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