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What do you call "big" fixed broadheads ?
My idea is anything over 1.5 inch cut. I am a fan of German Kinetics Sliver Flames XXL which are a sliver under 2 inch cut !!! 1 7/8ths I think ? They fly great, there is NO other head any sharper, or built better. The lightest of the series starts @ 175 grains,which are the ones I use.
But before you get to slinging broadheads,,,,I feel a bow tune is critical. I'm a paper tune guy to make sure my arrow is coming into my animal without a wobble and providing maximum penetration. I always have walk backed my bow. There are other ways, but walk back works great for me. Normally I don't bareshaft tune because i'll have my arrows custom wrapped already in most cases and i'm not touching that. I can get a good idea with the vanes thru paper and besides which, I always shoot my animals with vanes,not vaneless,,,lol. But bareshafting is a great thing to do. I start @ 20 yards, go straight out to 50 and then dial in the others. I jump to 50 because once 50 or 60 is in, the others will follow suit.
My idea is anything over 1.5 inch cut. I am a fan of German Kinetics Sliver Flames XXL which are a sliver under 2 inch cut !!! 1 7/8ths I think ? They fly great, there is NO other head any sharper, or built better. The lightest of the series starts @ 175 grains,which are the ones I use.
But before you get to slinging broadheads,,,,I feel a bow tune is critical. I'm a paper tune guy to make sure my arrow is coming into my animal without a wobble and providing maximum penetration. I always have walk backed my bow. There are other ways, but walk back works great for me. Normally I don't bareshaft tune because i'll have my arrows custom wrapped already in most cases and i'm not touching that. I can get a good idea with the vanes thru paper and besides which, I always shoot my animals with vanes,not vaneless,,,lol. But bareshafting is a great thing to do. I start @ 20 yards, go straight out to 50 and then dial in the others. I jump to 50 because once 50 or 60 is in, the others will follow suit.