2025 Broadhead Performance

[LFC911]

I have been thinking of putting a spreadsheet together to show real world results of broadheads on game animals. This is a work in progress so let me know if there's any other data points to add. The spreadsheet contains the follow info so far...

• Draw weight
• Draw length
• % Let off
• Arrow Length
• Total Arrow weight
• Broadhead mfg
• Broadhead model
• Broadhead type (fixed, hybrid, expandable)
• Broadhead weight
• Animal shot/quarry
• Shot Distance
• Shot Impact (heart, lungs, guts, etc...)
• Shot Angle (level, downhill, uphill)
• Animal position (broadside, quartering to/away, frontal, TX heart shot)
• Exit hole (Y/N)
• Passthrough (Y/N)
• Distance Traveled
• Recovered (Y/N)

I have added an example on line 2, Please let me know your thoughts.

2025 Broadhead Performance

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[Bump79]

I like it! Cody Greenwood with Tradlab has been collecting data like this as well.

 

[PathFinder]

I put two shots as two different data points on the same animal. Thanks for putting this together!

 

[Beendare]

Or....you can shoot an efficient BH and get pass throughs on everything.....that makes for a boring chart....but impressive results.

 

[Bump79]

Or....you can shoot an efficient BH and get pass throughs on everything.....that makes for a boring chart....but impressive results.

I'm not a huge killer but I get pass throughs generally at 30" 70# with 3 or 4 blade heads with not great mech advantage. However, those pass throughs aren't always recoveries.. Blood trails are better though and obviously a pass through is preferred. Personally, I lean more and more towards larger cuts and accuracy all the time vs efficiency.

This year all I have slated for hunts are deer and maybe pronghorn. I'm thinking I'll probably tune fixed and just use a 2" mechanical.