feild points to broadheads

[Tim]

I'm new to bowhunting this year and have been practicing every day,I've beenputting off using broadhead in order to keep them in good shape as long as possible. Both my feild points and broadheads are 125 grain so my question is should I expect a big diff. in point of impact with broadheads?

[GoldTip]

Depends on a lot of variables.  If your bow is well tuned and you have good shooting form, and the broadheads and inserts are aligned correctly, then No, you should not expect to see much difference in the point of impact.  If even any one of those variables is out of whack, then Yes, you may see a big difference in where they land on your target compared to field tips.

[Gobble]

I agree, If your bow is tuned correctly you will notice slight if any change in your arrow flight. I tend to wait like you until a couple weeks bfore the season to save the wear and tear on my broadheads. You can make simple adjustments at that time, from my experience it has only been a minor adjustment (usually the arrows rise a little from the BH catching air)

[boneaddict]

I usually experience a drop,  but it can vary very much with each style of head as basically stated above.

[demontang]

You can just use one broad head as a practice head so you don't ruin all of them. I was using two for practice and made the mistake of shooting at the same spot from 50yd . If your just starting a back tension release can help with form and make you a better shooter make sure if you get one it has safety.

[GoldTip]

Tim, not sure what you are using for broadheads, but if it's a replaceable blade type head, this is what I do myself.  Next year, I wouldn't personally use any of the blades from the broadheads that have been riding around this year in your quiver, but I do save them and use them as practice blades next summer, then you can start practicing with broadheads earlier in the year.  Then install new blades to go hunting.  In the case of say thunderheads or Muzzy's, you can use the same broadhead ferrule over and over again as long as it's straight.  I used to shoot thunderheads and had around 15-18 animals on my first six pack of ferrules.  Just replaced the blades every year and made sure the ferrule spins true with the arrow and your good to go.  I shoot Sonic's now and have been practicing with them for the last month.

[sneakyjake]

That is exactly what I do.  I have tons of old blades from decades of shooting.  I buy new blades every year and start finding arrow and broadhead combos using the old blades and number the final arrows for my quiver. 

[Fullabull]

This is why I use BH's that have practice heads. I can shoot all I want and not mess up my real BH's. Tim, it would not be a good idea to wait to long to shoot BH's as they can really change the impact spot of your shots if your bow is not tuned correctly. It may not be as bad at 10 to 20 yrds but a three to five inch difference at 20 yrds can turn into ten to 15 inches at 40 yrds. This does not make for taking good ethical shots at game so it is very important to make sure your BH's are hitting where you aim at all distances.

Once you tune your bow well (center shot, nock height, vane clearence) you should see very little difference. Then you just need to fine tune to get them both hitting the same spot.

Use this tuning guide:
http://www.archery-engineering.co.za/archeryPDFFiles/Easton_tuning_guide.pdf

Good luck,

Fulla

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