Episode 524, Arrow Tuning, Western Hunting Workshop

Mike and Dan talk with Chris Schnur of Beyond The Ears about arrow tuning and custom tuned arrows. Mike had Chris set up a new dozen for his new PSE Shootdown Forgiveness in an arrow Arrow stiffness affects Front weight and how it affects the arrow Speed vs Kinetic Energy The bow vs the arrow, which part should you put the most thought into? Putting more thought process into the arrow choice Aluminum shafts Easton Gamegetter XX75 Carbon shafts Stainless steel cores Parallel shafts Tapered shafts What is spine? How an arrow is manufactured affects spine deviance How broadhead air foil affects fletchings Trend now is going back to 3 or 4 inch vanes Blazer vanes developed for whisker biscuits Helical vs offset vanes Arrow components are often overlooked New technology Grouping 20 yards in a 8 inch pie plate Why custom vs boxed arrows Crossbow bolts Western Hunting Clinics How they got started at the shop What type of gear are they offering Workshops that teach them the gear they should consider Helps to prepare them for the extreme conditions they will endure Western hunts vs Mid-west hunts The elk calling academy Mike drew a Michigan Elk Tag! The Hunt, Hike, Train Podcast