Almost everything you said is just going in a circle.
How so?
I could go to heavier heads and take the feathers off my arrows. How is that for tuning?
Makes no sense.
Back in the day when I used only feathers, I kept two or three arrows in my quiver with solid 3 blade heads just in case I got caught in a heavy rain. The heavy head will allow you to shoot with wet feathers at reasonable ranges. How is that for tuning?
Still makes no sense. I can shoot with wet feathers at reasonble ranges just as well as I can with dry feathers, with the exact same broadheads. Changing the broadhead weight will skew the spine of the arrow.
By the way, checking the spine on an arrow has nothing to do with the weight of an arrow.
I never said it did. I have scales for one, spine testers for the other.
If you don't understand how spineing an arrow is done, buy aluminum it is already done for you.
Even with aluminum (or carbon) you need a basic understanding of arrow spine, for tuning purposes.
The different weights of an arrow really do not matter that much for hunting.
Depends. On a close shot, accuracy won't suffer...but arrow weight also affects noise and penetration.
If you stick with the same type of wood the shafts will be close enough in weight to each other.
Depends on what you call "close enough". I have some ACME Premium POC's that vary by 100 grains per shaft or more.
If you bought real scrap shafts, the weight may vary from end to end.
I don't consider ACME Premiums "scrap".
I always balance them in the middle on something real thin and the heavy end is the head end.
So, you do pay attention to at least some aspects of tuning. Good deal.
None of this is tuning. It is being a bow hunter.
Whatever. Most archers call it tuning, whether they are shooting paper, foam, or fur.
If you don't have the interest to learn how to do these things on your own, stay out of the woods and shoot on target ranges.
Actually most of the guys on the target ranges go into a lot more detail to be sure they get the most from their target set-ups and their hunting set-ups.
I think I have had enough "Tuning" lessons for now.
Just holler when you are ready for more. Always willing to help.
Chad