Broadhead Practice Time

[GLB]

Seasons will be opening up soon and it’s Broadhead practice time for me. Working from 25 to 15 yards. Good luck everybody!

 

[Gun]

Me too. Just a few adjustments, then sharpening touch ups.

 

[cck311]

I've been doing just that. It helped me realize my 4 inch cut shield cut with a helical twist are much more forgiving of a bad release than my 4 inch straight fletched parabolics. They both guide an arrow just fine when I execute the shot perfectly l, but I'm going with the arrows that still fly good when things are less than perfect.

 

[GLB]

I've been doing just that. It helped me realize my 4 inch cut shield cut with a helical twist are much more forgiving of a bad release than my 4 inch straight fletched parabolics. They both guide an arrow just fine when I execute the shot perfectly l, but I'm going with the arrows that still fly good when things are less than perfect.

For my woodies I use to use 5.5” fletching, then I went to 5” and now I’m using 4” shields. Seems to steer the broadheads very well and less noise.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

Yep bout that time. I tested a new “ heavy” build with some bareshafts and broadheads at 30 today. 600 grains of pain!

 

[Beendare]

I now shoot the 3" feathers after shooting 4" for awhile. If the bow is tuned, they fly great with BH's.

Yuk.....Those 5" feathers are like a Flu flu...they drop like a rock out past 30y or so...

 

[bowhuntercoop]

I now shoot the 3" feathers after shooting 4" for awhile. If the bow is tuned, they fly great with BH's.

Yuk.....Those 5" feathers are like a Flu flu...they drop like a rock out past 30y or so...

All I shoot is 2 and 3 inch feathers. Never found a need for more then a 3 inch honestly, as long as the bareshafts are a touch weak, dead laser, or even a touch stiff not much feather is required to get broadheads to group with field tips.

 

[ScottinPA]

Once I have the bow/arrow combo bareshafted, I'll shoot a broadhead arrow or 2 to confirm then resharpen and stick with field points and judos. Never saw the need to continue to shoot the expensive broadhead more than a few times. One poor release and there goes an expensive head.

 

[GoneFullTrad]

I call this time of year "Rinehart 18 n 1 replacement period"

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

I like to get my bow well tuned with paper, then shoot a bareshaft regularly for a few weeks. If I'm happy with that tune I shoot broadheads one or two sessions to confirm, but then I go back to regular shafts, with bareshafts mixed in for continued tune verification. Lot less damage to targets.

 

[100rollie]

I keep "3" quivers at the ready year round. one with field points, one with my practice Delta broadheads, and one with hex heads and judos. Every arrow is at 225gr + or - a couple grains, and they all seem to fly the same.