Of course I upped my poundage. Im shooting a new bow
Im shooting 314FPS. My Nova was only shooting 200something. I cant remember for sure. Plus I switched to carbons, wich are a little heavier than the Easton 2315s I was using. My old Nova was supposed to have 70# limbs on it. Found out they were only 60# limbs and I was only set at 53#draw weight.......I bought my Stinger and made sure that it had 70# limbs and now Im set at 60# draw weight. Now than Im getting used to that, I may crank her up a little more now. So im feeling my KE is high enough. After fighting with the Nova all season last year and losing 3 deer it was time for a change. The old Nova just didnt have it anymore... Not sure why the only broadheads I ever had passthroughs with on the Nova were Wasp Hammers and Muzzy MX 4s. Smaller cutting diameter maybe???? I dont know.
Originally Posted by
OHbowhntr
Not my job to change your mind, just to throw some info out there and give you some ideas to chew on. I wish you the best of luck with whatever is on the fore-end of you arrows, but as I said before, if you weren't pleased with a TH not getting you a pass-through, you're kidding yourself to think a Rage will do any better, unless you've upped your poundage and DL that you were shooting to get considerably more energy.
I'm not necessarily saying Rages are good or bad, just that based on the original post, it doesn't make much good sense to switch to a Rage because you were disappointed by not getting a pass-through with another smaller diameter fixed blade BH. Once I figured it out (correctly tuning a bow), I started shooting BH's at least a couple shots every practice round to make sure that I'm still putting them where they need to be. And again, shooting BH's regularly helps keep your confidence up and I believe helps make sure you put the arrow on the spot when the shot really matters.