Thanks for the help. I've never bow hunted in my life and no one in my family has ever done it either. I had fixed blade but I could never get them to fly straight. I can't afford a $600 bow, a $125 target, 3 $40 broadhead packs, a $35 release, a $60 sight and a dozen $8 arrows. So I use what I can. The first broadheads I used broke in the target when I hit it. Gummi Bear you've defiantly been the most help on this thread. I've heard the mechanicals fly like Feild points so I only had to buy one pack of broadheads and get a bunch of Feild points to practice with.

If fixed blades are not flying right you need to take your bow and have it tuned. My fixed blade fly just like my field points.

Excellent response

I have a buddy who dips his rage 3 blades in melted wax I have never done it but he swears by it

I can appreciate wanting to save a buck somewhere along the way.

I bought my first compound bow when I was 12, with lawn mowing money. I busted my hump all summer to save up for it. I understand how hard it is to turn loose of a dollar.



If you're new to archery, I highly recommend you pass on hunting this season. Take some time to get to know your equipment, perfect your form, and start learning a new way to hunt.

You will go through some equipment: upgrades, stuff you want to do differently and so on.




No new hobby is going to be cheap, but spend your money on the right things, and you can still have a good time while learning.

First thing I'd do, is spend the money to have your bow professionally tuned and fitted for you at a real pro shop. It will iron out issues like you can't imagine. Next, sign up for some lessons; it's money well spent to fast track yourself to shooting success.

If you are not improving, you are not having fun. If you are not having fun, you will not continue to pursue this activity.


I shot Thunderheads for years, and put a ton of meat on the table with them. They are inexpensive, durable, and fly very well. I started shooting them around 1989 (pretty sure they were out long before that), and they have remained largely unchanged for all these years. Why? Because they work.

Nowadays, I shoot Slick Tricks. They are a little more spendy, but fly really straight, and leave a mess of a hole.


For an all around target, save up for a Rinehart 18-1. They are around $100; what you get is a target that is super durable, easy to remove arrows from, accepts both field points and broad heads, weathers well, and comes with a 1 year warranty. If you can shoot it out completely in 1 year, they will replace it for free.

Thanks,I have a target ive been using, got it from a garage sale,it's a humungo and says its a broadhead target but I've had fixed blades break in it. Thanks for the help Gummi bear!