I got a new set of arrows for this year, trying the Victory TKO RIP, which are notably lighter mass than the Easton Axis 5mm. To stick with the same arrow total weight, I added the lost weight to the point, ending up with 28.5” Victory TKO RIP V1 Elite 0.001” Iron Will arrow shafts. 75 gr Iron Will Hit stainless insert, Iron Will vanes, 25 gr impact collars. 250 spine. 150 gr point. When I have Firenocks installed it should be around 550gr total weight.
Bow is Mathew’s V3-27, 28” DL at 70lbs.
Paper tuning this setup was challenging. I felt like consistency was hard and it put a lot more emphasis on my form vs anything else once I got things centered up.
This is where I’m at consistently with it (pictured), but sometimes I’ll get a perfect bullet hole, although sometimes the tear can be a little more pronounced nock right... but I attribute that to form/fatigue I guess.
My walk back tune from 10-35 (which is what I have access to easily in my yard) looks good.
Now for comparing FP to BH:
150gr Iron Will field point aiming at upper right hand bull. 150 gr Iron Will Single Bevel Broadhead aiming at upper left hand bull.
25 yards both.
Finally, using same single bevel broadhead at 35 yards, aiming center mass/ blue tape between the two upper bulls. Arrow went pretty much right where I wanted it.
I should be good/happy with this right? In spite of the non-perfect paper?
What skews me is after doing all this; I shoot last years Easton 5mm Axis 300 spine setup (same length, 75gr insert, 25gr collar, 100gr point, TAW ~550 gr), and it’s bullet holes every time in paper.
I have a dozen of these 250 spine sticks and 6 of the 150gr points so I’m kind of committed… and my Easton inventory and 100gr heads is less than optimal because I had a good bit of fallout from last year.
TLDR - think this is okay with the 250 spine? Borderline over spine? Am I overthinking it since the arrow goes where I want it?
Bow is Mathew’s V3-27, 28” DL at 70lbs.
Paper tuning this setup was challenging. I felt like consistency was hard and it put a lot more emphasis on my form vs anything else once I got things centered up.
This is where I’m at consistently with it (pictured), but sometimes I’ll get a perfect bullet hole, although sometimes the tear can be a little more pronounced nock right... but I attribute that to form/fatigue I guess.
My walk back tune from 10-35 (which is what I have access to easily in my yard) looks good.
Now for comparing FP to BH:
150gr Iron Will field point aiming at upper right hand bull. 150 gr Iron Will Single Bevel Broadhead aiming at upper left hand bull.
25 yards both.
Finally, using same single bevel broadhead at 35 yards, aiming center mass/ blue tape between the two upper bulls. Arrow went pretty much right where I wanted it.
I should be good/happy with this right? In spite of the non-perfect paper?
What skews me is after doing all this; I shoot last years Easton 5mm Axis 300 spine setup (same length, 75gr insert, 25gr collar, 100gr point, TAW ~550 gr), and it’s bullet holes every time in paper.
I have a dozen of these 250 spine sticks and 6 of the 150gr points so I’m kind of committed… and my Easton inventory and 100gr heads is less than optimal because I had a good bit of fallout from last year.
TLDR - think this is okay with the 250 spine? Borderline over spine? Am I overthinking it since the arrow goes where I want it?
