After going through the process; bow, test kit, insert tune, bare shaft tune, nock tune, yada yada yada. I decided to go with a heavier set up than last year, but not the extreme stuff.
My first set up this summer was like 650 grains with a 150 grain insert and a 150 grain BH. The arrow I chose was not the best for what I was trying to do. My draw length is longer so it was kind of difficult to get the FOC up to 20%.
After Tinkering with that set up, a lot of thought about it, and a bunch of range time, I decided that the ranch fairy set up was not for me either. I'm not hunting those deer that are up north that field dress 200 pounds, and I'm not bow hunting through the rut when those thick winter coats come in. We get a month of bow season, and 3 & a half months of rifle season.
So what I went with, is a semi-balanced arrow set up that flies like a dang bullet. I'm shooting some 350 spine, BE rampage's with some 25 grain inserts that are threaded in the back for weights. The bow shop didn't have weights to fit the inserts so I went to Ace next door, and found the bolts that fit the thread pattern. I cut the heads off the bolts and screwed them into the inserts with some loc tite before gluing them into the arrow. That ended bringing the insert weight to 65 grains. I'm shooting the same broadheads that I have always hunted with, some Muzzy 3 blade, 125's. Total arrow weight is right at 500 grains and ended up at 13% FOC.
After sighting everything in with this batch of arrows I felt like this was by far the best option for me. The chances of me shooting a mature buck with my bow are slim to none. They normally stay nocturnal during September, so when the day time activity starts, Ill have Ol' Painless in the tree with me. Realistically I am going to shoot several does during bow season. Being that I have always shot the twizzlers and never had significant issues with pass throughs or losing deer, I just want a balanced arrow that tunes good, and flies flatter. And to be honest I like having the speed back lol
My first set up this summer was like 650 grains with a 150 grain insert and a 150 grain BH. The arrow I chose was not the best for what I was trying to do. My draw length is longer so it was kind of difficult to get the FOC up to 20%.
After Tinkering with that set up, a lot of thought about it, and a bunch of range time, I decided that the ranch fairy set up was not for me either. I'm not hunting those deer that are up north that field dress 200 pounds, and I'm not bow hunting through the rut when those thick winter coats come in. We get a month of bow season, and 3 & a half months of rifle season.
So what I went with, is a semi-balanced arrow set up that flies like a dang bullet. I'm shooting some 350 spine, BE rampage's with some 25 grain inserts that are threaded in the back for weights. The bow shop didn't have weights to fit the inserts so I went to Ace next door, and found the bolts that fit the thread pattern. I cut the heads off the bolts and screwed them into the inserts with some loc tite before gluing them into the arrow. That ended bringing the insert weight to 65 grains. I'm shooting the same broadheads that I have always hunted with, some Muzzy 3 blade, 125's. Total arrow weight is right at 500 grains and ended up at 13% FOC.
After sighting everything in with this batch of arrows I felt like this was by far the best option for me. The chances of me shooting a mature buck with my bow are slim to none. They normally stay nocturnal during September, so when the day time activity starts, Ill have Ol' Painless in the tree with me. Realistically I am going to shoot several does during bow season. Being that I have always shot the twizzlers and never had significant issues with pass throughs or losing deer, I just want a balanced arrow that tunes good, and flies flatter. And to be honest I like having the speed back lol