RE: If push came to shove
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Why take the chance of having a fixed blade head go astray if your form isn't perfect or it is windy out? Why not just shoot an expandable and always know where your arrow is going?
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It is a great question. And I will give you my personal answer. If your form isn't good, and you can't group well with fixed broadheads and a well tuned bow, I wouldn't suggest using them. But the same goes for expandables. If it windy out and you have found that your fixed blades do not group well, do not use them. Same goes for expandables. I found that with an old setup that I had about eight years back, that in the wind, my the Muzzy's would fly better than my Magnus. So, when it was windy out I used the Muzzy's. No tune was needed, bow was ytuned for both.
Now, like I said the other day, I was shooting my Magnus the other day in a sustained 25 mph wind and was grouping them 2" at 30 yards. So I know that my setup will be good to 30 yards in 25 mph wind because I practiced with them. If there is a sustained wind over 25 mph, I wouldn't be 15 feet up in a tree.
But I would agree that if someone does not have the good form and is not grouping well, then fixed blades may not be the best choice. But remember that with either chioce, if the form isn't correct, then the arrow will not fly optimal, and the arrow placement and impact will suffer. The faster the setup, the more magnified it may be.