuning. They will try to change the flight of ht arrow and may give you an incorrect tear. You want to guidance on the front of the arrow when paper tuning.

Yes, sight tapes are made using field tips and then the same is used for broad heads, they will hit the same ASSUMING they are well tuned.

I never use Kentucky windage, if the POI is different from filed tips to broad heads I would move my sight for whatever I am shooting with. You have too much going on in the heat of the moment to use valuable brain power trying to remember if you need to hold off on a target.

[Hillbilly Rockstar]

Hey thanks for all the input guys. I've bowfished all my life and just really now getting into bowhunting hot and heavy. My wife let me buy a new Elite Tempo a couple of months ago and it is quite a bit faster than the old Jennings and Bears that I used to bowfish with and hunt with as a kid.