ORIGINAL: MeanV2
The Gain in speed is minimal at best. I prefer hunting arrows to have a FOC of at least 12% actually preferring 15% or more.
Last year I went to a 125 grain head to help accomplish that with one set of arrows, and Brass inserts on another set of arrows.
This year I'll be using FOC shafts and more than likely 100 grain broadheads.
Dan
x2
There are plenty of ways to pick up some speed in archery, but taking weight out of the front of your arrow is really not a good move. I did the same thing this year that Dan did last year. I just switched back to Blazers (feathers are just too dang expensive now... with the price of fuel and everything else.... something had to go).... and in order to get that FOC back up above 11% (which isn't really terrible) I went with a 125 gr head. Adding the blazers and going up 25 grains lifted my finished arrow weight to 447grains. It might seem heavy, but it flies like a dart and I can see it all the way to the target.... I'd forgotten how nice a quiet a heavier arrow and plastic fletchings are.