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ballista:
  I wish i could post a picture of a nice, big buck shot with a my longbow, but that didnt happen today. today, I saw a deer, about 30 yards away, and loosed an arrow (cedar, zwicky broadhead) in that vicinity. the arrow soared way over, about a foot and a half. horrible. this was in the morning, at 2:00 i came in to have a bit of lunch (and take a crap) so i did a little test firing. my arrows are kinda fish tailing, enough for it to affect my accuracy alot. the arrows are pretty new, port oxford cedar, so im thinking of going to carbon, at least until i isolate this problem:traditional is a blast, but at the moment, as long as i get a deer on instinct, im fine. thanks, any info is appriciated. -jimmy   (later that day i saw a seven-eight pointer at roughly 70 yards, right on the fenceline-god i wish i had a chance to hit that!)

Pat B:
Jimmy, weren't you sure how your arrows flew before you went hunting? Before I hunt with any arrow I am sure it flies well or it don't go!  No matter if it has a store bought point, trade point or stone point...it gets shot first before hunting.
  Some broadheads have a tendency to wind plane. Have you tried other broadheads?        Pat

Ryano:
I agree with Pat. But what kind of bow are you shooting ? Draw weight, length, center shot, off center ? and what spine arrows are you shooting? at what length? and how heavy a tips? ......there are a lot variables in arrow flight....

Little John:
I have never really had broadhead problems with traditional gear. But wood check arrow flight with field points for proper flight and spine. If that checks out then make sure you have the broadheads mounted true and that you have plenty of fletch. Like Pat and Ryan said I flight test my hunting arrows and cull any that are not perfect.
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Kegan:
I usually have a tough time tuning broadheads. Practice arrows aren't as finicky. Broadheads magnify any flaws in matching. Usually the problems been that my arrows were too stiff, something that didn't readily show itself with lighter blunt point arrows.

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