need some quick insight/assistance - broadhead-fletching alignment

doughboysigep · 10-12-2006, 10:38 AM

I will be getting my arrows set up tonite and was wondering what peoples' opinions were on aligning my 3 blade Muzzys with my fletchings. Is it worth the time to rotate my inserts? Does it help arrow flight? Any info, insight, advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

KodiakArcher · 10-12-2006, 10:41 AM

Doesn't matter a hoot, just make sure the broadhead is aligned with the shaft.

hldeerhunter · 10-12-2006, 12:06 PM

I believe that it does matter. Align the three blades of the broadhead with the fletching. If you don't want to rotate the insert, put a small rubberband, like the ones the dentists use, on the end of your broadhead. This will allow the ferrel to move a little more and you can align the head.

RIStrutStopper · 10-12-2006, 07:52 PM

I've never seen any evidence that aligning the blades with the fletching helps. Now that I shoot 4 blade heads with 3 fletch arrows, I suppose I'm sunk

deertale · 10-12-2006, 08:15 PM

I don't think you have to worry about aligning the broadhead with the fletching.

Greg / MO · 10-12-2006, 09:05 PM

Kodiak is absolutely right: It doesn't matter one iota as far as the relationship between the blades and fletching. The notion that it does is an old wive's tale.

Bigpapascout · 10-13-2006, 04:20 AM

I am in the dont matter camp also

However I do it any way
because my broad head comes up on the shelf at full draw

I shoot index fletch up so aligning the head up with the fletching gives me a little better clearance.

BGfisher · 10-13-2006, 06:47 AM

I'm with the majority and 30+ years of shooting has proven it out for me. But, being as you are going to be fletching the shafts anyway it wouldn't hurt. I would just install the broadhead to the shaft and index the nocks so that the blades are all in the same orientation, then fletch away.

And by the way, each broadhead will have to go back on the same shaft as it came off if you should remove them. This where numbering your shaft comes in handy. Then all you need to do is stick a piece of tape on the broadhead numbering it for it's respective shaft.

I never remove mine. Once on the shaft and spin-tested they stay there. And I only make up three arrows anyway. I figure if I need more than that then I need to do some serious self-asskicking.

MichaelT. · 10-13-2006, 07:47 AM

Now BG, that is something I would really love to be there to see..LOL

But seriously, This is the first time I have heard of numbering and matching shafts and heads.

What exactly do you guys me when you speak of making sure the B.H. is aligned with the shaft, as Kodiak spoke of?

Good hunting and God Bless

KodiakArcher · 10-13-2006, 11:29 AM

It's the same thing as having bad front end alignment in your car. If the insert and shaft aren't perfectly true with the broadhead then it will wobble when the shaft is spun. You want to be sure that this doesn't happen or the arrow won't fly true since the broadhead will be steering the arrow off center. This is the reason for trueing the ends of your arrows before installing your inserts. If your broadhead alignment isn't true you can switch heads until you find an arrow/head combination that is true, heat and rotate the insert (if installed with hotmelt) or retrue/ camfer the end of the shaft (if using HIT arrows).