How to line up broadheads?

[Band]

I've decided that lining up all my broadheads exactly the same (i.e. blades at 12:00, 4:00, and 8:00) will be advantageous to accuracy among my arrows but I'm not sure how to go about doing that since the inserts are in a fixed position and he threads end up in different places on all of my arrows.  So, how does a guy go about solving this problem?  I've heard something about installing some kind of a rubber band device but I'm not familiar with what that product is.

[Thefisherman83]

They sell little o-rings for this purpose. Most bow shops will have them.

[D-Rock425]

Normally when I do this I screw head into inserts first then glue in inserts with blades matching my fletchings. 

[RadSav]

I do it by screwing my broadheads into the shaft...then saying to myself, "Looks Good!"

[dreamingbig]

I do it by screwing my broadheads into the shaft...then saying to myself, "Looks Good!"

Yeah that!  I haven't found it helps to have them aligned.  I usually have to nock tune a few anyway.  Too lazy to float them first.


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[Instinct]

I use a G5 asd arrow squaring device. Just don't take off too much off.

[Band]

They sell little o-rings for this purpose. Most bow shops will have them.

I'll take a closer look to see if I can find some of those, thanks.

[demontang]

Honestly I have Sen no advantage to doing this. There's a lot more important things to do then just line up your broad heads the same. .02

[Gringo31]

Dental floss can work as well

[Wolfdog2314]

I take a broadhead and try it with each one if my arrows until it finds one that lines up. 9 out of 12 I got to line up perfect by just trying each broadhead with a different arrow. The three leftovers I added a couple wraps of dental floss until it snugged up to line up. Sometimes takes a couple tries.

Don't know how much lining broadheads up with vanes helps. I've read a ton of mixed reviews. But it is nice when you pull back and have your broadhead aligning up. OCD I guess.

[Band]

Don't know how much lining broadheads up with vanes helps. I've read a ton of mixed reviews. But it is nice when you pull back and have your broadhead aligning up. OCD I guess.

I know more and more people are getting on board with the need to line up broadheads with vanes but I fail to understand how that would make any difference.  However, it seems to me that since arrows flex back and forth in a predictable pattern as they come off the bow, having all of my broadheads lining up the same way will translate to a predictable pattern of broadhead planing from one arrow to the next during the shot, providing for more consistent shots among the arrows.  I am convinced that after nock tuning the next logical step is lining up the broadheads.

So, what exactly are you guys doing with dental floss to help line up your broadheads?  And could a person use plumber's tape (as recently suggested by Rad for other reasons) to do the same thing?

[Jonathan_S]

So, what exactly are you guys doing with dental floss to help line up your broadheads?  And could a person use plumber's tape (as recently suggested by Rad for other reasons) to do the same thing?

Yeah you could.  You'd probably want it thicker than if you were just stopping a rattle though.

[D-Rock425]

It doesn't really help I just really really like taking the time and making all my stuff look the same.

[RadSav]

So, what exactly are you guys doing with dental floss to help line up your broadheads?  And could a person use plumber's tape (as recently suggested by Rad for other reasons) to do the same thing?

Yeah you could.  You'd probably want it thicker than if you were just stopping a rattle though.

Plumbers tape won't make a difference at all with alignment.

[Jonathan_S]

So, what exactly are you guys doing with dental floss to help line up your broadheads?  And could a person use plumber's tape (as recently suggested by Rad for other reasons) to do the same thing?

Yeah you could.  You'd probably want it thicker than if you were just stopping a rattle though.

Plumbers tape won't make a difference at all with alignment.

I guess I just meant it would be a real tight fit so one wouldn't have to snug the broadhead ferrule down tight to the shaft...I wouldn't ever do that though.

To be clear, IF I cared about broadhead alignment I would use the O-rings 

[Jonathan_S]

It doesn't really help I just really really like taking the time and making all my stuff look the same.

OCD-Rock

[RadSav]

It doesn't really help I just really really like taking the time and making all my stuff look the same.

OCD-Rock

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[Band]

So, what exactly are you guys doing with dental floss to help line up your broadheads?  And could a person use plumber's tape (as recently suggested by Rad for other reasons) to do the same thing?

Yeah you could.  You'd probably want it thicker than if you were just stopping a rattle though.

Plumbers tape won't make a difference at all with alignment.

So Rad, do you think lining up broadheads is important at all?  Kinda sounds like you don't.  My opinion on the issue is subject to change if someone "in authority" tells me differently.  And you're sort of the someone in authority I usually defer to.

[Mxracer532]

I think some of it depends on how fast your bow is shooting. I found that when I shot wacems at over 310-315fps they flew better with the blades lined up with the vanes. I then switched to slick tricks 4 bladers and never had to worry about it. I am now shooting Magnus Black Hornets 2 bladers with bleeder blades and also dont have to worry about it and they absolutely fly like darts.

[Jonathan_S]

It doesn't really help I just really really like taking the time and making all my stuff look the same.

OCD-Rock

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You have a meme or youtube link for everything 

[RadSav]

You have serious problems if it makes a difference from a compound bow.  And blade orientation isn't one of them


But, sometimes mental anguish is real.  That can effect a lot!

[GoldTip]

You have serious problems if it makes a difference from a compound bow.  And blade orientation isn't one of them


But, sometimes mental anguish is real.  That can effect a lot!

What he said!

I have never found any benefit in accuracy to having broadheads aligned the same as each other or aligned with the fletching.  However, if it makes you feel mentally more confident in your accuracy, you most likely will be.

[Mxracer532]

You have serious problems if it makes a difference from a compound bow.  And blade orientation isn't one of them


But, sometimes mental anguish is real.  That can effect a lot!

Rad, why do some heads fly better than others at higher rates of speed? I know for sure some heads wont fly over 300fps.

[Band]

You have serious problems if it makes a difference from a compound bow.  And blade orientation isn't one of them

Well then I rescind the whole topic!

[RadSav]

You have serious problems if it makes a difference from a compound bow.  And blade orientation isn't one of them

But, sometimes mental anguish is real.  That can effect a lot!

Rad, why do some heads fly better than others at higher rates of speed? I know for sure some heads wont fly over 300fps.

Increase in speed also mean an increase in friction.  Thick blades, large vent holes, straight vertical trailing edges and large cutting diameter are all friction collectors.  Enough FOC will offset a lot of that by giving the fletching a greater leverage advantage.

[RadSav]

I have never found any benefit in accuracy to having broadheads aligned the same as each other or aligned with the fletching.  However, if it makes you feel mentally more confident in your accuracy, you most likely will be.

Mental Confidence is often more valuable than proven science.

For a lot of years I could not shoot a single cam bow as good as a two cam bow.  I knew it was irrational but I just could not get over knowing that no matter what I did it would never be in perfect tune.  Top and bottom limbs would never work in perfect unison.  Bothered my left brain behavior so much the right side motor skills suffered.  Took me decades to get over it.  Now look at me!   I've got more single cam bows than I do perfect ones.

What calms the mind empowers the body and spirit.