For those that think field tips (target points) are a waste of time I ask this. How long is the hunting season in your state and how much do you actually hunt? Venturing an educated guess I'll say a couple months of the year. The rest of the year is what most people call the "off-season".

Well, what about us guys that shoot year round. Archery isn't always about just hunting. It's a sport that has many venues and can be enjoyed year round, indoors and out. To that end broadheads only get shot a very little bit when counted against the amount of shots some of us take.

It doesn't really take a lot of broadhead shooting to get one's bow really tuned well and ready for the few shots taken during the hunting seasons. I would estimate that during the tuning process I may shoot 50 shots to verify that my broadheads are flying as perfect as I can get them. The a couple shots at game if I'm lucky.

Compared to the 5000 shots or so a year I put through my bows that's a very small percentage. There are those of us who truly enjoy shooting year round; target, field, 3D or whatever, our bows never get put away. There is always that dream of finding the perfect bow or accessory that makes us that much better. Of course it never happens because the biggest variable is us--human beings. So there is also the inner drive to perfect one's self and shooting form. The challenge is always there.

Add to that the knowledge we gain from tuning and tinkering all the time, keeping our body and mind in tune, along with our equipment and it gets easy to see why it's not necessary to practice with broadheads till the blades wear off the ferrules. Besides, how long do targets last that see a steady barrage of broadheads?

So in reality, for me at least, shooting broadheads for practice and hunting comprises probably about 1% of the shooting I do in a years time. There is no reason to shoot them more than that.