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I have a mathews drenalin and i should whitetail arrows. it seems no matter what i do i cant accurately shoot broadheads. i would rather not shoot expandables but thats all i can shoot without my arrow flying horribly. i have paper tuned a few times but nothing seems to work. any solutions?
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Answers (16)
Is your bow shooting bullet holes? Arrows properly spined? What broadheads are you useing that are not flying good?
I would highly recomend you try some Slick Tricks because with the short profile they fly great even out of not perfectly tuned bows.
If your bow is not tuned properly you are going to have trouble with whatever head you shoot.
If you are sure your bow is paper tuned then your arrows are not spined properly and are flexing too much upon release. My guess is your bow is not tuned.
That's an easy one!
Take all your shooting gear to a Authorized Mathews Bow Shop and have it tuned and fitted to you. I'm surprised you got out the door without them doing this for you, provided it was a reputable shop
Assuming its tuned:
1. Increase the weight of the broadhead. More weight means more stable error flight.
2. Increase size of fletching and or helical.
I know there isnt anything wrong with my arrows because there are brand new. The broaheads im trying to shoot are called Hell Razors. im pretty sure they are 125 grains. and it is nearly shoot bullet holes
What pound draw weight? Arrow leanth? What kind of fletching?
If they arrows are spined correctly then maybe try what jay said about the fletching. Or just get some Slick Tricks...
my bow does the same. i am shooting rage broad heads now which fly amzing. my bow is about 60 lb draw weight but my arrow is shooting all over with fix blades for accuate with field points and rage. my fixed blades heads are 125 grain, which is to heavy. try getting 100 grains or ever 85 or 90 grains would be great if you shooting 55 lbs or under
jay
Need to rethink that one LOL! :)
That arrow with that brick of a broadhead will cause the arrow to flex more during acceleration and porpoise that much more
Try quickspin vanes
Clay,
I know you are all about speed but a heavier broadhead will stabilize the arrow faster. A 125gr is not a heavy broadhead in my opinion. Heck, when I started bowhunting 125gr was considered light and most guys I knew at the time were using broadheads closer to 150gr.
Each arrow manufacturer has recommended spine specs based on length and draw weight and tip weight.
jay and Clay,
Clay is right about a heavier head makeing the arrow flex more and depending on many variables you might need to get some arrows with a stiffer spine.
jay is right about the heavier head flying better (if the bow is tuned). The heavier head will bump up the FOC % a little and the arrow will fly better and get better straight line penettration.
where im from expandables are eligle i shoot the new mathews z7 and the only fixed blade i can get to shoot perfectly are the shuttle t-lock from trophy taker.they fly exactly like my fieldtips rihgt out of the box no extra tuning needed.
Trophy Taker Shuttle T-Lock Broadheads
Shuttle Blade design delivers field point accuracy. Get em on cabelas, they're expensive, but save you time with broadhead tuning.
I shoot rage and they fly excellent. In your case bow tuning is huge. With fixed blades I've heard muzzy mx-3 fly well. You also may be shooting too light of an arrow for your draw weight. I shoot a mathews reezen 6.5 at 72lbs and shoot carbon express maxima arrows with blazer vanes. These arrows are 8.1 grains/inch and I beleive they are somewhat on the light side but still fly well. I agree with the previous post about shuttle-t-lock broadheads may also fly well for you as well. Good Luck
the broad head weight might not be correct for arrow shafts. or the arrow shafts aren't correst for the draw weight your using. or both.
I had the same problem with my Drenalin. Tryed all types of rests, diffrent shafts, weight of tip. all of that did not correct it. What it ended up being was a draw length problem. Mathews tend to run a bit long on draw length thus causeing bad form. Look at their web site on correct draw lenth mesurement its like arm span finger tip to finger tip / 2.5 = draw lenth.
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Is your bow shooting bullet holes? Arrows properly spined? What broadheads are you useing that are not flying good?
I would highly recomend you try some Slick Tricks because with the short profile they fly great even out of not perfectly tuned bows.
If your bow is not tuned properly you are going to have trouble with whatever head you shoot.
If you are sure your bow is paper tuned then your arrows are not spined properly and are flexing too much upon release. My guess is your bow is not tuned.
jay
Need to rethink that one LOL! :)
That arrow with that brick of a broadhead will cause the arrow to flex more during acceleration and porpoise that much more
where im from expandables are eligle i shoot the new mathews z7 and the only fixed blade i can get to shoot perfectly are the shuttle t-lock from trophy taker.they fly exactly like my fieldtips rihgt out of the box no extra tuning needed.
I shoot rage and they fly excellent. In your case bow tuning is huge. With fixed blades I've heard muzzy mx-3 fly well. You also may be shooting too light of an arrow for your draw weight. I shoot a mathews reezen 6.5 at 72lbs and shoot carbon express maxima arrows with blazer vanes. These arrows are 8.1 grains/inch and I beleive they are somewhat on the light side but still fly well. I agree with the previous post about shuttle-t-lock broadheads may also fly well for you as well. Good Luck
That's an easy one!
Take all your shooting gear to a Authorized Mathews Bow Shop and have it tuned and fitted to you. I'm surprised you got out the door without them doing this for you, provided it was a reputable shop
Assuming its tuned:
1. Increase the weight of the broadhead. More weight means more stable error flight.
2. Increase size of fletching and or helical.
I know there isnt anything wrong with my arrows because there are brand new. The broaheads im trying to shoot are called Hell Razors. im pretty sure they are 125 grains. and it is nearly shoot bullet holes
What pound draw weight? Arrow leanth? What kind of fletching?
If they arrows are spined correctly then maybe try what jay said about the fletching. Or just get some Slick Tricks...
my bow does the same. i am shooting rage broad heads now which fly amzing. my bow is about 60 lb draw weight but my arrow is shooting all over with fix blades for accuate with field points and rage. my fixed blades heads are 125 grain, which is to heavy. try getting 100 grains or ever 85 or 90 grains would be great if you shooting 55 lbs or under
Try quickspin vanes
Clay,
I know you are all about speed but a heavier broadhead will stabilize the arrow faster. A 125gr is not a heavy broadhead in my opinion. Heck, when I started bowhunting 125gr was considered light and most guys I knew at the time were using broadheads closer to 150gr.
Each arrow manufacturer has recommended spine specs based on length and draw weight and tip weight.
jay and Clay,
Clay is right about a heavier head makeing the arrow flex more and depending on many variables you might need to get some arrows with a stiffer spine.
jay is right about the heavier head flying better (if the bow is tuned). The heavier head will bump up the FOC % a little and the arrow will fly better and get better straight line penettration.
Trophy Taker Shuttle T-Lock Broadheads
Shuttle Blade design delivers field point accuracy. Get em on cabelas, they're expensive, but save you time with broadhead tuning.
the broad head weight might not be correct for arrow shafts. or the arrow shafts aren't correst for the draw weight your using. or both.
I had the same problem with my Drenalin. Tryed all types of rests, diffrent shafts, weight of tip. all of that did not correct it. What it ended up being was a draw length problem. Mathews tend to run a bit long on draw length thus causeing bad form. Look at their web site on correct draw lenth mesurement its like arm span finger tip to finger tip / 2.5 = draw lenth.
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