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Old 08-24-2006 | 08:51 PM
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JOE PA
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Default RE: Broadhead flight problems.

Please let me ask a few questions.

Are the 2117s 30" long?
Are they fletched with plastic vanes?
Are the plastic vanes fletched with an offset or helical, or are they pretty straight?
How old are the arrows, and how much have they been shot?

I agree that the 2117 is underspined for a #68 bow, even a smooth draw bow like the Buckmaster. One free way to see if that is the problem is to drop your draw weight back to #60, and see if they shoot any better. They are also too heavy an arrow to shoot 75 gr. broadheads, especially if you are using plastic vanes. FOC would be off the scale light. That bow is much like the Jennings Speedstar that I had about 10 years ago. It has a big, fat, torquey grip on it. Try taking the grip off, and shoot off the bare riser to see if that helps. I can tell you that at #70 with the wood grip on, my Speedstar put broadheads 3" low and left of field pts. At #60, with the grip removed, it stacked field pts, fletched broadheads, and bare shaft arrows into a 1" spot at 20 yards. If this bow was tuned well, and shooting well in the past, what changes were made to it? Those changes made are likely to be at least part of the problem. Then, you have the additional potential problems of aluminum arrows bending, broadheads not being aligned with the arrow, not enough fletching/offset to control the broadhead, etc.
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