Newby broadhead question

[Jawry]

G'day All

Forgive my ignorance please - i have searched the forums - but still need enlightenment.

Do field points and broadheads generally have the same point of impact?

I guess this is a how long is a piece of string question - a lot of variables.

I suspect not - so how do you go about testing POI for your broadheads? I imagine the 'targets' must get torn to shreds. Is there a particular target that is better? Money is definitely an object - can't spend hundreds on targets - will more than likely be using large hay bales on our 3.5 acres.

In selecting a broadhead - should i select a number of different weights and varieties and test them to see which shoots best. I assume YES - after many years of hand loading for centre fires i understand that small changes can make a big difference.

Thanks,

Iain

[perry]

Your on the right track with your assumptions Jawry not far wrong , experiment to find out which broadheads suit your equipment . Seek out experienced archers and bowhunters and pick there brains and listen .

Hay bales are Ok for practice targets but they shoot out quick , wool bales stuffed with rags , pallet wrap plastic or discarded flyscreen wire are a longer lasting alternative but get messy and heavy to move about .

I like the layered foam sheeting type targets for broadhead practice but if money is no object 3Dtargets hold up better than you may imagine and have replacable midsections but need a substancial back stop for suburban use . I have a piece of 5 ply behind my target which is up against a fence , haybales infront of the ply will make the back stop more arrow friendly .

Broadheads generally do not fly to exactly the same point of impact if they are a 2 blade head but may group slightly higher , lower , left , right whatever, multi blade heads tend to fly a little closer to a field points point of impact and the expandinding blade broadheads generally fly even closer to a field point impact but there is not much in it if your bow and arrow setup is well matched. Each type of broadheads has its pro's ans cons 's but tends to penatrate better in the order I have listed . Best advice is experiment , go to a club pick experienced peoples brains and go experiment again . regards Perry

[Glenn]

All of what Perry said is good advice. It is best to choose a broadhead that weighs the same as your field point, at least this is one less variable. The wind wash(for want of a better word) your feathers get from the blades of the broadhead and especially from two blade broadheads will make your arrows fly differently to a field point. Even shooting into the wind and with the wind will effect broadhead flight a lot more than a field point. It's a matter shooting enough arrows to know what your broadheads will do at different ranges. Back in the 70's we use to have a broadhead round for the Bowhunter competition, it was good as you got to know your arrows and what they would do with the different broadheads...Glenn...

[Jawry]

Thankyou Gentlemen

Will fit some broadheads and give it a go.

The shop i got my bow vfrom has recommended a club and lessons.

Reagards,

Iain