Explain to me...

[Washington Hunter]

The portion of broadhead tuning I seem to be missing...

I realize this is better suited for the technical section, but the response time here is much better...

So, the thread I've read over on AT has a diagram (its the sticky thread for those of you who frequent there as well) showing exactly what the author did to tune his broadheads.

I've taken things a step further than I normally do this year and aligned my broadheads with my vanes, I've squared both the nock and the insert end of the saft as well as the insert itself.

I've paper tuned my bow - its shooting bullets.

I step back to 25 yards and my broadheads (Strikers and Shuttle-T's) botth hit roughly 2" right of my fieldpoint. The thread over on AT leads me to think that I need to move my rest 1/16" left until the POI of both the fieldpoint and the broadhead meet. When they do, I adjust my sight.

This is where my brain stops working... If I move my rest to the left, its going to shift both my fieldpoint and broadhead POI the same amount, just shifting the 2" difference further left. Tried it and thats what happened.

What is it that I'm missing?

Yes, I could just sight my bow in for broadheads and be done with it. No, I don't plan on doing so unless I have to. I shoot too frequently to want to compensate where I aim for FP's.

[Kanga]

dan.

Altho both FP and BH will move to the left the BH will actually move further than the FP.

I usually resight with FP after I make any adjustments to the rest or nocking point then shoot the BH.

Remember a little goes a long way.

[Matt/TN]

Yes, they will both go farther left or right, whichever direction you're moving. What's supposed to happen, is they get closer together, and finally meet. You'll have to keep doing this until they meet, and if they won't do it, it may be a spine issue. Try different arrows as well.

[Washington Hunter]

Gotcha.

I'm just not giving it enough adjustment then.

Thanks, guys.

[Matt/TN]

Dan, that's how it's SUPPOSED to work, not saying it will for everyone. It will for most though. Good luck.

[Sliverflicker]

Problem solved

[Washington Hunter]

ORIGINAL: Matt/TN

Dan, that's how it's SUPPOSED to work, not saying it will for everyone. It will for most though. Good luck.

Should work.

I only moved the rest once, anyways. I'll check it out tomorrow morning.

[Drizzu213]

Everyone's bow's are differe'nt.Example my friends MQ 2 shoots an excellent group with broadheads out to 50 plus yds, without shooting a bullethole through paper.The fact of the matter is he can get It to shoot bulletholes, but then his groups are crappy with fieldpoints and broadheads.I know that some will say that he is underspined or overspined or out of adjustment somehow, but we shoot more arrows than anybody else that I know, and have done so for the last eight plus yrs.We tune our own bows cut wrap and fletch our own arrows,and so on.So I guess what I'm trying to say is practice tons and know your equipment.Happy Hunting!and Shooting!