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Broadhead Tuning Is A Waste Of Time

July 30, 2014 / 9 Comments

Broadhead tuning can be a frustrating process – especially if you shoot fixed-blade broadheads, as I do. I get a lot of questions about broadhead tuning and it’s time that I “come clean” and answer all of these questions publicly.

The fact is, I don’t broadhead tune…

…and the reason is simple: I don’t have to.

I have struggled, in the past, to get broadheads and field-points to fly together. But what I learned is that if you do things right before you shoot your broadheads, then chances are you won’t need to change much – if anything – to have great broadhead flight.

Case in point, last night I shot broadheads out this year’s hunting bow for the first time. (It’s awful late to start shooting broadheads, I know!) Here’s what happened…

First, I started by shooting a Solid Broadhead from 20 yards, just to see if things were close. Here’s the result…

First Shot with Solid Broadhead

Next, I decided to step back further and shoot one more Solid, followed by a field point…

First Shot with Solid Broadhead & Field Point

I figured I would try a mechanical, too, so I sent a Trophy Taker Ulmer Edge downrange…

First Shot with Ulmer Edge

This is why I don’t “broadhead tune”.

So what’s the secret? How do you get results like this without broadhead tuning?

I’ll cover what I believe are the most important aspects to good broadhead flight in a soon-coming post, in which I will also address what to do if your broadheads and field-points aren’t flying together when you start shooting them side-by-side.

If there’s anything specific that you want me to address in that article, please leave a comment below or shoot me a message.

Posted in: Hunting Tagged: archery, bowhunting, broadheads, field point, fixed blade, mechanical, setup, shooting, solid, trophy taker, tuning, ulmer edge

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