Broadhead Tune mystery....

[Rockstar Chevy]

Ok, so I normally shoot a fixed blade muzzy 3-blade but last year switched to the 3-blade rage. Got a new Chill-R and can shoot field points excellent, and even the Rage practice tip perfect.

My question is, if you are not using a broadhead that is open or provides a lot of resistance in flight, why tune with the fixed only to shoot a mechanical? I can see from 30 yds that my arrows flight straight with the field tip or rage practice, but the fixed blade muzzy is a corkscrew and fishtail dropping 3-4 inches low and to the left of the bullseye.

What do y'all think?

[Fergeris]

I always broadhead tune with a fixed blade just to make sure I have the best arrow flight possible with my setup even tho I shoot a mech. I want to make sure

[docmay]

Something isn't right. Either the tuning is off or something is wrong with that broadhead. If you get really good or perfect tune then your arrows are flying the best they can. At that point broadheads and field points will group together. With that kind of tube even your mechanicals will fly and penetrate better. I think a lot of reports we hear about poorly penetrating mechanicals is because they hit without the arrow flying right. If arrow hits at a funny angle not all the energy is going in to the point. Not a lot of excess energy when it's comes to archery. I want every bit of it going through my target.

[Slick8]

Nail hit squarely on the head by Doc.

IMO, we put way too much effort into hunt prep, money and time to not have our bows shooting their absolute best.

[ItsLeo]

If you broadhead tune correctly. Your bow will shoot all kinds of heads better.

[Slick8]

If you really want you bow tuned, PM gmotsu23, Greg will "Super Tune" your bow and not stop until it is 100% tuned to the very best of his ability. He uses a draw board to check weight, draw length and timing.

I had my PSE DNA re-strung and super-tuned back in the summer and he found a problem with cam lean where it was missing a spacer that someone had simply tuned around.

I just took a Drenlin to him yesterday for a new string and we worked on the bow for an hour and forty-five minutes. When I left it was right.

[Rockstar Chevy]

Here's a chart that is trying to explain it.... Hopefully it's a simple fix



I'm shooting a Chill-R at about 68lbs, 100 gr point, Easton Axxis 340/Focused Energy, NAP quickfletch twisters out of a QAD Ultrarest

[ar3731guy]

might have to get ahold of greg to double check our bows....

[oktx]

How long is the arrow? I'm going to say rest contact.

[Low Fence]

If your bow is not shooting straight and "corkscrewing" with fixed....its doing it to a degree with a fieldpoint or mechanical, the fixed blade just shows up more. By whipping back and forth to stabilize itself it is burning energy with every whip....so at impact you are not getting all you could have.


This is 90% of the "xyz broadheads suck, wont penetrate....yadda yadda."

I shoot fixed because it cant fail, and with white tails and hogs, I fear no shoulder blade

[Rockstar Chevy]

How long is the arrow? I'm going to say rest contact.

From end of field point to the end of the nock, I got 30"

I am a 28" draw so that's about the right length for a hunting arrow as far as I can tell.

[oktx]

From end of field point to the end of the nock, I got 30"

I am a 28" draw so that's about the right length for a hunting arrow as far as I can tell.

I'm guessing 28 inch arrow? I still say contact with your rest.

[CSF45]

If your bow is not shooting straight and "corkscrewing" with fixed....its doing it to a degree with a fieldpoint or mechanical, the fixed blade just shows up more. By whipping back and forth to stabilize itself it is burning energy with every whip....so at impact you are not getting all you could have.


This is 90% of the "xyz broadheads suck, wont penetrate....yadda yadda."

I shoot fixed because it cant fail, and with white tails and hogs, I fear no shoulder blade

This is the answer to your question

[Rockstar Chevy]

This is the answer to your question

This proves a point, but I was more or less hoping to find a "oh I've had the same thing and it ended up being this" scenario....

I just printed out Easton's 17 pg article on tuning, hopefully I'll have a true flying bow by morning, cause tomorrow afternoon it's off to the woods!

[Pushbutton2]

Broadhead Tune mystery....

This proves a point, but I was more or less hoping to find a "oh I've had the same thing and it ended up being this" scenario....



I just printed out Easton's 17 pg article on tuning, hopefully I'll have a true flying bow by morning, cause tomorrow afternoon it's off to the woods!

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