Broadhead tune -

bigredhunter · 08-28-2011, 01:45 AM

Tomorrow will broad head tune my g5 strikers. Lined up the NAP quick fletch to where they line up with my bh blades so i hope they fly well. Will post results and hopefully by next weekend will have some damage to an elk pics.

mudslinger · 08-28-2011, 07:57 AM

Lining up the blades of a broadhead with the fletching really has no bearing on the accuracy of the arrow. Example, what happens if you shoot a 2 blade head or a 4 blade head with the standard 3 fletchings? The most 2 important aspects of getting broadheads to fly perfect are a properly tuned bow and broadheads that spin on the shaft with absolutley ZERO wobble. A broadhead tipped arrow that does not fly well will imped accuracy and penetration. SEt all your broadheads out on a table along with all your fletched arrows and start putting heads on the shafts and spinning thme until you find a combo with ZERO wobble, no matter how they line up wiht the fletchings, make sure your bow is tuned and go from there.

cypressslipper · 09-14-2011, 12:08 PM

I've done a lot of research on fixed blade tuning in the last year. There is so much info on the web it's unbelievable! I bought myself a Dixon Broad head tuner (pretty much just a spin tester), some two part epoxy and get my arrows fletched and cut to my length. I don't have them install my inserts and do it myself. Just scuff the inside of the shafts and clean out. Mix a small puddle of epoxy together. Then put a broad head into the insert and apply some epoxy on it. Twist it around into the arrow to get it nice and even on the insert. Then spin test it, if there is any wobble at the tip, twist the broad head and insert around til it's perfect. It's awesome, wish I would've know more when I was younger! Hind Sight!

Leo · 09-15-2011, 09:01 AM

Absolutely gotta agree with Mudslinger! The lining up blades and fletching is a waist of time. It used to make sense and be helpful with straight fletchings. That was before we had good drop away rests that allowed more aggressive offsets to get the arrow spinning in flight. The arrow spinning works like error correction for arrow flight. If the head starts to pull the arrow off path and it's spinning head pulls it back on path when it completes a half turn.

Because the arrow should spin for best accuracy getting the "wobble" out of the head is crucial for getting the truest flight. Otherwise you sometimes get the "corkscrew" flight effect.

I use the G5 ASD to square up the insert face and nock ends of my shafts before I fletch. This really helps. If the arrows are already fletched just squaring up the insert face will "fix" a lot of problem arrows.

08-28-2011, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigredhunter 85gr Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 38	Broadhead tune Tomorrow will broad head tune my g5 strikers. Lined up the NAP quick fletch to where they line up with my bh blades so i hope they fly well. Will post results and hopefully by next weekend will have some damage to an elk pics. __________________ Martin Bengal, 29" draw, 63 lbs Bow Depot custom strings, Cobra 5 pin sight,HHA Optimzer lite, GTvel. hunter 300 spine Arrows. Epek XC3 /CE F15 mech

08-28-2011, 07:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
mudslinger 125gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 321	Lining up the blades of a broadhead with the fletching really has no bearing on the accuracy of the arrow. Example, what happens if you shoot a 2 blade head or a 4 blade head with the standard 3 fletchings? The most 2 important aspects of getting broadheads to fly perfect are a properly tuned bow and broadheads that spin on the shaft with absolutley ZERO wobble. A broadhead tipped arrow that does not fly well will imped accuracy and penetration. SEt all your broadheads out on a table along with all your fletched arrows and start putting heads on the shafts and spinning thme until you find a combo with ZERO wobble, no matter how they line up wiht the fletchings, make sure your bow is tuned and go from there. __________________ 09 HCA Speed Pro 29" 70# Gold Tip XT Hunter 28" @560 grains Smoke Ramcats!

09-14-2011, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
cypressslipper Trial Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Crawfordville, FL Posts: 3	Install Your own inserts. I've done a lot of research on fixed blade tuning in the last year. There is so much info on the web it's unbelievable! I bought myself a Dixon Broad head tuner (pretty much just a spin tester), some two part epoxy and get my arrows fletched and cut to my length. I don't have them install my inserts and do it myself. Just scuff the inside of the shafts and clean out. Mix a small puddle of epoxy together. Then put a broad head into the insert and apply some epoxy on it. Twist it around into the arrow to get it nice and even on the insert. Then spin test it, if there is any wobble at the tip, twist the broad head and insert around til it's perfect. It's awesome, wish I would've know more when I was younger! Hind Sight!

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09-15-2011, 09:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Leo 100gr Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 165	Absolutely gotta agree with Mudslinger! The lining up blades and fletching is a waist of time. It used to make sense and be helpful with straight fletchings. That was before we had good drop away rests that allowed more aggressive offsets to get the arrow spinning in flight. The arrow spinning works like error correction for arrow flight. If the head starts to pull the arrow off path and it's spinning head pulls it back on path when it completes a half turn. Because the arrow should spin for best accuracy getting the "wobble" out of the head is crucial for getting the truest flight. Otherwise you sometimes get the "corkscrew" flight effect. I use the G5 ASD to square up the insert face and nock ends of my shafts before I fletch. This really helps. If the arrows are already fletched just squaring up the insert face will "fix" a lot of problem arrows.