Quote from: JohnV on November 15, 2025, 05:24:11 PMNo issue with the bloodtrails i have followed using Abowyer Wapiti single bevels.  Shoot what you want but dont try to tell me the single bevel bloodtrails that i have followed are non-existent!

"Your milieage may vary" is a thing.....I am not an expert in anything, but I have killed 12 (I think) whitetails with single bevel heads....going back to the Grizzlies, Tuff Heads, and ABowyer heads. The only heads that had quality issues in my experience were the Tuff Heads. I had more than one of them delmainate in targets and game.

I would say ABowyer heads are my favorite. I like the heads, I like the family that owns the company.

The "Hype" comes from the amazingly in depth Ashby reports. We all learned a TON about arrow and broadhead construction, especially on heavy game. And anyone who says that a 3:1 ration single bevel doesn't penetrate BEAUTIFULLY is certainly an armchair expert.

But based on MY 12 BLOODTRAILS with single bevel heads....the one flaw they have is the blood letting.


Edit - I just ordered some Wapati's. I will give an honest opinion on them after I kill a doe or 2 this winter.

was it a split stave or a sapling, or a branch off the trunk( it looks awfully wiggly)? how much materials have you worked off and what manner are you using for material removal?

Nice job and glad you stuck with it!!

Congratulations on a nice buck and glad you had family close by to help with the recovery and to share the experience with!

You can correct for eye dominance by squinting or closing your right eye.  Even if you don't want to do this all the time, it's a quick and easy check to see what's going on.

I've never had any doubt when I was plucking.  Plucking is something that happens if you are creeping, or collapsing, and try to save the shot by hauling back on the string with your biceps and fire off an uncontrolled shot.  Your string hand ends up waving to the crowd and the arrow ends up hitting the target to the far left or high left for a LH shooter.

If you're not plucking, and the arrow is under your left eye, then you may have an alignment issue.  The arrow usually goes in the direction your shoulders or string forearm is pointing.  Have someone place an arrow on your shoulder blades when you are at full draw.  It should be pointing at the target.  If not, rotate your shoulders around so you are in better alignment.  Your string forearm should be aligned with the arrow.  The usual error is to have the string forearm elbow outside of the arrow line.  You should be able to rotate your forearm around until it is aligned with the arrow.  This may take some work if you are not very flexible.

Rotating your shoulders into alignment should help you to get your string forearm into alignment, and vice versa.  The end result should be better bone on bone alignment, with the arrow closer to your body than before, like Terry's form clock, which you can find elsewhere in this section.

What happened Pat? Did the wife go after ya with a cast iron frying pan? 
I'll bet that rang your bell pretty good....

Found a video!

Turns out the reason there's no loop is because you actually tie a knot in the strap that goes around the tree.  Looked like I've got everything i need after all.

https://youtu.be/gr3Q8cx2gvQ?si=3dRs4PxDS5uDb7b_

I had multiple Chinooks,Whips, and one of his traditional longbows

I had the 60 inch Whistler.I really liked that bow a lot!I would own another.Overall just good at everything.No complaints!

Never had the Pika.Folks give it very good reviews.

Congratulations!

The hinge is between the 2 knots that are stiffer than the rest of the stave. If you checked the thickness at the hinge you will probably see it is thinner there than outside of the knots. How much is the rest of the bow bending? Maybe reduce the limb thickness on both limbs gradually and don't pull the bow so the hinge bends anymore.
Will you post a pic of the front profile?