rossman Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Well, I picked up a Ross Cardiac and started shooting broadheads. At 20 yards my broadheads are 4 inches lower than my field tips, and 40 yards their 12 inches lower than my field tips. How do I tune my bow so my broadheads pattern with my field tips? Should I move my rest up a little bit or knock point down? Any help would be very appreciative!!!!! --rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 to adjust your sight, you follow the arrow,shooting low, move the sight down, shoot high move sight up. What broadheads are you shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 first off, are your broadheads the same weight as your field points? second, you need to paper tune your bow. most any archery shop can help you with that. and do you have the correct wieght and spine arrow for the weigth of your broadhead. so many variables to think of here. i had a similar prob last fall and i was tearing high right through paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Yep you need to paper tune your bow first. If by chance you find your bow is tuned properly you have 2 options. Either resight your bow for your broadheads or try a different broadhead. Last year I tried shooting some razorcaps for the 1st time to check them out. They shot about 5" low and 2" to the right at 20 yards. Nice group though. Then I shot Montec G5's (which I have been using) and they still shot just like my field points. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm shooting 100 grain sonics. My field tips are 100 grains too. The sonics shot perfect along with my field tips with my matthews but now their not even close. Frustrating. My proshop told me he paper tuned my bow but maybe I'll go back down and see if he can do it again. Thanks for the help...--rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bownarow Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I'm shooting 100 grain sonics. My field tips are 100 grains too. The sonics shot perfect along with my field tips with my matthews but now their not even close. Frustrating. My proshop told me he paper tuned my bow but maybe I'll go back down and see if he can do it again. Thanks for the help...--rossman Based on this statement I would say your bow is definately not set up correctly. If set up right, a bow should group broadheads the same as field points. Broadheads just magnify anything that may not be set up properly in your setup. So the guys' advise above about paper tuning your bow is right on. Maybe take it to a different bow shop than the one that set it up improperly the first time. I think simply adjusting your sight would be cheating yourself of the optimal performance of your equipment. There's something not right. Be diligent and find out what it is. You'll be much happier and confident with your setup once you get it corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txsbuda Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Rhino, thanks for that info on the Montec blades. I was having the same problem and took your suggestion. Bought them yesterday after work and all three arrows hit my target. My confidence is high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 first off, are your broad-heads the same weight as your field points? second, you need to paper tune your bow. most any archery shop can help you with that. and do you have the correct weight and spine arrow for the weight of your broad-head. so many variables to think of here. i had a similar prob last fall and i was tearing high right through paper Yep, I'd say that's the problem alright. Personally speaking, I wouldn't trust a bow-shop to paper-tune my bow. I'd rather do it myself so I know where I'm at. It helps with the confidence level. Even after Paper-tuning, some broad-heads, just don't fly the same as the field tips, and you kind of have to fine tune things from there. But 4" low at 20 yrds is a paper tuning problem for sure, especially since they were shooting good in your other bow.. Broadhead Tuning http://www.bowhuntingmag.com/tactics/broadhead_flight/#cont Here's another good link Click on this link and go to "Resources" and then "TIPS" http://www.newarchery.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Rhino, thanks for that info on the Montec blades. I was having the same problem and took your suggestion. Bought them yesterday after work and all three arrows hit my target. My confidence is high. You're welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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