I have to agree that the narrow single-bevel broadheads leave a disappointing blood trail. I tried them for a while, and I have gone back to Woodsman heads for most of my hunting. That being said, the main stated advantage of the narrow single-bevel was penetration and bone-breaking ability with 650-grain or heavier arrows. For most bowhunting in the U.S., the blood trail and fast, heavy blood loss in general (including internal blood loss) are more important than the ability to break the humerus bone on the far side of whatever we are hunting, or the ability to bury the arrow into the dirt after pass through.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Your results may vary.

Late to game on this, but I believe the increased popularity for 3 under is because that is what NASP teaches.  Their reasoning is it gives better visibility and more importantly new shooters are less likely to pull the arrow off the rest compared to using split finger.  I have to agree with the logic because it worked when teaching my grandchildren.  NASP has taught 21 million children to shoot in the last 20 years. Makes sense to me why 3 under is more popular now.

I realize that this is an old post, but a great tip for starting fires in wet weather wby using the thin loose bark of a yellow birch tree. Get it from standing timber on the driest side of the tree. It is thin, burns hot even when it is damp.

Quote from: huckbuck on October 15, 2025, 09:17:06 AMWhen shot placement is not perfect, the wider two-blade or three-blade broadheads have resulted in a higher percentage of filled tags in my experience with deer sized animals or smaller.

Yes, sir.We did a survey years ago and ninety percent of the times people reported animals moving during the shot.They moved forward not rearward. Therefore, a multi blade head is much much better than a single blade ever would be in that scenario.

If a heavier head wont fly, my  suggestion would be a heavier shaft.

Best of luck. 

Maybe it's the head?  Those Stinger single bevels look kind of blunt up front compared to a standard stinger or a zwickey.  I'm shooting longbows in the low 40's with a total arrow weight around around 10 gpp, so not much more than you and with VPA 3 blades or Stinger 2 blades (with bleeders) typically get pass throughs.   

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I agree, Mark. The healing is almost complete. Still having a bit of dizziness but my Dr and I have worked up exercises that should help that.
 

The best bet is setting up a table on the end of a 6X80" edge sander and either use a collar or have a flush bearing mounted on the motor. Search out other threads on this topic... There are a bunch of ideas that you can do yourself. 

Hi. Just looking for feedback. Is my arrow weight too low?  My setup:

-Black Widow KB 45#
-Draw length : 28.5"
-Arrows: Safari Tuff 500sp, 50gr insert, 125gr head

My total arrow weight is 400gr.  I've killed a few does this season with it. Did not get pass throughs. Magnus Stinger Single Bevel head. 

I tried more weight up front and it seemed to negatively impact arrow flight. I'm wondering if I need to get the 400sp, leave them long and add 200gr up front.

Thank you