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broad head tunning

Postby doc _woody » Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:50 am

hello evryone, i live in jackson mi. and im glad to meet eveyone!
i have a question, i was out practiceing shooting my bow and i thought i would let a broad head fly anf see how it groups with the rest and it was way high and to the right?
the field tips are grouping perfect, the grains are the same, and i tried it on a differnt arrow also , same resaults!
any ideas?
thanks doc woody
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Postby crosscountry2 » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:21 pm

Hey Doc, just wondering if because you live in jackson, you went to the Michigan Speedway race. I was there, and they had a cabelas tent where they let you try out their differnet bows. I personally didnt do it because it was rainging and i wanted to get back ounder our tent.
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Postby RICHARDCatdaddy » Sun Aug 19, 2007 4:41 pm

Yep,and they wont fly the same either.You have to tune the broadheads,I do it by lining up the blades of the broadhead with the vanes or fletching.If you practice with the broadheads ,and you should since you dont hunt with target points.Do you?So practice withg what you hunt with. :D
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Postby DocHolladay » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:59 am

Give this a try... Print it out and take it outside with ya when you are tuning. That way you dont have to remember or keep going back inside and looking it up.


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FLIGHT TUNING

To begin flight tuning you will first need a large enough back stop to make a cross that is 10" in size.
With a level , Make a horizontal line through the center and then another vertical line through the center of the horizontal line.
Make the line large enough to be visible from 30 yards but not overly large.
Start at 10 yards from the target.

Aiming at the Horizontal line , adjust the sight so that you are hitting the line.

Now move back to 15 yards. (50# and under)
Using the same pin , shoot at the horizontal line.
where is the arrow?
if it is high then adjust the rest down 1/32" at a time until the arrow hits the line again.

Now move back to 20 and shoot again using the same pin that you used at 10 yards (50# and over)
Adjust in the same manner as you did at 10 yards. Move back to 30 and again shoot the horizontal line.
Make adjustments as were done at 20.


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Now you are ready for vertical tuning.
Moving back up to 10 yards aim at the vertical line.
and adjust the sight to hit that line.
Move back to 20 yards and shoot that same line.
if you are left , move the rest to the right.
if you are right then move the rest to the left.

Move back to 30 and again shoot the vertical line.
Make adjustments as were done at 20.

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You are now rough flight tuned.
This tune may be right on for your broadhead but you must finish with a broadhead to know for sure.

Repeat the horizontal and vertical line shots at 20 and 30 yards respectively.
Adjust the rest as necessary to make the arrow hit the lines.

A broadhead is a great fine tuning tool and will allow those with less than perfect form to better flight tune their set ups because of the exaggeration that the broadhead will cause when tune defects exist.


Before you begin shooting, you will need to check your broadhead equipped arrows.
After installing your broadheads, make sure they are perfectly straight on the shaft.
This can be done by spinning the arrow on a flat counter while checking for any broadhead wobble.
You can also use a commercially made spin check tool.

Below is a graph that explains flaw and correction methods

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Postby RICHARDCatdaddy » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:18 pm

Nice one Doc.I like the graph. Dang it,I have learned something else! :D
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Postby econdave » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:01 pm

what do you guys use for a target for broadheads?
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Postby Whitetail Assassin » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:22 pm

deer lol
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Postby DocHolladay » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:23 am

I have a wore out "BLOCK" target and I have a new Morrell BH target that I shoot BH's and FP's at. If you choose a quality BH, they should group with you FP's once your bow is tuned.
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