Why shoot field tips?

[NWWABOWHNTR]

I have never shot 3D, sounds fun though.  Why not shoot broadheads at 3D, who cares if it tears the targets up quicker, charge $5 bucks more?

Some of our 3D tgargets cost $1800 to $2200 each.  Good reason not to shoot broadheads! 

[Button Nubbs]

I agree with todd. If your broadheads aren't shooting in the same spot as your field tips something is wrong. He has been gracious enough to start a thread "an offer to help" I believe its called. He will run your numbers and find out if your spine is correct. That is where you need to start first. Then look up broadhead tuning and do that second. If your spine is good and you broadhead tune your bow should be shooting better than ever.

Personally I rarely shoot broadheads. I will shoot a few here or there before the season starts and a few at camp sometimes but 99% of the time its field tips. Broadheads and targets cost too much for someone who shoots regularly all year. Plus 3D is a blast and they're not allowed.

[PolarBear]

Cuz I don't like sharpening them all the time.  I'm pretty anal about my broadheads and don't like to shoot them any more than I can get away with.  I do not want them to get any "tweaks" in them and need them to be at 100% at the moment of truth.

[krout81]

Have only shot thunderhead 125's since my first kill when I was 11.  use 125 grain field tips all year long on my Cedar Tow Bales in my yard.  Tacoma Sportsmen club has a sand pit for broadheads never took a single shot into it.  Have shot a few broadheads into sandy spots while hunting just because, But I always have at least 2 field tips in my quiver of 8 if I want to practice or shoot a grouse.  I have never noticed a difference in flight of my arrow when the time came to put something down. 
I have seperate arrows for taget shooting and hunting.  Broadheads have never been cheap the more you shoot them the more that can break, dull, or for that matter loose.  I agree with the other guys they should shoot the same I have had 4 bows in 19 years of hunting and they all have shot the same with broadheads and field tips for me.  I dont shoot pins maybe thats the difference 

[bow_hunter44]

I shoot field tips for the practice.  Broadheads are expensive and a a bad idea when practicing with anything or anyone around.  Don't get me wrong, I do practice with them when it is zero hour, but only at a minimum.  Target life and broadheads - forget it.

[AKBowman]

Tell me something, if you are going to use broadheads in the field why does one ever need to shoot field tips?  This switching back and forth thing doesn't make any sense and to me it is just setting you up to miss Mr. Bruiser.   I shoot broad heads exclusively.  If you tell me that your broadheads and field tips fly the same you are much better than I am, I just don't see it. 

my broadheads "Wac'em Tritons" fly indentical to my fieldpoints,I dont have to touch the sight to shoot broadheads.

Same here I shoot the Muzzy MX3's and they also fly IDENTICAL to my field tips. I fully understand that this is not the case with some bows but with mine it is so I shoot field tips at the archery range for the practice of different angles, etc.

[MIKEXRAY]

I think this is a good topic to discuss. In my "younger years "  I shot exclusive field points and shot a couple of broadheads to make sure they were hitting the same ( Or I thought they were the same ) . Over the years I have come to practice more & work on my broadhead abilities. Now I go total broadhead for the last two month before early season  and may shoot them only more next year. My broadheads shoot the same point of impact out to 60 yards but at 50 or 60 yards I have to try a lot harder to keep a good group with broadheads over field points. The broadheads magnify the flaws in my form where field points are definitely more forgiving. I find if I shoot field points only that I get a little lazy with form , it takes a couple of rounds with broadheads to get them grouping the same. Mike

[Houndhunter]

  same for me mike

[sivart33]

broadheads always seem to mess up my other arrows to much, taking off fletching or robin hooding them.  but i do practice with them pre season about a month and then during season.

[Stickerbush]

yes most of the year I shoot field tip but I just got a broadhead target to prepare for this late season. And I use just one broadhead for practicing so I dont dull up the rest of em