ORIGINAL: SwampCollie


I think that would be a good idea. I tell ya. I've been shooting and hunting for 35 years now with a bow. Things have improved over that time technologically, but it reaches a point where many times "the latest and greatest" just isn't that much ebetter than what's already on the market. If you have something that works well and you have confidence in it then just go ahead with it.

What really perlexes me is the exhorbitant prices broadheads are grabbing these days. Totally uncalled for, but the buying public is always looking for some magic fix to their shooting problems when the real fix is most often poor shooting form or lack of proper tuning.

So long as a broadhead flies well and is sharp as can be I worry more about how well the blades are retained in the ferrule should bone magically get in the way. I've lost blads in an animal before and it gets a little scary removing the entrails knowing there's a razor blade somewhere in there.


Different broadheads react to different things differently. Wow, thats a mouthful...

What I mean by that is if you have a longer broadhead, such as those stingers you mentioned, they can infact be MORE subject to minor flinches or form techniques. Same goes for clearance issues or unsquare arrows. Just like some bows are easier to shoot than others, some broadheads are easier to get good flight out of than others. Muzzy's for example, are one of the hardest broadheads to consistant, good arrow flight from. Reason being that the trocar tip is very heavy. If you're form is decent, your arrows not spined right, your arrows not squarely cut, and if you get just the smallest amount of wiggle in them... that extra weigth way out front is going to cause you some real headaches. I'm not knocking muzzy's, they are awesome... but that is one of their weakest points. If you get them flying good, then you can usually get almost anything flying good.