Persisting on with the matching dialogue about the four steps required to be carried out in order to perfect broadhead flight, quote “Compound shooters who have a finger release are also probably better off using feathers. Whether you’re using shooting fingers or a release, you should have a helical setting on your fletch. You never want a perfectly straight fletch when shooting broadheads. Helical fletching does a much better job of stabilization. A helical fletch causes the arrow to spin like a well-thrown football. This moderates any attempt by the broadhead to steer the arrow. Bow hunters who use small-diameter carbon shafts may have trouble with their fletching clearing the arrow rest when using a helical orientation. In this case, the best choice is to select a straight offset of about one to three degrees. Incidentally, this is how most arrows pre fletched by the manufacturer are oriented. Despite the campfire stories you might have heard, feathers and/or a helical fletch will not slow your arrows significantly downrange. Feathers are initially faster and only start losing speed once you’re well past typical hunting ranges (50 yards). Helical settings on vanes cause almost no loss of speed at hunting ranges. So, err on the big side if you’re uncertain about what fletch to use. A slightly bent arrow, or a broadhead that’s out of alignment, will result in poor arrow flight. Fortunately, there are tools that can help you check your arrows and line up your broadheads. This one is from Pine Ridge Archery and is called The Arrow Inspector. If there’s one variable of broadhead flight that’s often overlooked, it’s the arrow’s front-of-center balance point, or FOC. In practical terms, FOC determines how much leverage the fletching has to correct the arrow’s flight. The farther forward the balance point is from the center of the arrow–the FOC point–the longer the lever the fletching has to work with and the easier its job. The general recommendation for FOC is 12 to 15 percent for broadhead-tipped arrows. This compares to a recommendation of eight to 11 percent for field points (for pure target applications). The difference in suggested FOC is due, in part, to the longer length of a broadhead. It’s also due, in part, to field points not having the ability to steer an arrow like a broadhead can. Finger shooters, and those shooting shafts less than 26 inches in length, should probably look for a higher FOC. This is because shorter arrows are inherently less stable, and finger shooters, once again, need a little extra help to correct the normal arrow wobble upon release” end quote. Visit Broadheads Rage Grim Reaper Slick Trick Muzzy Wasp Magnus Ramcat Nap Swhacker Helix to purchase your broadheads online. To learn more about broadheads provided by Broadheads Quarters visit this link Broadheads Rage Grim Reaper Slick Trick Muzzy Wasp Magnus Ramcat Nap Swhacker Helix.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:12:03 +0000
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