Ep. 370: The Perfect Hunting Arrow Setup: Vanes, Arrows, Components with Bill Vanderheyden // Iron Will Outfitters

East Meets West Hunt

Beau Martonik

Wilderness, Sports

4.9 • 747 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Beau Martonik is joined by Bill Vanderheyden from Iron Will. Bill has exclusively bow hunted for the last 15 years and is an engineer by trade. They discuss Bill’s 2023 hunting season, arrow weights, nocks, choosing the right arrow, a university study on arrow fletchings for broadhead flight, bow tuning, and everything in between to make sure you are shooting the arrow setup to help you be the most lethal in the field. Topics: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:43 - Introduction to Bill Vanderheyden 00:05:42 - Recap of Bill's Hunting Season 00:16:06 - Challenges and Humbling Moments in Bow Hunting 00:34:47 - Choosing the Right Hunting Arrow 00:35:55 - Importance of Durable Fixed Blade Broadheads 00:36:53 - Optimal Arrow Weight and Broadhead Considerations 00:39:11 - Front Weight and Total Arrow Weight 00:41:41 - The Impact of Arrow Speed 00:47:08 - The Importance of Strong Arrow Components 00:48:46 - Back of the Arrow Considerations 00:51:23 - Ensuring Arrow Straightness and Spine Consistency 00:54:14 - Importance of the Knock Design 00:54:49 - Pros and Cons of Lighted Nocks 00:57:53 - Selection of Easton Axis for Custom Arrow Builds 01:02:55 - Quality Control Among Major Arrow Companies 01:04:36 - Aluminum vs. Steel components 01:05:46 - Broadheads and Chance 01:16:13 - Checking Bow Tune 01:16:43 - Checking Arrow Tune Note** Timestamps will have roughly 4 minutes added to them depending on ad length. Resources: Instagram: @eastmeetswesthunt @beau.martonik Facebook: East Meets West Outdoors Website/Apparel/Deals: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/ YouTube: Beau Martonik - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQJon93sYfu9HUMKpCMps3w Partner Discounts and Affiliate Links: https://www.eastmeetswesthunt.com/partners Amazon Influencer Page https://www.amazon.com/shop/beau.martonik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And honestly, you don't have to have, things don't have to be perfect.
0:03.1	You know, this university study, we take a bow out of tune, a little out of tune and then like way out of tune.
0:07.7	And we test, you know, broadheads with different vein designs.
0:10.3	And it's amazing to me how much be off on things and still get really good flight at long range with fixed play broadheads, you know, with the right pain design. I was like, well, if I throw a mic on, then I can help others the way that these people
0:23.2	that will help me.
0:25.1	Born in the heart of the Pennsylvania deer camp, with the help of experts, friends, and
0:32.0	local legends, we bring you valuable knowledge and powerful stories for your hunting adventures.
0:39.9	Welcome to the East Meets West Hunt podcast with your host, Bo Martonic.
0:48.3	Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of the East Meets West Hunt podcast presented by Spartan Forge. On today's
0:55.5	episode, I am joined by Bill Vanderhaden from Iron Will. Bill has exclusively bow hunted for the last
1:03.5	15 years and is an engineer by trade. So we discuss Bill's 2023 hunting season,
1:10.4	arrow weights, Knox, choosing the right arrow,
1:13.5	a university study on arrow fletchings for broadhead flight, bow tuning, and just about
1:18.7	everything in between to make sure that you're shooting an arrow setup to help you be the most
1:23.4	lethal in the field.
1:25.4	And I thought this was a really good conversation and hopefully be able to help
1:28.9	things out and simplify some things for people on arrow setups here. Come join me, Beaumartonic, and some other
1:37.1	seasoned Big Woods hunters in a two-day camp that will be hosted in north central Pennsylvania
1:42.7	in the Big Woods Appalachian mountain country this
1:46.3	course will combine classroom and in the field scouting to help you locate more bucks and create
1:51.4	a game plan to increase your success rate topics will include map reading e-scouting buck
1:57.1	betting food source identification seasonal scouting wind and thermal
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