I was out at the range today and the wind came up - pretty strong - maybe 25 mph. Since it is regularly windy here in southern Colorado, I decided to stay and keep shooting just for the experience. Not much affect at 20 yards with my Hoyt Pro Tec. But as the distance increased, the crosswind started to cause the arrows to enter the target at an angle - as if the wind was pushing the fletching over to the side. It did not seem to cause the spot where the field tip entered the target to shift much to the side, but the nock was off line at least 6 " at 50 yards. And, most importantly, the arrow drop was significantly more at distance - most likely because it isn't flying through the air in a straight line. At 50 yards, the impact was about 8" lower than it was in calm conditions.

Tried some broadheads. The arrow was now flying straighter than it did with field points, but entering the target 8" or 10"right at 50 yards. And the drop was about where it should be under calm conditions - maybe a couple of inches low. I'm thinking that the broadhead is allowing the wind to push on both ends of the arrow more equally; instead of just the nock endlike it does with field points. Interesting little session. Lesson learned here: I'm sticking with hunting at close range unless it's calm.