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4 Requirements for Incredibly Accurate Broadhead Flight

August 4, 2014 / 2 Comments

Great broadhead flight is often attributed to the broadhead itself, but there’s a lot more to it than that. To learn what makes a broadhead fly incredibly accurate or frustratingly erratic, let’s examine the four main factors in broadhead flight. If you have these four things – a good broadhead, the right arrows, a bow … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hunting Tagged: accuracy, anchor point, archery, arrows, bowhunting, broadhead, centershot, draw length, fixed blade, fletching, forgiveness, form, mechanical, nocking point, paper tuning, setup, spine, tuning, vanes, walkback tuning

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. … [Read more…]

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

Bow Basics: Peep Sights – Use, Sizing, and Selection

July 16, 2014 / 2 Comments

The peep sight is a simple part of a bow setup, but its importance is often overlooked.  The purpose of a peep sight is to properly align the bow’s front sight, in the same way that a rear sight is used to align the front sight-post on a rifle.  Without peep alignment, the front sight … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hunting Tagged: alignment, aperture, archery, bow basic, bow setup, bowhunting, clearshot, diameter, how to, peep, peep sights

Elk & Bowhunting: Like Jeans & Boots (RMEF Guest Post)

July 14, 2014 / Leave a Comment

I have stacks of hunting magazines.  It seems like Mr. Postman drops a new one off at least once a week.  But there’s only one magazine that I read cover-to-cover each and every time, and that’s Bugle from The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Every issue of Bugle opens with a message from RMEF President & CEO, David Allen.  When I read … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hunting Tagged: access, archery, bowhunting, conservation, david allen, elk, habitat, hunting, hunting gps maps, maps, onxmaps, rmef, rocky mountain elk foundation, video, wildlife

The What, Why, and How of “Walkback Tuning” Your Bow

June 23, 2014 / 2 Comments

Anytime that I get new arrows, a new rest, or am setting up a bow for the first time, I go through the process of “walkback tuning”. This tuning method is incredibly simple, but it is of critical importance for good arrow flight. If you walkback tune before you try and “sight in” your bow … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hunting Tagged: archery, arrow rest, bow sight, bowhunting, centershot, diy, how to, instructions, paper tuning, setup, spine, tuning, tutorial, video, walkback tune
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