To hear "torquage" and "congruency" in the same breath was truly fascinating.

The lighting in your videos is killer. Always enjoy when you drop a new video. Thanks for your time!

Love your videos man. You always seem to bring something different to the table, you look at things a little different than all the others that seem to rehash the same things. Keep up the good work

This sounds like a good reason for a trip to Huntsville Alabama to work with Smarter Every Day.

Glad to see you back, amazing content as always and hope to see more coming out soon 🤙🏼📷

It is good to see you back and I never thought about the single bevel the way you presented it.

So glade to see you back with the Hoyt! Love your videos never miss one!

What a wicked video! Great editing and layout

I've come to the same conclusions! Good video and very informative. What's even crazier in the larger the bevel edge, the more stabilization. I've been shooting the crafted archery aero 1 in 175 grain. 82.4 LB bow sending 525 grains at 285 fps. Even though it's a large fixed head, bullets at 60 yards. Keep digging! I'm interested to see the next video.

Fascinating to see this today. Just earlier, in very windy conditions, i was out shooting 4 types of Iron Will broadheads. The standard double bevel wides have always shot well for me. Today, in the wind, I was amazed at how well the single bevels shot. Much tighter groups and for whatever reason, way less impacted by the wind.

Hey Brandon! Great to see you at TAC-SA. Just getting around to watching this particular video and I recall us discussing this on IG when you were first starting shooting the IW wides. I think you've done a really great job here explaining a complex concept in easy to understand terms. Best regards!

I agree with you and spent a lot of time tuning my arrows. Knowing my bow was tuned, I used different spines (ended up sticking w/Easton Axis 300 spine Match Grade), then adding/subtracting weight up front, then knock tuned. I was punching perfect holes in paper with 610 gr, 250 gr up front. 150 gr field tip, 25 gr ss collar, 75 gr insert. The outsert/insert stiffens the arrow and provides structural integrity. My arrows have 4 fletchings w/a left helical. Then I went with the Iron Will left single bevel. There is no difference in accuracy between my field points and broad heads. Took me a long time to go through the process.

You are correct….spin averages out build imperfections. Your bow will naturally spin an arrow based on how your string is twisted so ideally your vane orientation and broad-head bevel direction would all match to induce the same rotation. E.G. bow clocks left then left helical/offset with left-bevel broadhead. All other things being equal, that will give the most forgiving arrow flight and the best terminal performance.

Agreed..Kayuga's Pilot and Zot are super forgiving. The rotation is manifested with the ferrel design on the Zot.

Videos are always on point sir, I also shoot Iron will heads and can 100% backup what you are saying. To the point that I shot some M3s to see the difference and the iron will single bevel heads definitely grouped better at 60 yards. I did the exact same thing, basic paper tune then shot the broad heads and they were spot on with a slightly imperfect tune. I just picked up the new 100 grain wide vented that I will be testing this weekend, see how they do.

Awesome video! I love it!

You can tell people miss you great job bud great explanation great job thank you buddy

Tuning, tuning, tuning. Makes your life so much easier when changing broadheads. Bareshaft paper tuning and nock tuning preferred

Makes complete sense to me. My bow rotates arrows left so I put my fletching on left offset. Gives far better accuracy. Then I buy kudu single bevel left broadheads and it’s very accurate to 50 yards.

The ranch fairy is happy.

I don't always agree with you but i like how you do things, keep it up

I’m glad you made this video. It may have been me being a moron but this whole time I thought single bevel just meant one side was sharp and the other completely dull and I couldn’t figure out how that would be helpful.

0:00 I definitely thought that squeaky door was an elk for a second…

Well I can tell you with 100% confidence that your arrow has begun to spin the moment it leaves the bow. Not 18" or 2 feet, instantly. This occurs with a bare shaft and a field point just due to the strings serving direction. So that theory is definitely not why it is more consistent. My guess is that it is a consistent force vector on the arrow thet overpowers any irregularities in airpressure within the first 10 to 15 feet from the bow. Instead of the front of the arrow having to decide which direction it wants to go (like a knuckle ball), it acts on the air in one direction( like a fast ball). That's my theory.

Brandon so are you shooting rip tko elite 300s with the 150grain iron will single bevel. Are you using the iron will collars too or whats ur entire aarow setup, weight and what fps you getting. Also i noticed and you mentioned your shooting the iron will right broadheads so does ur bow naturally spin arrows to the right. Asking all this cuz I shoot the rip tko elite 300 with hybrid vanes max helical to the left with iron will collar and my mathews setup naturally spins my arrows to the left. Anyways im thinking about adding the iron will left broadheads to my arrow setup for 2024 so wanting opinions on it now that u been shooting it for while. ABT

In my experience, if I can get a bare shaft hitting with my field points, my broad heads will too.

Decided that after changing front double bevel to single bevel a few yrs ago. Thought it was me. In fact I shoot single bevel at 80+ better than practice head. Again thought it was just me.

Awesome! Makes sense to me.

What are your thoughts on the VPA's? single bevel or double?

How I see it. If you can get a broad head to hit in the same place as a field point then the broad head isn’t doing much to affect the flight of the arrow aside from how it exits the bow. If the broad head spins faster I’d think that it would affect arrows drop more so it could hit lower than the field point at further distance. That’s just how it makes sense in my brain.

Thank's for your study on broadhead flight you might be on to something. I have been bowhunting for over 40 years. I remember not having as much flight problems with fixed blade broadheads 1-1/4" wide or narrower as long as your bow was squared up right I'm talking compound bows and your arrows were straight and the broadheads spun true you had pretty good flight with old launcher rests and alot of people shot with finger too. I really feel that when they introduced carbon arrows in the begining speed and durability was there only concern. If you shot an old xx75 easton arrow they were . 003 straightness and the walls of the arrow was almost perfect in thickness. They also payed attention to the grade of Aluminum which was 7075. My point is they flex consistent as long the bow was repeating properly. So know we got carbon and the flex rate between arrow vary alot more due to having an area on the arrow shaft that is thicker which will flex different unless each arrow is inspected you will experience a erratic flex that's why nock tuning is necessary to get fixed blades to be close to your field points. Target archers have to nock tune each arrow to get the flight they need to compete and sometimes even with the best arrows they get some in the dozen that will not turn well that is multiplied when you introduce a fixed blade broadhead to a hunting arrow. Although technology has done some great things in archery alot of people have become rich because of it. Everything unfortunately in todays world is dollar motivated and in my opinion the heavy double bevel fixed blade is a good example. I myself cannot afford this venture if you can yes it will be better but is it really necessary in most cases. I do understand the need for such quality systems for dangerous game animals. They require alot more durability and structure in the arrow and broadhead. In my opinion a well placed shot with a quality broadhead gets the job done cleanly and ethically on most big game animals as long as you have enough power in your setup. Thank's again for your input you got me thinking about the blades causing more spin. It's really great even at my age I'm still learning. Thank's Ralph

Good to have you back in my feed sir. Interesting hypothesis. I want to question it in good faith discussion. While I think your reasoning of getting the arrow to spin quicker is sound, I wonder if the effort to get all arrow spines, all fletchings in the equivalent spot (in relation to spine weakness/stiffness - pick your poison), and broadhead indexing exactly the same across a dozen arrows is feasible. Then we have arrow squaring (nock end and pointy end) to contend with. I have to assume if your broadheads are seated slightly differently (because you didn't square each arrow the same) then you will have additional variation. I want to believe that a double bevel, three blade broadhead would be more forgiving as it is imparting less directional / torsional effects. But that's just what I think, let me know what you think.

Hey Brandon! It's Sam. I have a question about broadhead tuning. I do the Ranch Fairy process and then screw in my single bevel broad heads. They always hit right with my field point arrows. So I'm wondering what is the difference between the two?

Ive always nock tuned bare shafts through paper to get them all close. Then fletched and nock tuned what minor differences the vanes made in paper. I've never had to broadhead tune any head ever in my life.

Hey Brandon what bow are you shooting. Vtm 34?

Haha clarksons farm tee-shirt love it 🤘🤘🤣🤣

You realize you just proved something the Ranch Fairy has been preaching for quite a while with nock tuning and shooting your broadheads. The best part is it costs you nothing but 2 to 3 minutes of your time. I wonder how many would've blamed the broadhead and proceeded to shim cams, twist yolks, change top hats, adjust the technologies, without even giving a thought to spinning the nock?

Love the Diddly Squat Farm tshirt!

Sail area. I would be very surprised if the single-bevel's relatively small bevel edge exerted more rotational force in air than the large vanes, though that would be highly dependent upon how much spiral your vanes were installed with and how wide/stiff the vanes are, yes? I think it could be argued that if the single-bevel exerted that much force, you would see a measurable drop in arrow velocity vs a similarly constructed double-bevel. I expect that situation inverts once the arrow hits a medium denser than air. I'll grant you that it probably helps a measurable amount, meaning the rest is academic if you're not seeing radical changes in velocity or drift at longer ranges.

What insert are you running with your 150g setup?

I've started hearing more about the DCA Super Sabre vanes that you're using. How have they been for you?

another ? that came to mind, would less FOC help or hurt spin rate. does it take more fletch to spin a high FOC vs low FOC....

Sorta like a rail car drag racing.. torque the framing up and also twisting... with the veins sorta acting like the slicks.. sorta lol

Single bevel continues to rotate inside the animal. Also, the torque will split bone. It is like a wood chisel. I'd love to get a set of single bevels. But, I'm too invested in double bevel. Stingers & Black Hornet Ser-Razors.

Cool video I need to get out shoot my broadheads but dam after getting of the roof from working here in NC I just can't bring myself to get out in the heat till the weekend lol..

What kind of target is that?

I got them double bevel iron will wide 150’s!!! Badass head but damn they’re hard to get to fly straight! Id sell them if I could

Thais guy has some great slow mo of All kinds of arrow flights with different broadheads. 1nestly on KZfaq.

Another argument…. Use bigger fletchings?

Could you not test this by simply marking a vain or a line on the shaft and then shooting a target 3 feet from the bow and see which one rotates more in that distance? Maybe you would be able to tell if there’s enough difference in rotation with a single bevel that it would pay to do more testing with a high speed camera.

I dunno man..I built my arrows to my bow and every single head I’ve put on has flown the exact same. No “broadhead tuning” at all

lol, that is a tough one to believe, that a single bevel will shoot better than a double bevel, thats almost like saying a sharp broadhead will shoot better than a dull broadhead, i just dont believe it.

So i have 1 honest question that anyone is more than welcome to answer. I have wanted to use the Iron Will single bevel braodheads. A guy I know that owns a bowshop, told me to not waste my money on IronWills. If I want single bevel broadheads then I need to save about a 3rd of the cost and get Kudu 125g single bevel broadheads. I will say that they enter and come out with so much force. Almost every arrow hits the ground after a full pass through and shatters into multiple little 3 to 7 inch sections. Victory Vap Game elite 300. Total arrow weight is 487g

I've always believed that the aerodynamic ability of a 125gn target tip is equal to the aerodynamic ability of a 100gn broadhead. Add that concept to helical vanes and single bevel equals the G.O.A.T arrow

@IronWillOutfitters Can probably test this theory in a day.

The only useful information I got from this video is that we have very similar taste in reality TV shows and apparel....

Probably because they want to rotate. They are not a wing fighting rotation they are forcing rotation. This makes so much sense its nuts. Ithis is why I love this channel. You dick around with stuff and observe what matters and works. Not some blowhard that is closed minded.

How’s that target holding up to repetitive broadhead abuse?!?

a good test that maybe confirms your suspicions: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rraFkteXvri1das.html The BH has a deliberate wing design though.

Ok im sorry but I've shot single bevel, and double bevel regardless what you shoot you always make sure your equipment is ready for the shot. Sounds like the bear suffered from poor judgment and preparation or bad shot placement.

Please buy the $10k Uber Slo-Mo camera.

Tl;Dr: Gyroscopic stability from a single bevel is technically present but practically and likely statistically irrelevant. Confirmation bias is far more likely. There is no way air pressure creates enough force on the bevels to cause a noticeable(read practical probably even measurable) difference compared to any other broadhead of the same shape/wieght with a different edge grind. It's WAY more likely that you're running into confirmation bias. I especially suspect since you don't show any steps towards removing bias.

Omg I liked you a lot better when you shot mathews

Why not just stick with the big mechanical? You can’t argue with your own results. With such high efficient bows, high quality arrow builds for me mechanicals are working better than ever.

www.youtube.com/@1nestly This guy has done some interesting slow mo filming.