Public Service Announcement RE: Broadhead Flight
07-29-2009 | 04:56 PM
#31
Typical Buck
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From: RAYVILLE,LA.
An arrow will spin regardless if there is helical, offset or even straight fletch.The amount of spin and the speed of spin is the only question.
Yes,it is totally possible to get good arrow flight without helical vanes and better yet,feathers but no way will they do as well in adverse conditions as the helical feather.The problems will show up when you torque a bow at the shot or the wind is blowing at a fairly good rate.Contrary to popular belief,feathers even work when wet.
How well the bow and arrows are in tune definately make a difference and even the amount of foc is a huge factor but I will stick with helical feathers for fixed blade heads.I am starting to test out the Razr 2" feathers to see how well they work when adverse conditions are in play and so far,they are doing pretty well.
Yes,it is totally possible to get good arrow flight without helical vanes and better yet,feathers but no way will they do as well in adverse conditions as the helical feather.The problems will show up when you torque a bow at the shot or the wind is blowing at a fairly good rate.Contrary to popular belief,feathers even work when wet.
How well the bow and arrows are in tune definately make a difference and even the amount of foc is a huge factor but I will stick with helical feathers for fixed blade heads.I am starting to test out the Razr 2" feathers to see how well they work when adverse conditions are in play and so far,they are doing pretty well.
07-29-2009 | 06:20 PM
#33
Giant Nontypical
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tfox that is the point I was trying to make,you hear about all these guys that spend all this money on a top of the line bow,arows and ect. that I think some overlook an important factor which is what type fletching to use with their setup to get the most accuracy and consistancy and I just happen to believe it is with some type of helical thats all I wanted to point out.If you get good flight with a straight or offset fletch then I believe a helical fletch would even give you better and more consistant flight.
Dan
07-29-2009 | 07:47 PM
#35
Giant Nontypical
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From: HENDERSON KY USA
Dan,I tested them wet today and when I say wet,I mean soaked and they didn't do well at all.My 4" feathers were still hitting the same spot at 30 yards but the razr were WAY off.
If I were going to use Razr's,I would carry a 4" in my quiver when it was raining.
07-29-2009 | 11:01 PM
#36
Nontypical Buck
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From: Henderson, KY
07-30-2009 | 05:46 PM
#37
Typical Buck
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From: RAYVILLE,LA.
GMMat,I don't know much about the marketing practices of bohning,what I do know is from my own personal experience through trail and error and for me helical is the only way to go when using fixed bh with traditional 4 or 5" vanes,the reason it is not as much of an issuie with the balzers is that they are much stiffer and higher in profile, although I still put as much a helical as I can get on them with the tools I have.And who says I am getting too much spin,I said I want my fletching to control my arrow in flight not my bh and the arrow spinning helps achieve that.
07-30-2009 | 05:52 PM
#38
Typical Buck
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From: RAYVILLE,LA.
Oh as for as which is it.................... I guess that would depend on which company you ask,they are all just trying to sell their product and from my experiencs they will all make all kinds of unfounded claims to do so.I would suspect the makers of the quickspin vane claims otherwise.
07-30-2009 | 07:20 PM
#39
New Sheriff
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From: SW Arkansas
Why do I need to worry about tuning my bow? I hit where I am aiming, bh or fp. I shoot both spitfire mechs and magnus stinger fixed. I bought my X-Force last year, slapped a whisker biscuit and sights on it, and proceeded to kill some deer and yotes.
Serious question...Why do I need to worry about tuning my bow? I've been bowhunting for 29 years, I've always been able to figure out how to shoot my bh's straight. With this new PSE, there were zero adjustments needed.
Serious question...Why do I need to worry about tuning my bow? I've been bowhunting for 29 years, I've always been able to figure out how to shoot my bh's straight. With this new PSE, there were zero adjustments needed.