Anyone have a beestinger on a xforce?
I'll disagree with you Whisky. If one can't get their broadheads to group with field points, somethings out of tune with the bow or you don't have the right arrows or arrow length/tip weight combination. It all makes a big difference.
I am not going to adjust my sights for broadheads and then reset them for field points for 3d shoots. Not gonna happen.
Once I know the bh and fp impact the same, I can shoot all I want with fp and not tear up targets. So far from all my shooting and testing, the wind affects my fp the same as my fixed blade heads.
Since you brought it up, when most say they have the same POI with BH and FP I guess i take that with a grain of salt. What's your definition of same? Pie plate at 40 yds? Robin hooding arrows at 60?
5 arrows with fp and bh mix - 2 inch group at 60 yards. 70 yards does open up a bit more but I have had bh and fp touching at 70. Can I get that tight of a group each and every time - Nope but the more you shoot the better you get.
Did you spend 1 whole night BH tuning to come to this conclusion, only to never touch a BH again until you go hunting?
Every year, several times through out the year. I destroyed several targets getting my arrows and bow this way. Now that they are this way, I ease up on it so I don't tear up targets.
Did you shoot BH and FP's with gloves on?
I have.
Did you shoot BH and FP at angles?
I have
Did you shoot BH and FP kneeling?
I have
One question you didn't ask, Yes I have shot at elevated positions too.
another question you didn't ask, I have done this with cross winds, head winds, tail winds to see how my arrows with fp and bh react to the wind conditions. Winds anywhere from 5mph to 20mph.
Are you shooting mechanicals.
Nope, don't care for them. Fixed blade broadheads
Are you shooting with a drop away, or a biscuit?
Drop away on both bows.
All these factors affect each set up differently. FP's are way more forgiving then BH's and if there are issues your BH's will tell you very obviously.
Yep and Yep
Look bckhntr I wasn't trying to put you on the defensive, as most all of my questions were rhetorical and i didn't need you to answer them. I should have stated that, as I trust a man that builds his own stabilizer knows his way around a bow
I know we agree there are a lot of factors to consider and I too feel too many people neglect some or a lot of them. Which is probably why I advocate to practice how you hunt. Because that's what it all comes down to in the end, making killing shots with BH's, not group size with FP's which is what the OP was asking about. In order to make those shots with a BH you obviously need to be tuned, to some degree, both the bow and shooter. Building confidence.
My question is if my bow has been sitting in a climate controlled area, but not been used in several years(7) should I have it restrung?