Broadhead question

The-Talon · September 28, 2015, 10:42:00 PM

So this year I'm gonna try some trailmaker broadheads I found at a local shop. They were pretty dang expensive and I didn't even notice when I had one out and put it on the scale they are 150 grains ! I normally shoot 125. Now my question is do you think the 25 grains will make a massive difference ? I put 2 arrow nocks on the scale and they were 20 grains.. The difference seems so tiny.. So I guess my question is .. Does it really make a huuuuge difference with the difference of 25 grains ?

Stumpkiller · September 28, 2015, 10:47:00 PM

Makes some difference. Whether you consider it huge may depend on the spine tolerance of your setup and release. Your arrows will behave like they are of slightly lower spine.

Some setups are very forgiving and some less so. The weight as far as trajectory will be less of an issue. (My opinion).

The-Talon · September 28, 2015, 10:50:00 PM

I'll make sure to throw one of the broadheads at a hay bail a few dozen times and see how it flies. I don't plan on taking any 30 yard shots so I can't imagine it will be that big of a difference inside 20 yards but you guys are the experts and I wanna hear whatcha think.

Terry Green · September 28, 2015, 10:51:00 PM

Like posted above it depends on how borderline your spine is I doubt it will make much difference after you sharpen them you're going to take off another 10 grains likely now you're down to 15 grain difference and you would have to be very borderline on your spine for that to make any difference whatsoever

The-Talon · September 28, 2015, 10:53:00 PM

Or maybe a straw bail is a bad idea.. Hope it doesent get suck

old_goat2 · September 29, 2015, 01:53:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by The-Talon:
I'll make sure to throw one of the broadheads at a hay bail a few dozen times and see how it flies. I don't plan on taking any 30 yard shots so I can't imagine it will be that big of a difference inside 20 yards but you guys are the experts and I wanna hear whatcha think.

If it makes a difference in spine, the yardage you shoot doesn't mean beans, out of tune arrow fish tailing to the target no matter what the distance quickly sheds energy and if it's actually still fishtailing when it hits the target and hasn't stabilized yet will result in very very poor penetration!!!!

ChuckC · September 29, 2015, 09:39:00 AM

You gotta shoot the system with your broadheads, even if they weigh the exact same. They are not field points and they MIGHT fly differently. You won't know that by asking anybody else, but rather only by shooting them. End of story.
ChuckC

September 29, 2015, 09:43:00 AM

Pretty much, everything was already said in the above posts! Anytime you make any change, ao try anything new, you should always practice with it to see for yourself if there is any difference.

Bisch

Matty · September 29, 2015, 09:51:00 AM

Yup I'll ditto the above. I've definately had flight problems going 125 to 150. And I wouldn't shoot them into a hay bale. They are twisting when they go in. Then you'll try to pull it out straight. It will get stuck. Might consider pushing all the way through

Butch Speer · September 29, 2015, 01:07:00 PM

I wouldn't worry about them getting stuck in a straw bale. I'd worry about what's behind it when the arrow passes thru.