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Old 08-13-2006 | 08:28 AM
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atlasman
 
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Default RE: Practice with broadheads or field points?

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A friend of mine gave me a pack of 100 gran G5 montecs to try for this upcoming season. So, I put one on today and tried shooting it to see how it shot. First thing I noticed was it kinda made a zipping sound through the air, is that normal? Also, It seemed I was shooting low and left, or atleast not as accurate as i normally do.
EXACTLY why I think shooting fieldtips does more harm then good in many cases. People get lured into a false sense of security when they are shooting fieldtips at paper all summer in a t-shirt and shorts standing on the ground at 20 yards. They think they are dead nuts and are ready to hit the woods. Now they put on some broadheads and UH-OH!!!........it's back to square one. Fortunately for you there is plenty of time to fix the problem. Imagine the nightmare you would be in if you had waited until a day or two before the season to strap on some broadheads.

How close are your BH's hitting to where your fieldtips were?? You say low and left but how much??.......an inch or two.......or a foot??

Most important thing I look for when adjusting anything on my bow is perfect arrow flight........I want to see no wobble, no fishtail, no porpoising(sp?), no cork screwing...........nothing but a flat laser beam flight. To coin an old phrase.......I want my shots flying "straight as an arrow"

If your broadhead shots are flying "straight" with no signs of wobble and are hitting just an inch or two away from your tips then I would just bump the sight and be done with it.........a "straight" arrow flight will offer you the best penetration on whatever you hit. If they are off a substantial distance or have any of the poor flight characteristics I mentioned then you need an adjustment to your rest most likely. Download the Easton tuning guide and read it and know it and use it to make sure your setup is tuned well. If you don't feel confident messing with it then take it to the shop and let someone else help you.

One more thing.............unless you are shooting the practice Montecs you are going to need to resharpen those heads that you are shooting into your targets. They will not be sharp enough to hunt with after repeated shots into a target.
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