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Knothead said:
remmag said:
they were shooting off about 10'' from my field points. high and right

Are you shooting 4 blade broadheads on arrows with 3 vanes? That'll play tricks on you BIG TIME !!

hhhmmm! I have never had that problem. 4 blades and 3 vanes would be one of the last things on my check list if I had this problem. Center shot and rest would be a good start. Arrows spinning true with the BH would be another.
 
richmanbarbeque said:
Knothead said:
remmag said:
they were shooting off about 10'' from my field points. high and right

Are you shooting 4 blade broadheads on arrows with 3 vanes? That'll play tricks on you BIG TIME !!

hhhmmm! I have never had that problem. 4 blades and 3 vanes would be one of the last things on my check list if I had this problem. Center shot and rest would be a good start. Arrows spinning true with the BH would be another.

Gotta agree with you there red.
 
Knothead said:
remmag said:
they were shooting off about 10'' from my field points. high and right

Are you shooting 4 blade broadheads on arrows with 3 vanes? That'll play tricks on you BIG TIME !!

That is one of the biggest myths in archery . I have been shooting 4 blade heads with 3 vanes for 30 years now without any problems .
My arrows spin true and my bow is tuned good though .
 
Knothead said:
remmag said:
they were shooting off about 10'' from my field points. high and right

Are you shooting 4 blade broadheads on arrows with 3 vanes? That'll play tricks on you BIG TIME !!
Never heard that before. I don't even believe in the theory of lining up fletching with blades on 3 blade broadheads because if the arrow is spinning it's not going to be cutting the air at the same place anyway. I know of several people that have trouble with muzzy's and can put on a different brand and not have a problem and some don't have problems with muzzy.
 
Hmmm....10" off is big.....I would double check center shot and maybe drop back and do some paper tuning. I don't see how you could be 10" off if the center shot is good and your field points are on target. I don't shoot fixed blades, I shoot grim reapers (mechanicals). So what do I know....
 
i am shooting 4 blades with 3 fletchings
i used to shoot the esp mechanicals at walmart and never had a problem but they dont carry the same ones any more
how do you check your center shot
 
the high impact is definatley a rest issue for sure and the right could possibly be to. Some cases the spine of the arrow will cause a broadhead to impact right or left.

What arrows and what is your draw length and draw weight?
 
All the things mentioned here can be part of the problem. If the difference is 10" then it is most likely a combination of 2 or 3 problems.

First- Make sure you have a good quality arrow and that they are straight (Poorly made arrows will never fly just right, no matter what you do to your bow).

Second- Make sure your Broadhead is straight with the shaft. Do this by rolling the arrow on an arrow straightner, a spin tester or on a flat surface. If the B/H wobbles up and down, try a different arrow shaft. If none of your arrows will spin any of your B/H without movement, you need new arrows.

Third- Don't worry about aligning the blades with the fletches. 3 blade, 4 blade doesn't matter. Make sure you Broadheads and field points weigh the same. Check them if you can. Not all broadheads or field points are equal in quality.

Fourth- Tune your bow. Paper tune, walkback tune, eyeball it. Whatever works for you. Then shoot B/H's and field points to get them to hit at the same point at 20 yards. Adjust your rest, whether it is center shot adjusted or nock height adjusted. BRING THE BROADHEAD TIPPED ARROWS TO THE FIELD TIPPED ARROWS (i.e. if the B/H arrows are hitting to the left of the field tip arrows move the rest to the right. If B/H are hitting high, lower the rest, or raise the nocking point).

Fifth- Repeat at further distances until you run out of sight pins or get tired of fooling with it. Remember the longer the shot distance the smaller the adjustments.

Sixth- If your bow just won't tune. Check for your arrow striking your rest, cable, riser, etc.

Seventh- If none of these work. You know the arrows are properly spined (by the manufacturers charts, not "my buddy shoots these arrows, so I know they are good"). It may be time for new arrows, bow checkup or most likely a shooting lesson (most bows that won't tune, with all the properly fitted equipment, is usually a shooter problem). I know everyone thinks they can shoot Coke can sized groups at 80 or 90 yards. But, this is just the fact. Most incurable bow tuning problems are a problem with the shooter and not the bow. Bad bows do occur. But not nearly as often as bad shooting.

Now I am not pointing fingers at anyone specifically. I'm just noting what I have found in the last 25-30 years of doing this.

If you get close but still not perfect (say within 2-3 inches). You can just resight for Broadheads. That will work. But, one word of caution. Set your sights for broadheads. If you are thinking "I will just compensate for the difference on a deer". You are setting yourself up for heartache. Make your your setup foolproof by making it so you don't have to think about anything extra, at the moment of truth. Because, in the excitement you will forget.
 
well guys
took my bow last night and got it paper tuned
it is shooting better but the muzzys are still shooting 4'' and hight o the right
the bow is dead on according to paper tuning
went and bought some rage broadheads tonight and they are alot closer to my field points, think i will adjust sights for them and leave well enough alone
thanks for all the tips
 
had my bow tuned and the guy told me odd feather should go up with q.a.d rest
then when paper tuning my odd feather was hitting the bar above mu rest, he got that figured out and finished paper tuning .
took it home and shot the muzzys and high and a couple inches to the right, tried rage and they are the same level and a bout 2'' to the right
gues i will sight in for the rages and leave well enough alone
thanks for all the help
 
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