How To Broadhead Tune? A Proper Guide

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You will perform better overall and with greater accuracy if you do this. Have you ever been wondering about broadhead tunings?

Broadhead tuning is essential essential for ethical hunting. If you can do this, you will get better accuracy in the shot. Pretuned broadheads are an easy way to make sure your hunting targets fly as true as possible. If not, you may need to bow tune them one more time to get them in line. So, how to broadhead tune?

How To Broadhead Tune

It’s so simple-

Take your broadhead and field point. Shoot both of them in a target range. Repeat it and observe the result. Adjust your bow as needed to achieve the same point of impact. If your broadhead impacts the left side of the field points, then move your rest to the left until it shares the impact point of the field point.

This is not the complete picture. Read this article to learn the proper tuning of a broadhead and its advantages.

How Do I Know If My Bow Needs Broadhead Tuning?

First of all, Shoot your bow and arrow properly. Then, look at the following points, if you face any of them, then you need to tune your broadhead.

How Do I Know If My Bow Needs Broadhead Tuning

Broadheads Not Flying Like The Field Points

Check your bow and make sure that it is okay. Then, Take a broadhead and field points. Shoot both of them in a target range. Check if your broadhead and field are hitting the same target or not.

If they don’t hit the same target, then you need to tune your bow.

Inconsistent Shot Placement

Have you experienced inconsistent shot placement when shooting your bow? Especially when using broadhead.

If this happens, make sure that your bow isn’t tuned properly. You must need to tune.

Arrow Flight Issue

If the bow’s arrow passes through with its tail raised, 

For example, 

Because the broadhead has taken up the air, the arrow will plane downward and strike the target low. Two groups (one with broadheads and one with field points) of poorly tuned bows will be given to you.

Remember, a well-tuned bow must shoot broadhead without tuning issues.

Are you conscious about the weight of your broadhead? It also affects the arrow flight. So, take the right grain broadhead for 400 spine arrows.

The grain broadhead for a 400-spine arrow depends on your draw weight, draw length, arrow length, point weight, and types of broadheads. 

Most archers think that a 100-grain broadhead weight is suitable because they have many options and are easily available.

A heavier broadhead is suitable for higher draw weight and for better penetration. A lighter broadhead can lead to an erratic flight of the arrow

What Are The Benefits To Tuning Broadhead?

If you are serious about bowhunting, then a proper tune broadhead is essential for you. Here are some benefits as follows:

What Are The Benefits To Tuning Broadhead

Increase Accuracy

If your broadhead tunes properly, it will help you to achieve field point accuracy. 

Haven’t you understood? 

This means your broadhead and field points will hit the same target and will increase your overall performance.

Consistent Performance

By indexing the arrow spine of each shaft, you can save time on nock tuning and make sure every arrow is made identically. 

As a result, it results in a consistent performance of the arrow shaft exiting the bow.

Reduced Wind Planning

A properly tuned broadhead will reduce the wind effect and fly properly. As a result, this can help you maintain the proper broadhead flight and a perfect shot.

Increase Your Confidence Level

If your broadhead is tuned correctly, it will increase your overall performance. As a result, it will increase your confidence level in the field.

A properly tuned broadhead is essential for effective hunting. A well-tuned bow will help you to be successful in bowhunting. So, keep that in mind no matter what game would you hunt with a broadhead.

Broadhead arrows are typically used for hunting larger game like bear, deer, moose, elk, and wild boar. Even small games like ducks, pheasants, and jackrabbits can be hunted by using a broadhead because it leads to more ethical kills.

Are you thinking about how to tune broadheads to carbon arrows? To tune broadhead to carbon arrows follow these steps:

  • Use an arrow spinner to check arrow straightness.
  • Then attach your broadhead to the arrows.
  • Ensure broadhead blades align with the vanes on the arrow.
  • Shoot your broadhead at a target of 20 yards.
  • Adjust it until reaches the same point of impact.

How To Broadhead Tune?

Are you conscious about how to broadhead tune a bow? Or how do you tune a bow with broadheads? Follow the steps as follows:

How To Broadhead Tune.
  • Aim your broadhead arrow 20 yards away at a target.
  • Shoot your field point arrow at the same target from 20 yards.
  • Repeat your shooting and observe the result.
  • Adjust your bow until you get the same point of impact.
  • If the fieldpoint is influenced to the left by the broadhead, shift your rest to the left until it shares the fieldpoint’s point of contact. 
  • Move your string/Powerstroke/cam to the left by yoke tuning or moving the cams if your bow requires the rest to be moved more than 1/8′′ outside of the advised center shot of your rest.
  • If the broadhead impacts above it, you should raise your d loop until it shares the fieldpoint’s POI. Check your bow’s timing and sync if shifting the d loop doesn’t increase the point of aim.
  • If the broadhead impacts below the filed point, lower your d loop until it shares the point of impact of the filed point. Check your bow’s timing and sync if moving the d loop doesn’t increase the point of aim.

This will help you to tune your broadhead properly if your bow’s timing is perfect and your bow is to spec.

Are you thinking about how to tune a fixed broadhead? Don’t worry! No need for you to take another step. Just follow the above steps.

What Is Broadhead Tuning To Field Points?

Broadhead tuning to field points is a technique to increase shooting accuracy. In this technique, both the broadhead and field points shoot from a bow and observe whether they are hitting the same target or not.

Broadhead Tuning To Field Points

In general, To get accurate and consistent arrow flight, archers adjust their bow and arrow setup, which is known as broadhead tuning to field points.

The goal is to achieve field point accuracy with a broadhead. As a result, your shooting accuracy will be high and will increase your overall archery performance.

As an ethical hunter, you must make a humane and successful kill. So, broadhead tuning to the field point is necessary for you.

But that changes depending on what are broadhead arrows used for?

How To Broadhead Tune A Compound Bow?

To get perfect bullet holes, follow these steps to broadhead tune a compound bow using a paper tuning jig as an aid:

Step 1: Check The Bow

Make sure your bow matches the advised manufacturer’s specifications. This relates to the axle measurements and brace height. It may change depending on  2 blade Vs 3 blade broadhead. So, check before the tuning process.

Step 2: Check Bow’s Tuning

To ensure that the timing on your compound bow is precise, use a drawboard.

To get ideal timing while maintaining the specifications of your bow, press your bow and then adjust the cables’ screw or unscrew according to the situation if the cams are out of sync.

Step 3: Paper Tune Your Bow

Paper-tune your bow with a properly spined arrow. This will help you to get a perfect hole through paper with a field point representing a macro bow tuning to your equipment.

Step 4: Bare Shaft Tune 

Bare shaft-tune your bow. If the bare shafts consistently impact to the left or right of the fletched arrows, you may need to make adjustments to your bow’s arrow rest or nocking point. If the impact is consistently high or low, adjustments to the bow’s draw length or arrow spine may be necessary.

Step 5: Shoot Broadheads Through Paper

Shoot your broadhead through the paper. It’s a little trickier to see where your fletchings connect the material because the broadhead will make a clear remove in the paper.

Step 6:Adjustment

If your broadhead and bare shaft are correctly tuned, then the broadhead makes a perfect rip through the paper. 

To adjust the nock left or right, up or down rips, make adjustments to the yokes, cam shims, and d loop until your broadheads are perfectly ripped.

Step 7: Tune At The Range

Aim your broadhead arrow 20 yards away at a target. From 20 yards, aim your field point arrow at the same target.

Repeat the same process and observe the result. To achieve the same point of impact, adjust your bow.

Are you a fixed broadhead lover? Do you want to know how to tune fixed broadheads? Follow the above steps. This is enough to tune your fixed broadhead.

Haven’t you understood yet? You can use the gold tip broadhead tuning chart for more information.

Bare Shaft Vs Broadhead Tuning

Bare Shaft Tuning

  • It is a technique to determine how the arrow is flying out in your area.
  • In this method, the arrow shoots without fletching to increase any slight kinks in your bow’s arrow flight.
  • The arrow’s flight will not be corrected as it moves closer if it is not fletched.
  • It allows you to see the trajectory path of the arrow.
  • If you can do propers bare shaft tuning, you will be able to fine-tune your bow to increase accurate arrow flight.

Broadhead Tuning

  • Observe whether or not the broadhead and field points are hitting the same target when they both shoot from a bow.
  • This will help you to achieve accurate and consistent arrow flight.
  • It allows you to achieve field point accuracy with your broadhead.
  • Proper tuning of your broadhead will improve your shooting accuracy and improve your hunting confidence.

Here is a comparison chart:

Parameter Broadhead TuningBare Shaft Tuning
GoalIt achieves accuracy in shoot and overall performance.It is used to examine how the arrow is flying out of your area.
MethodIn this method, you will be able to adjust your arrow and bow setup.It allows to shoot arrows without fletchings.
AdvantagesIt helps to achieve the accuracy of broadhead with the field point.Small kinks in the trajectory of the arrow
DrawbacksYou may need to adjustment and alignment.It requires shooting without fletching

Broadhead Tuning Rest Direction

Broadhead tuning involves adjusting the arrow’s rest direction based on the arrow’s impact. If your arrow shoots left, then move the rest slightly to the right.

If the arrow impacts high, then move the rest down. Adjust the rest in 1/64″ increments until your broadheads align with the field tips.

In case you overadjust, remember to mark the starting point of your arrow rest. The technique requires a spine that is straight and in good form. After making adjustments, you will need to re-sight.

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)

Do You Have To Tune Your Broadheads?

Yes, to get accurate and efficient shooting it is essential to tune your broadheads.

What Distance Is Broadhead Tune?

Use a 2-inch dot for 40 or 50 yards, then move to a 3- or 4-inch dot for the remaining 60 yards as a situation. Your bow is broadhead-tuned if your broadhead-tipped arrows are hitting inside the same dot as your field-tipped arrows out to 60 yards.

Why Are My Broadheads Shooting Low?

Your broadhead is shooting low due to the added drag of the blade broadhead, a nock high and right paper tear, or an untuned setup.

Conclusions

To summarize, how to broadhead tune? Target your broadhead and field point 20 yards away at a target. Repeat your shooting and observe the result. Adjust your bow until you get the same point of impact.
It will help your shooting accuracy and overall performance. As a result, your confidence level will be high and will help you to hunt successfully.

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