Turkey arrow set ups

[myck]

This spring will be my first turkey hunt with the bow; the more I read the more I hear about guys putting springs behind there broadheads? I was just wondering if anyone does this and why, do you use a spring similar to what is on a judo point? Also should I turn down my draw weight from my deer set up 70lbs?

Any feed back would be great.
Thanks Myck

[huntnma]

i hjavent heard of the spring....wonder how that works.....i havent persoanlly gotten a turkey with my bow yet, but this man taught me how to take a treble hook and attach it as a turkey stopper......i'm sure someone else here can explain how to do it better than i can, but if not , i'll attempt it later.....

[NC hunter]

I use a Gold tip XT5575 tipped with a Rocket Hammerhead expandable 2in cutting dia. The idea behind springs,washers,hooks and other things is to expend all of the arrows energy into the bird without pass thru. The embedded shaft restricts movement to prevent running or flight. My idea is to use a large cutting dia. to do the same thing while giving me a little larger margin for error on a very small vital zone (top of drumsticks,wing base muscles or spine) and give massive tissue damage for a quick clean kill. Only one for me so far,last yr. Stuck him at 9yds,he went down at 24 never flew staggered. 350gr arrow,bow backed down from 70lb to approx 65. (Guessing 260-270fps) shoots 280 at 70lb. Good luck it's a tough game but if you ever get one w/bow it'll be hard to pick up a gun ,but it can be done on special occasions.