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Broadhead tuning pictorial explanation.

Unread postby Dor » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:56 am

About 10 years ago I was new to compounds and struggled to get my broadhead to fly with my field points. I didn't have a clue what I was doing. Several years went by before I figured it out the right way. In about 2008 or so I found this thread that I really think it illustrates the basics of broadhead tuning better than anything I have seen (without having to read a 50 page manual).

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthrea ... ead+tuning


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Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:19 pm

That is a great link, thanks Dor!

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Unread postby AC Rider » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:52 pm

Can somebody post some screenshots?? I don't want to become a member just to see it....
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Unread postby WKPTodd » Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:48 am

Gosh I remember those days. No more.... Epek is the solution! Even with a perfectly tuned bow, your broadheads will fly differently. Unless you like shooting broadheads the entire season, they will NEVER fly exactly like field points. Impossible; unless you don't have any blades exposed.
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Re: Broadhead tuning pictorial explanation.

Unread postby Stanley » Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:53 am

WKPTodd wrote:Gosh I remember those days. No more.... Epek is the solution! Even with a perfectly tuned bow, your broadheads will fly differently. Unless you like shooting broadheads the entire season, they will NEVER fly exactly like field points. Impossible; unless you don't have any blades exposed.

In the days of fingers and and huge heads that was a problem. With releases and the newer low profile fixed heads, not so much. I can get my fixed heads to hit within 1/2 inch of field points at 20 yards. As far as using broad heads all year, no one hunts with field points. I do agree the Epik head and all other mechanicals are close to field point accurate. As with just about anything it's not so much the head in front of the arrow it's more about the head in back of the arrow.
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Re: Broadhead tuning pictorial explanation.

Unread postby Dor » Thu Aug 22, 2013 7:52 am

Stanley wrote:
WKPTodd wrote:Gosh I remember those days. No more.... Epek is the solution! Even with a perfectly tuned bow, your broadheads will fly differently. Unless you like shooting broadheads the entire season, they will NEVER fly exactly like field points. Impossible; unless you don't have any blades exposed.

In the days of fingers and and huge heads that was a problem. With releases and the newer low profile fixed heads, not so much. I can get my fixed heads to hit within 1/2 inch of field points at 20 yards. As far as using broad heads all year, no one hunts with field points. I do agree the Epik head and all other mechanicals are close to field point accurate. As with just about anything it's not so much the head in front of the arrow it's more about the head in back of the arrow.


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Stan is correct.

You should be able to get your broadhead to fly with your field points.

Mechanicals can be used as a crutch for an untuned bow....I have used it myself.
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Re: Broadhead tuning pictorial explanation.

Unread postby jon » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:49 am

Don't have that problem anymore since I started using slick tricks. So far they've always hit where my field tips have hit. Harvested 3 deer last year and they performed perfect blood trails.

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Re: Broadhead tuning pictorial explanation.

Unread postby backstraps » Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:09 am

Dor's post shows an easy step by step process for broad head tuning. I'm sure the post to help guys with tuning issues.

Most mechanical heads will fly with your feildtips, that doesn't mean your bow is tuned!

Many think that paper tuning gets your bow tuned. That is a starting point. You can actually skip paper tune and go right to broad head tuning.

If you get your bow to broadhead tuned then its very close. You can take many steps afterwards to super tune your bow setup.


Couple things you have to be certain of before broad head tuning....make sure cam timing and cam lean is correct.
You also need to be sure you have the correct spined arrow for your bows draw weight and length.

Dor, excellent tutorial post on broadhead tuning.


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