Help, Quick?
 

Guys, my fieldpoints were flying true out to 35 yds. I screwed on the Slick Tricks and the G5 Strikers. What a dissapointment. ( Being my season opens Monday[:@]) The broadheads both flying 4 to 6 inches left. No problem, I just move the sight over to the left. Few adjustments, and dead on again. Now I screwed some fiel points on and shot 6 shots. All 4 to 6 inches right. What the heck does this mean and can someone help me correct it if need be? Quickly. I do not want to screw up Monday. I will not.

Thanks, LT

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Your bow is not tuned. You will need to move your rest in toward the bow most likely. You're not fixing the problem by only moving the sights. Yes, that will put your broadheads dead on but will throw off the field points.

Go here and download the tuning guide. Print it off to have as a hardcopy. http://www.eastonarchery.com/downloads.asp

RE: Help, Quick?
 

It means your spine is a little stiff. Generally, if you were to move your rest just a hair to the right (If I recall correctly)it would bring your field tips and broadheads together. You will still have to adjust your sight a bit. But, in reality, if your season starts Monday the best thing to do right now may be adjust your sight to the broadheads and then retune your bow when you have the time.

Not to dog you but this is a good reason to be shooting broadheads at least a month before the season opens. Gives a person time to work out the kinks.

Good hunting next week.

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Sorry to say it, but never wait till the last minute to shoot broadheads through your bow. I guess you know that now though.

RE: Help, Quick?
 

I know, I know. I trusted too many people saying my broadheads (Slick Tricks and Strikers) would group with field points. Now, first of all, the field points shoot bullet holes thru paper at 15 yds. So, what is the purpose of moving the rest if the bow is paper tuned and shooting bullet holes? I am confused as to how moving my rest "out of paper tune alignment" is going to help my broadhead flight. I am going to take your advice brucelanthier and wait till later in the week to try and correct this issue. My shots are perfect from 35 yds on ground or in tree right now. I do not want to tinker before opening day. But could someone please explain the above to me?

Thanks, LT

RE: Help, Quick?
 

I am old school and used to be a believer on the paper tune.

This year I did the paper tune and then did the walk back tune.

I had to make some more adjustments with the walk back (I still don't understand why)

Long story - short= These arrows are the best shooting I have ever done.

Screwed the broad heads on (Snuffer SS = Have never used this brand before) they shot about 1/2 off

Moved the rest less than a 1/16"=same hole as field points.

Took the new style BH off and screwed an old BH on = same hole

Walk back tune made a believer out of me.

CUZ you are jammed up for time I would stay with the sight adjustment until you have some time.

The walk back tune might take 20 minutes tops.

That is 20 minutes well spent.

IMHO

Leo

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Tune your bow and shoot broadheads much earlier than three days before you hunt!I shoot my broadheads for months before hunting,anyway good luck.

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Just tune to the broadheads for now and hunt.

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Thanks for the replies from the guys who were "helpful" and for the rest, good luck to you too. LOL

LT

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Shooting thru paper at 15 yards is pretty useless, the arrow has straightened out by then. Try paper at like 5- 7yds. to see how the arrow is LEAVING the bow. My bet is that you will have some tearing. Also, do it with field points to get a "true" reading.

RE: Help, Quick?
 

This reminds me of a guy I work with. He's the type of person who has to buy things that are "over advertised". Example: He had to go out and buy a Mathews Switchback last season because of the advertising of it. He never shot another bow to compare it to. Mathews is a great bow, but you get the idea. There are other non hunting related things he does like this too, but...This year Rage broadheads is the Example: He called me at home one night last week( 3 days before opening of Pa archery)frantic about not being able to find any at the local stores. He went to his Mathews dealer,Dick's,Gander Mountain and they were all sold out. He called me to get the phone number for my dealer that I go to. By the time I got his message and returned his call he had already been to a few more stores and was actually paying for the Rage Broadheads as I called at a local sport store. I asked him why all the fuss about these Rage heads when he had beeen usuing NAP Spitfire Pro's? His response was tha the Rage broadheads were in every magazine he looked at so they had to be better than the Spitfires. I told him about the concerns I had and some of what I ead about the Rage product. Didn't matter the add said "they fly ikea fieldpoint. I asked him if the NAP's flew like a field point. He said he didn't know. He had never shot a broadhead or mechanicalthrough his bow. One more rant about this guy. We both attended a Bowhunting Course not 1 month ago so we could gain access to a small farm in NY. I guess he learned nothing from that 9 hr course either. Thanks for listening. Sorry if I hijacked your post.

RE: Help, Quick?
 

Like the other guy side, paper tuning at 15yds is not going to show anything in paper. You should paper tune at 6ft and 15ft. But keep in mind paper tuning is just a start, it gives you a snapshot of the arrow as it leaves your bow. Then there is walk back tuning, group tuning and french tuning. Never just stop after paper tuning, move on to the other methods also.