From: Braker1
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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I'm switching to wood arrows this year. They fly great out of my bow. My question is do you glue on two blade broadheads any certain way with feathers. Or does it matter.
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From: grouseshooter002
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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As long as they are mounted straight and spin true orientation doesn't matter. With that said I was in the habit of mounting mine horizontally.
Regards, Grouse
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From: SHOOTALOT
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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Hi Braker1. I don't think it matters. Most of the old time bowhunters like Howard Hill put them on vertical to the bowstring.
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From: PEARL DRUMS
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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It doesn't matter in regards to flight, but, if you use a small quiver its nice to have them all the same so they slide in nice and don't hit each other.
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From: Scoop
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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Some shooters will claim one way is better over the other due to planing or wind resistance, but I've shot both ways and see no difference. With longer and heavier broad heads, it seemed easier for me to shoot horizontal, but that's totally psychological on my part and nothing to do with anything but personal preference.
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From: dean
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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In certain extreme conditions, the mounting of a wide short two blade can catch some air. One very good sot told me that a wide two blade may strike to the right for his right shooting when shooting into a strong wind when compared to the impact with a horizontally mounted head. Of course, I had a two blade arrow with a vertically mounted large two blade do a huge side step on a large buck. This was an extreme freak situation caused by a violent gust of wind creating a vortex off of a steep bluff. High wind bouncing off of a large object is spinning. Any arrow flying through it will get a variety of forces. Once when shooting with a farmer friend, a huge whirl wind came by, a dirt tornado. We shot broadheads through it, The difference between a wide magnus and a 140 grain Hill going through the whirl wind was amazing, even though in a 15 mph cross wind the wide Magnus seemed to fly just fine. In some theories, the broadhead can catch most side air pressure when the wood arrow is at its most severe bend right when it is coming off of the string, thus in that theory a horizontal wide head will catch less air. I mount my heads vertical, I cut my wood arrows to net bop, I use them for a draw check. This can be done very nicely with wood arrow arrows. For me it serves two purposes, right hand I tend to over draw when shooting at game and left hand I tend to under draw when shooting at game. The draw check keeps my power consistent.
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From: mgerard
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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Mount them YOUR way. Consistency, like Pearly mentioned helps. I prefer vertical, it helps with the sight picture I prefer.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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No difference if you are tuned properly. Well tuned arrows don't wind-plane, regardless of how the heads are mounted.
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From: lawdy
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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I like them vertical because it is simply what I have always done. Doesn't make any difference.
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From: Shorthair
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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only time I have heard of it making a difference was not related to flight but the sight picture of the shooter.
I always mounted mine vertical just for consistency....the helical fletching will have the arrow spinning on way to target anyhow.
find a way you like and just stick with it....only caveat is if you are shooting single bevel heads the bevel direction has to match the fletching type...Right Hand to Right Hand.
keep em sharp,
ron herman
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From: dm/wolfskin
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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Heck, some of my broadheads are at a 45-degree angle. Spin true is the key to good flight. I'm always turning and spinning before the glue sets.
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From: 2 bears
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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How ever is best for your sight picture. It is hard to out guess the wind on a rotating arrow. How ever if you switch to three blade it seems like there would be less turbulence if they lined up with the fletches. Good luck >>---> Ken
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From: N. Y. Yankee
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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It doesn't matter to arrow flight, just to your liking. I like mine vertical mounted. You just need to make sure they spin true. That, and orientation the way you want it, can become a pain in the keister.
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From: fdp
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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I mount my broadheads verticallbecause Dan Perry said to. And he knows a little about getting broadheads to fly well.
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From: George Tsoukalas
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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It's personal preference. Try horizontal and vertical and see which one you prefer. Jawge
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From: firekeeper
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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And keep in mind canting the bow (if you do), as far as sight picture.
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From: John Horvers
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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Have always mounted mine horizontally but as others have said...doesn't seem to make any difference as long as they are mounted properly.
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From: Bentstick54
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Date: 02-Jun-17 |
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I cant my bow and align my broadheads at a horizontal angle to match my cant of the bow. I do not use the point of my arrow to aim with so I do not want to see the broadheads any more than I have to. I shoot helical fletching and believe the arrow starts spinning as soon as the nock leaves the string. I can't believe that windplaning is any more of a problem any way the broadheads is positioned as long as it spins true and is balanced do to the rotatation of the arrow.
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From: GF
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Date: 07-Jun-17 |
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P&Y mounted theirs horizontal; Ishi mounted his vertical because he reportedly wasn't aware that arrows spin in flight and so he thought vertical was better for slipping between ribs.
I've always used screw-ins and left them wherever they were when screwed down tight.
With Glue-Ons, I'm thinking about aligning them in the same plane as the string;". That way, the more I cant, the more it's out of my way; but if I'm holding the bow vertical for a longer shot, I should be able to work out my gaps using the blade as a reference.... and I'm hoping that aiming off of a blade will be more precise than aiming off off an 11/32" barrel.
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From: N. Y. Yankee
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Date: 07-Jun-17 |
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Holy Cow! I said VERTICAL? I meant Horizontal! You'd think I'd know the difference by now! My belief is that a wide 2 blade mounted horizontally should not catch air while it is in paradox before the arrow starts spinning.
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From: JusPassin
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Date: 07-Jun-17 |
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Horizontal for the heck of it. LOL. I just prefer that sight picture better. Just be sure to get them to spin true.
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From: Hal9000
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Date: 07-Jun-17 |
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I always mount my broadheads on the other end of the arrow, away from the feathers.
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From: Braker1
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Date: 07-Jun-17 |
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Away from feathers,that's what I been doing wrong! Haha thanks for the advice guys.
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From: Catsailor
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Date: 07-Jun-17 |
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I do like N. Y. Yankee for the same reason. And in addition if my form has a glitch it will more likely effect my left to right verses vertical flight. Those are just my thoughts. I have no proof one way or the other. Also what Pearl Drums said. I use a bow quiver.
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