I'm shooting #49 at 28". I see a lot of people are shooting a lot of weight up front of there arrows. How much do you shoot?? How do you know when it's to much? Will this effect my arrow flight much?
I shoot 50# at my 29.5"DL and I use 150gr GK broadheads. I also use 100gr brass inserts for a total of 250gr at the front of the arrow. More weight up front increases FOC which is always a good thing. I think that the only limitation would be when the arrow starts to get so heavy and slow that you can not aim it well.
Also, the arrow has to be well tuned. If you add a bunch of weight to the front of the arrow, then you need to retune to make everything right.
Bisch
Thanks, good to know.
On my woods from my 70#Hill I shoot 160gr Hill Heads. I also have carbons with 208grn up front as well(a new thing I have been working on the last few weeks).
I use a 125 grn Woodsman on a 125 grn steel adapter. Sometimes I use a 150 grn head with a 100 grn brass insert. either way, I'm shooting 250 grns up front.
I must be the odd man out. I shoot woodies, with 125 grain glue on Ace head. So far they have proven very deadly to the deer and hogs. Total arrow wieght averages around 580 grains, 31 inches long.
Bob.
I shoot a 300 grain up front , good penetration out of my 60# longbow
50lb @ 28"...I have 372 grains up front. Great penetration.......
I use 150gr. broadheads with 100gr. brass inserts on of both my Zippers. My Centaur is tuned using standard inserts and 200gr. broadheads.
Bill
I use 160-175 out of my 60# longbows.
Aluminum and wood arrows
145 gr broadheads with 100 inserts.
125 gr or 130 gr heads on 440 to 460 gr Douglas fir shafts for an all up weight of about 580 to 600 grains after tapering and adding fletching.
I shoot a total of 275 grains up front. 175 grain points and 100 grain brass inserts.
ok, ya got me...i forgot about the woodies that I shoot out of my vintage bows...bear greenies...i think they're around 135-140 grns with the bleeder blade
I'm with Bob B and Stump Killer, 125 to 160 grn on a cedar shaft. 480 to 530 grn total weight with head.27 in. arrow. If I want more weight I use a heavier shaft wood.
we have two hunters in the house and multiple bows and types of arrows, I try real hard to stick to 125gr broadheads through the use of weighted brass inserts or not depending on the arrow and the bow. This greatly simplifies things and there are a plethora of 125gr broadheads on the market to choose from, I can use a 125gr bullhead in turkey season and switch it out with a 125gr magnus stinger for elk and deer or if I shoot and miss with all my arrows, I can steal some still sharp broadheads off my wife's arrows when shes not looking and I'm back in business:)
I'm shooting 200 Kodiaks and VPAs on fir arrows from 50 lb. The only limitation to broadhead weight I've noticed is total arrow weight. You will need to retune to the heavier head, but IMO it is worth it.
I shoot a 44# at 27" draw tolke kestral 55/75 goldtips and 220 grain muzzy phantom. It does the trick!!
for my 66# Stealth and 72# Brack I'm shooting 55/75 and 75/95 GT's as well as 2317's with 145gr Razorheads and standard inserts, total arrow weights are in the low 600's, for my 72# Stealth I'm waiting to get the new riser back and then I'll play with the 75/95's and 2317's and I plan on shooting the 190gr Treesharks. Weights should be high 600's to low 700's. When I weighed my 2317's with the 145's I was coming up with 688grs.
29.5 inch arrow, 190 grn Interceptor and 100 grn brass inserts, total arrow weight 608 grns. I shoot them off of a 50 and 57 pound recurve.
290-300 gr. Original 125 gr Woodsman with 165gr BH adaptor.
200-250.
200 - 325 depending on the exact set up. I shoot 3 fingers under and have noticed I needed to raise the nock point quite high, maybe 3/4 - 7/8" when shooting heavy broadheads - has anyone else noticed this?
160 head on 70-74#sitka spruce wood shaft
590gr total
225 Steel Force, 100 gr brass insert 30"AD Lites=total weight of 650gr and about 25% FOC.
My normal set up has been 175 grain Woodsman Elite on a 100 grain brass insert. Recently went to a stiffer shaft that allowed me to bump up to a 250 grain VPA 2 blade. 350 up front - total arrow weight of 715 - blew right through a bison from an entrance at the last rib and out in front of the opposite front leg. This was out of a57# bow.
Total penetration LENGHTWISE through a buffalo! To say the least, I am sold on heavy heads!
175gr. woodsman elites
I shoot 175, 125, 135. Depends on the arrow. I picked up used arrows and had to adjust from there to make them fly.
250-300gr 3 blades.
Out of The setups listed below , I will use 300 gr, and occasionally 260 gr.
175
AD Hammerhead Trad cut to 31", 190gr Abowyer Javelina's with 75gr steel adapter, 100gr brass inserts. Total arrow weight of approximately 750grs. Works with all my bows.
100gr brass insert, 100gr magnus 2 blade broadhead, and 100gr steel adapter :thumbsup:
145 gr. 55@26 cedar arrows.
200 grains on carbon shafts and 125 grains on wooden shafts.
45# bow.
175 grain 3 blade head carbon arrow 450 grain total.
Took one fairly heavy doe with it this year.
17 yd shot. Hit it too high. broke/cut one rib completely on the way in. Cut through 1/2 rib and scratched another on the way out.
I didn't get a complete pass through.
The arrow went in to the feathers and came out during the run.
The only problem I've seen with big foc #'s while using large/normal trad sized fletching, ( 3-4 x 4.5-5"+) is that in a cross wind the arrow can fly pretty sideways. The point will hit closer to the mark than a light foc arrow, but the arrow won't be going straight into the target.
With a lower foc arrow you might have to dope the wind a bit more but at least the arrow flies straighter.
there is a compromise in all this stuff....
61 Widow recurve 160 Grizzly and 170 grain Abowyer on wood shafts cut to 28.5 inches. Always seems to work.
180 gr heads and 100 gr inserts, 48# recurve.
It has EVERYTHING to do with tuning your arrows to your bow! Read about bare shaft tuning. I shoot a minimum of 275 grains (BH, adaptor + insert)and can shoot up to 400 total grains up front on my Beman and MFX 400's through a 51#@28", 64" ACS 3 piece longbow. Actually this year I backed off of my weight up front, about 22% FoC. Learn through your own experimentation, that's where it's at! Arrow flight and accuracy is everything.
Good luck!
Kris
Thanks everyone.
I guess I'm just an old fart who is not technically savvy, so I keep it simple. On my 65# bows I shoot 135 grn points and on those under that weight I shoot 125 grn points. I shoot woodies.
190 grs.
125's
I find they go further in dirt when I miss ;)
135 - 160 Magnus I's and Zwickey Deltas.
160 grn,Magnus ,barrel tapered fir shafts . 55# Kwyk Styk.
Mostly the same think I've been using since the 80s...
135 grain head....aluminum adapter and aluminum inserts.
175 grain total head.
At times I've used 200 and 225 but nothing any higher than that.
I am also the odd guy. Almost always use either 125 grains or 150 grain heads. Used them for years, have always worked well. I do need to figure out all the FOC stuff, and give it a try soon. Perhaps this summer.
225 to 250 gr. with the brass insert
Just noticed your signature Terry. That's Awesome, SEC baby!