hunting arrows?

millerhunter13 · 07-15-2008, 08:38 AM

i shoot 125 grain heads, and all of a sudden my groups arent as good as they were, now before someone says that my bow is out of tune, i went squirrel hunting (in my backyard)

and i missed the squirrel and hit the brick wall, now could that mess up my broadheads causing them to fly bad? with FP's i shoot pretty good, i also thought about switching to 100's instead of the 125's, what do you guys suggest?
thanks
mike

millerhunter13 · 07-15-2008, 09:18 AM

BUMP, someone please help me, i need to get ready for this season, its just around the corner.

kickin_buck · 07-15-2008, 09:32 AM

Mike, I really think the brick wall might have something to do with your sudden poor groups. Why not try changing out your BH with one that has not been ran into a brick wall and see if that helps your groups tighten up a bit.

Good Luck!!!!

millerhunter13 · 07-15-2008, 09:34 AM

LOL, thanks do you think i should try the 100's instead of 125's?

millerhunter13 · 07-15-2008, 10:03 AM

BUMP

rybohunter · 07-15-2008, 10:06 AM

So you shot your arrow into a brick wall, and now you are wondering if that might be causing bad flight? [&:]

gee, let me think here. Most targets are made of foam...maybe its becuase making them out of brick would be bad for the heads and arrows?

It's most likely that dropping to 100 gr heads will do nothing to improve your shooting unless your arrows arebadly underspined.

The best advice I can give here, is don't shoot broadheads into brick walls, and if you do, don't expect that arrow/head to shoot accurately anymore.

millerhunter13 · 07-15-2008, 10:16 AM

^ LOLya that is what i figured, but wont the 100's help my trajectory alittle? making it alittle more forgiving on yardage error, so wouldnt it be a good idea.

davidmil · 07-15-2008, 10:26 AM

Spin test your arrows. It sounds like something is broke. And guess what... it could actually be your tune too. LOL

rybohunter · 07-15-2008, 10:29 AM

The 100's won't make that much of a difference at typical bow ranges. And if your arrows are already overspined, it will make flight worse.

BGfisher · 07-15-2008, 12:01 PM

Brick wall? Unless you stood and drilled it with every arrow then that's not a problem. Something I haven't seen mentioned is the rigging (string/cable) on the bow. Assuming your bow was well tuned before and your arrows were shooting really well, what could have happened, and often does, is that the string and cable have crept. Usually the string creeps more and gets longer. The draw length gets longer and the peak weight goes up. This throws the bow out of it's original tune so now the arrows don't fly the same. The cure is to have the bow adjusted back to factory specs and retune it. Then take all the important measurements so you can check periodically to see if it changes again.

As for going to a lighter broadhead? It can gain you a couple fps and help the arrow flight if your arrows are borderline underspined. But you still have to pay attention to details such as aligning the broadheads with the shaft and mounting them on stright arrows in the first place. Once all this is done I would suggest a slightly softer backstop than a brick wall.