I shot my Muzzy practice blades a few weeks ago, and they shot TERRIBLE… So I went out and bought Rage 2 blades (that have historically shot and preformed well for me) to use on my upcoming bear trip.
I shot the Muzzy practice blades again last night just for kicks and they actually shot much better than before. I did have the practice heads mounted on different arrows than the previous shoot. They were shooting much better groups, but the point of impact was still considerably different at 20 yards than my field tips. (Of course, it was dead calm last night, and possibly windier a few weeks ago.. Maybe that was the difference?)
My Rage practice heads are shooting very well, very similar accuracy compared to my field points.
Questions…
1) Do you guys do anything specific to “tune” your broadheads? (I realize a tuned bow is probably the #1 cause of “out of tune broadheads”… Any other actions besides tune the bow that you might take to get a broadhead to fly true?)
2) When you have heads that group well but have a different point of impact vs field points, do you move your sights to that point of impact and call it good, or do you do something different?
3) When you have two sets of heads that both group well, but head1 POI is different than your field tips, while head2 POI is the same as your field tips… All else being equal, do you VASTLY prefer the “true flying” head2 over the head1? Or are you satisfied to move your sights to POI of head1 and call it good – And make the decision of which head to use based on cutting properties (not aerodynamic properties) of the head itself.
….. Further side question… If you change your sights to those head’s POI at 20 yards due to “head planing”, theoretically all of your other pins will be affected by the planing as well… So you can’t assume that 20/30/40/50 yard impact points of your broadheads vs pin spacing will necessarily correlate to how your field tips shot… (e.g., you are going to have to sight in each distance again with your broadheads)… Vs a “true” flying head which should mimic field tip POI all the way to the last pin… (?)
4) I have a few arrows that seem to “wander” a little more than other arrows, all else being the same. With my Muzzy’s, the wandering is more pronounced than with the Rage heads. Still, I have one or two arrows that will float the Rage heads about and inch or two higher than my normal ~1 inch group at 20 yards. With the Muzzy’s, it may be 2+ inches. What are the major causes of some arrows shooting well, but others not? I assume insert alignment is the culprit. Any other theories? I have heard people like to line up the vanes with the broadhead steel, but I have also heard that this theory is bunk.
Thoughts???
Sorry, long post, but an interesing one, I think. 
Mike
