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I agree. From all my testing and research, broadhead-vane alignment makes no noticeable difference in POI even for the best shooters. I’m not sure you’d even see a difference out of a machine like a hooter shooter…I’ve never seen an arrow shoot better when the broadhead and the vanes are lined up, ever.
Sounds like a finicky setup. Good luck with that.
Howdy Everyone! Last fall I realized my arrows shoot best when my broad heads are aligned with the @#)(# vane of my arrow. I'm currently installing inserts with my broad head screwed in to help visually get the correct alignment, but I'm having a hard time getting them lined up before the glue sets. (I'm working as fast as a can too!) I'm using weighted inserts and pre fletched Black Eagle Spartan arrows. I'm using G5 Blu Glu fletching and insert glue. Is there anything I can do with what I'm currently using to give me a little more time to get it lined up, or do I need to change what I'm using? I appreciate any tips or tricks!
So, in my very much not-an-aeronautical-engineer mind, it wouldn’t really matter how the broadhead blades are indexed relative to the vanes on a particular arrow, but that the broadhead blades are in the same orientation to the vanes (and probably the spine, too) across all arrows in a batch.How do you make it work if you’re shooting a 2 or 4 blade broadhead with 3 fletch?
Most of this “arrow tuning” that folks do is crap. Here’s an example for you. You can stop the direction your arrow rotates in mid air and then make it spin in the opposite direction and it doesn’t do anything to effect accuracy. This is actually quite common in practice. Most folks are doing it to their arrows and don’t even know it.Archery experts will unanimously tell you broadhead orientation to vanes does not matter for accuracy. I trust they know what they’re talking about, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that random orientation of fins (which broadheads are, in effect) on the front of the arrow relative to the vanes has no impact. Everything else in archery is about consistency— why wouldn’t consistent broadhead orientation from arrow to arrow be the same? I’d love to see a published, controlled test for this.
Also, broadheads indexed to your canes just look cooler.
If the arrow weren't spinning, I would be more apt to believe that inconsistent broadhead-to-vane alignment could cause noticeable flight discrepancies. But I think the fact that the arrow is rotating in flight (assuming it's fletched with some helical/offset) will smooth out any effect inconsistent alignment might have. I personally have never paid any attention to how my broadhead blades line up with my vanes and have never failed to get broadheads to group well alongside field points after tuning my bow and (occasionally) nock tuning some individual arrows. But I, too, would love to see a controlled test of this and would be happy to be proven wrong.Archery experts will unanimously tell you broadhead orientation to vanes does not matter for accuracy. I trust they know what they’re talking about, but I have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that random orientation of fins (which broadheads are, in effect) on the front of the arrow relative to the vanes has no impact. Everything else in archery is about consistency— why wouldn’t consistent broadhead orientation from arrow to arrow be the same? I’d love to see a published, controlled test for this.
Do you do any type of tuning (paper, etc)? Or just sight in with field points then screw on broadheads and they always land right alongside FP's with no further adjustment?I’ve never had to bare shaft, broadhead, or nock tuned any of my arrows.
That’s a fair point and probably why the experts see no value in broadhead indexing— proper vanes might generate enough drag and lift to overwhelm the proportionally smaller amount of drag and lift generated by blades.If the arrow weren't spinning, I would be more apt to believe that inconsistent broadhead-to-vane alignment could cause noticeable flight discrepancies. But I think the fact that the arrow is rotating in flight (assuming it's fletched with some helical/offset) will smooth out any effect inconsistent alignment might have.
Outside of the initial bow setup, no. If I change arrows or arrow components, I never do anything to my bow tune.Do you do any type of tuning (paper, etc)? Or just sight in with field points then screw on broadheads and they always land right alongside FP's with no further adjustment?
Fixed blade or mechanicals?Outside of the initial bow setup, no. If I change arrows or arrow components, I never do anything to my bow tune.
My broadheads have always hit with my field tips. I’ve never had to tweak my arrow rest adjustment to get my broadheads to hit right.
However, I’m not a long distance shooter. 60-70 yards is about as far as I’ll take a shot at an animal with my broadheads.
Always shot fixed.Fixed blade or mechanicals?