Killing time before church. Going to make a short story kind of long.
I recently bought 2 Obsession Phoenix bows. They are both 60lbs. and 28.5" draw. 2014 models if it matters.
Last year I switched over to Anarchy single bevel heads. I ordered some 1 1/4" and some 1 1/2" heads to try. I was able to shoot the 1 1/4" out of my Delta 6 but could not get the 1 1/2" to fly correctly.
Both of my Phoenix's are set up the same except 1 has a Quad and the other has a Whisker Biscuit. Didn't see the point of dropping that much $$$$$ on a backup bows rest.
Arrows are Goldtip Velocity in 300 spine and the yellow pro in 340 spine. Some have a brass insert and some don't. This was to see if one flew/performed better than the others.
Vanes! Blazers did ok with the 1 1/4" but not with the 1 1/2". In addition to not stabilizing the 1 1/2" the Blazers are noisy.
Next, I tried 4" Easton vanes. Horrible! Didn't work with either the 1 1/4" or the 1 1/2".
So I got on Archery Talk and everyone raved on 3" Vanetec Super Spine. Imo they are no better than anything else. Actually worse for accuracy but quieter.
Now, both bows are tuned. Both shoot a bareshaft and a field tip the same POI at 20 yards. So what to do?
I had a Ramcat and a few other heads sitting around and figured I would try them. Same results. I've never had a problem with Ramcats so I tried a Swacker and a Rage. Of course, both flew great.
Now, I'm not a mechanical hater but I wanted to shoot my 1 1/2" Anarchy. You know how it is. My mind was made up. But wait, I had a few feathers I hadn't tried.
I fletched up 3 arrows with the feathers. A 340 spine and two 300 spines. One of the 300s had a brass insert and one had an aluminum. The weight of the arrows is 382,400, and 420. Now to shoot.
All three arrows flew true. With my shooting skills, the 382 and the 400 had virtually the same poi at 50 while the 420 had a few inches of drop. I'm sure a better shooter could tell a bigger difference but I can not.
My point, as if we didn't know, is feathers are the bomb for stabilizing arrows with fixed heads. You do not have to shoot mechanicals if you are willing to experiment and try new things. Nothing wrong with mechanicals but they do not and never will penetrate like a fixed head.
Ok, long post before church is over. Could have summed it up like this. Did lots of testing. Feathers were the only thing that could stabilize my broadheads. Tried 3 different vanes.
I recently bought 2 Obsession Phoenix bows. They are both 60lbs. and 28.5" draw. 2014 models if it matters.
Last year I switched over to Anarchy single bevel heads. I ordered some 1 1/4" and some 1 1/2" heads to try. I was able to shoot the 1 1/4" out of my Delta 6 but could not get the 1 1/2" to fly correctly.
Both of my Phoenix's are set up the same except 1 has a Quad and the other has a Whisker Biscuit. Didn't see the point of dropping that much $$$$$ on a backup bows rest.
Arrows are Goldtip Velocity in 300 spine and the yellow pro in 340 spine. Some have a brass insert and some don't. This was to see if one flew/performed better than the others.
Vanes! Blazers did ok with the 1 1/4" but not with the 1 1/2". In addition to not stabilizing the 1 1/2" the Blazers are noisy.
Next, I tried 4" Easton vanes. Horrible! Didn't work with either the 1 1/4" or the 1 1/2".
So I got on Archery Talk and everyone raved on 3" Vanetec Super Spine. Imo they are no better than anything else. Actually worse for accuracy but quieter.
Now, both bows are tuned. Both shoot a bareshaft and a field tip the same POI at 20 yards. So what to do?
I had a Ramcat and a few other heads sitting around and figured I would try them. Same results. I've never had a problem with Ramcats so I tried a Swacker and a Rage. Of course, both flew great.
Now, I'm not a mechanical hater but I wanted to shoot my 1 1/2" Anarchy. You know how it is. My mind was made up. But wait, I had a few feathers I hadn't tried.
I fletched up 3 arrows with the feathers. A 340 spine and two 300 spines. One of the 300s had a brass insert and one had an aluminum. The weight of the arrows is 382,400, and 420. Now to shoot.
All three arrows flew true. With my shooting skills, the 382 and the 400 had virtually the same poi at 50 while the 420 had a few inches of drop. I'm sure a better shooter could tell a bigger difference but I can not.
My point, as if we didn't know, is feathers are the bomb for stabilizing arrows with fixed heads. You do not have to shoot mechanicals if you are willing to experiment and try new things. Nothing wrong with mechanicals but they do not and never will penetrate like a fixed head.
Ok, long post before church is over. Could have summed it up like this. Did lots of testing. Feathers were the only thing that could stabilize my broadheads. Tried 3 different vanes.
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