Shot 350lbs bear this year with my bowtech sx80. Shooting tooth of the arrow wide with victory rip ss 560gr at 285fps. Arrow went right through at 40 yards. Entry hole was as big as my fist exit was 2x size of broadhead. Bear ran 15 yards.
Picked up the SBL125's as soon as the email came. Awesome broadheads for sure and absolutely silent flight with the solid design. No tuning adjustments required on my Ventum 33
Tooth of the Arrows are really nice, they fly great and hit hard, plus the hole size they make are sweet. Punched a huge hole through a deer’s shoulder blade like nothing. I’ve been considering trying the Iron Will wide’s this year. I have the solids and they fly great also.
Seemed like other than the last shot, they were tighter with the field point than the iron will. I shot Tooth of the Arrow after B&R had their broadhead challenge with the hooter shooter
In my experience, spinning your arrows before you cut them and after can help with wobble. In many cases you can eliminate the end that is wobbly and gain a straighter shaft by cutting from the back as well as the front.
Crazy coincidence you are trying out the TOTA broadhead in this episode. This past month I started shooting the TOTA solid 125 original and am loving the flight. In fact I took down a 125 lb boar hog from 75 yards last weekend with that head. I have the solid and vented 125 grain XL arriving today and plan to test out the flight to 60 yards to see if they are flying as good as the smaller original solids that I already really like.
yeah you blokes keep me thinking about changing stuff all the time but it is so hard being about 12 months in with very little bow skilled guys around to help
Used TOTA XL 125gr heads last year and loved them! Hard quartering away doe, clean pass through at 18yrds. Slightly quartering to 8 pt (Pic is my UA-cam profile pic, trail cam footage on my pade) complete pass through at 33 yrds. On the buck, went through on-side shoulder blade no problem. I have the Iron Will 150gr single bevel and 150gr wides both with bleeders. I shot them with 300 spine Easton Axis 5mm and could not get them flight right. I'm guessing it was a spine issue. Sticking with the TOTA XL myself. Very accurate and leave a real nice hole! Good luck this season. Take care and God bless. -Love from NH
My arrows are also left helical. In interested in seeing a review of a left bevel iron will. By the way i build my own arrows. Sometimes i get the wobble but found that it's sometimes the way the insert and outsert are sitting on the arrows. I use easton low heat glue. The blue one. I've found that applying a little heat and turn the outsert and the putting pressure on the insert help seat it and eliminate wobble. Maybe it has to do with the glue curing and slightly shifting the insert. I'm meticulous when cutting, truing ends and wobble spinning the arrows so i new for sure it was the outsert. I do this with the stock VAP inserts and Ethics archery system
Yup. Apparently I won a brand new RX7. I looked at their profile and it's a few month old account. No videos what's so ever. Scammers for sure. Would have been nice though.
When shooting past 50 yards with the Tooth Of The Arrow XL you'll see the drop that's why they make the standard cut and that thing flies like a field point for me out to 70 yards.
You and MFJJ are really dialing in my life from a distance....I've been dialing in my broadheads for the last few days...the Tooth of The Arrows have been on my radar and the Iron will solid single is my go to.
I'm messing around with using the Hades pro broadheads for my hunts later this year. But making sure to put in some reps at least 2 times a week weather dependent. Have given some thought on changing my rest but and sight but at the time I think I'll hunt with what I got then early next year might make some change ups.
Great video. It is good that you show the importance of checking arrow flight at various distances. As for field tips or broadheads getting loose, I have found that putting string wax on the threads helps with this issue.
Before throwing any arrows away, check other field points on that same shaft. A lot of times, the tips of the fieldpoints, esp. the "longer" style points, can warp/bend a little and cause it to wobble. And don't overlook the the nock end while it's spinning too. After cutting arrows to length, use an arrow squaring tool on BOTH ends of raw carbon and also square the insert AFTER its been glued in. Unless FP is bent, and if arrows/inserts were squared properly, that arrow IS NOT going to wobble.
I just never could get myself to love the Iron Will heads. But I just got some TOTA 1" solids and XL solids and they fly amazing! Can't wait to try them on turkey and deer.
@@livingadreamlife1428 The amount of tar is so little that it doesnt affect the weight of the arrow and it also prevents rusting of the thread if not stainless.
Love to start seeing more and more left hand single bevel heads. I change my fetching to right in hunting season just to match my bevels. Left single bevel would be awesome. I know some companies already make them but not many. I'm a big fan of thrive broadheads like to see him make a left bevel too
two of my favorites. I love Iron will but switched to Tooth of the arrow last year. my biggest issue with Iron will was sharpening them. extremely time consuming and difficult to get right.
I feel having a left helical mattered more back in the day with finger shooting. Or today with “instinctive shooting”Nowadays with mechanical releases it’s not as big of a deal.
Great video! I have an order from Tooth of The Arrow being delivered on Saturday. 125gr hole punchers. Also ordered the sharpener. Bear season opens tomorrow. I'll be out on Tueaday with snow shoes to get to the notellem meadows. Of course with the ABT I'm considering selling my Fast Eddie 5 pin along with the 2 pin adapter to purchase the triple stack.
Hi Dan!! Awesome content as always, hopefully I can build some of my arrows soon. Just I have to get the tools. Which Pnuma jacket do you have? Alpha vertex Medium? Kind regards Robert Say Hi to Tim, he's a great camera man!! 🎥
Really wanted to like tota xl. Machined from high carbon round stock steel on a Swiss turn Machine they can't be off. But testing against my tried and true Slick tricks they didn't go through a new target as far as the Slick tricks.
Since shooting left helical and now a left single bevel, are you using a bit of plumbers tape to help snug up the broadhead or have you had know issues with broadheads coming loose?
I’ve shot both heads I love the iron wills the tooth if arrow but mag wholes in game but I’ve noticed most deer I’ve shot with the wills I passed through anywhere the tooth of arrow was not the case, I’m shooting a 478 grain arrow. All in all both are amazing heads I have both and I’m trying the kudu 125 contour plus this season for elk and deer hopefully il be blessed to write a successful review!! Best of luck to you brother! #Elkshape4life
Sweet video Dan, I have settled on QAD exodus for this season, bear up here opens tomorrow actually, still kinda snowy probably a couple weeks till the bears are out but ready to go 👌
Enjoyed the video but the lens flare filter was very distracting. I did like the TOTA flights though. I still shoot exodus broadheads which have been super solid but the TOTA would be something that id look at.
I exclusively shoot the solid 1 inch tooth of the arrow. My builds actually x impacts in 300 spine, focus aluminum, nocturnal, 3 aae max stealth, cut down to 28 inches. Total weights 460 grains. Haven't found a animal it doesn't blow through @ 66 pounds on my xpedition. That being said. You absolutely need to get the solid series tooth of the arrows. And they will fly silent, no more whistle. Want my discount code Dan 🤣😂🤣😂 Great Channel keep the info coming. Abt
I primarily hunt deer in the rolling hills of Kentucky where I'm from. But I have laid down moose in Alaska quartering away... with this above stated arrow build
Great video, I always enjoy your thought process and why you do stuff the way you do it. I just bought the elk collective membership and so far it feels like a fire hose of info but I am learning a lot already. Thanks
I'm thinking the single bevel left will hit a little left? as your rest is NOW SET. Because both head & vanes are spinning and cutting air together? ABT will answer that one. 👍👍🏹
Your back yard is fucking awesome man. Never have to go to a archery range just to tinker. Just walk right out back. I’m getting me some TOTA solids this year. Just in 100gr. Can’t wait to try em out
I just bought some rip tkos lightly used. The shafts are flawless but I think the half-outs are on their second life, they all wobble a tiny bit, some are straight up cocked, kinda bummed. Is it more likely they were cut bad or that the stainless insert itself bent? I honestly can't tell by looking at them, it's weird. Anyway, nice video. Thanks for steering me towards the RIP elites, love at first touch. Instantly ruined all my nice standard shafts.
Quit making me want to spend more money lol I’m going after hogs with the Valkyrie setup next week to test it. Definitely heaviest arrows I’ve run but I’m excited to see how this goes in the field.
I have shot single bevel 125g Cutthroats the last two years and have killed two whitetails with pass throughs that only ran 60-80 yards before crashing. I am sold on single bevels. May have to try the Iron Will solids.
@@ElkShape haha. There’s like lens flares and light ghosts all through it. I assumed it was something put in after to try out something new creatively. No harm no foul.
ABT for sure. Two interesting options for sure. I don’t know if putting tape over the vents would help but I heard that on a traditional archery 🏹 channel. I like how you treat your quiver like a tool box and have more than just the same screwdriver 🪛 in there. You have an idea of the situation that you would use a certain arrow setup and play to its strengths. I am left eye dominate (albeit right handed) and have been told that I should build left helical arrows, glad that IWB has left bevel Singles to match up and you can order them now. 🏹🐻
Whether you fletch Left or Right helical is dependent on whether your arrow rotates L or R naturally upon release. Take a bare shaft and draw a short line on the shaft the nock. Shoot from 3 ft and you’ll be able to determine the rotation of your arrow. If it’s Left then put a Left helical on your fletchings. Same for Right rotation.
I spin mine before glueing the insert in. Usually indexing them in diff locations will get the wobble out. Mark them with a sharpe then glue in.
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That intro was freaking awesome 👍🤘
Glad you liked it!
If I remember correctly tooth put out a solid head so no reason to worry about the vent
The 150 wide solid is quite and flys great.
Shot 350lbs bear this year with my bowtech sx80. Shooting tooth of the arrow wide with victory rip ss 560gr at 285fps. Arrow went right through at 40 yards. Entry hole was as big as my fist exit was 2x size of broadhead. Bear ran 15 yards.
Picked up the SBL125's as soon as the email came. Awesome broadheads for sure and absolutely silent flight with the solid design. No tuning adjustments required on my Ventum 33
Tooth of the Arrows are really nice, they fly great and hit hard, plus the hole size they make are sweet. Punched a huge hole through a deer’s shoulder blade like nothing. I’ve been considering trying the Iron Will wide’s this year. I have the solids and they fly great also.
Seemed like other than the last shot, they were tighter with the field point than the iron will. I shot Tooth of the Arrow after B&R had their broadhead challenge with the hooter shooter
Iron Will 125G single bevel solid with a X-Impact with 80 grain aluminum outserts for me.
They fly awesome and hit hard
In my experience, spinning your arrows before you cut them and after can help with wobble. In many cases you can eliminate the end that is wobbly and gain a straighter shaft by cutting from the back as well as the front.
Scamemr
The Bear is ALLLLL Smell in the spring. Hi hearing and Smell are TOP of the chain!
Crazy coincidence you are trying out the TOTA broadhead in this episode. This past month I started shooting the TOTA solid 125 original and am loving the flight. In fact I took down a 125 lb boar hog from 75 yards last weekend with that head. I have the solid and vented 125 grain XL arriving today and plan to test out the flight to 60 yards to see if they are flying as good as the smaller original solids that I already really like.
Tinker with tac vanes. Better foc
yeah you blokes keep me thinking about changing stuff all the time but it is so hard being about 12 months in with very little bow skilled guys around to help
Love Dans Style of editing. Great job!!
Thanks G!!
Used TOTA XL 125gr heads last year and loved them! Hard quartering away doe, clean pass through at 18yrds. Slightly quartering to 8 pt (Pic is my UA-cam profile pic, trail cam footage on my pade) complete pass through at 33 yrds. On the buck, went through on-side shoulder blade no problem. I have the Iron Will 150gr single bevel and 150gr wides both with bleeders. I shot them with 300 spine Easton Axis 5mm and could not get them flight right. I'm guessing it was a spine issue. Sticking with the TOTA XL myself. Very accurate and leave a real nice hole! Good luck this season. Take care and God bless. -Love from NH
Tooth’s shot awesome out of my setup last year… flew like darts out to 90
Just put a little thread tape on your heads and they won't come un screwed on you. I shoot left and it has helped me alot
My arrows are also left helical. In interested in seeing a review of a left bevel iron will. By the way i build my own arrows. Sometimes i get the wobble but found that it's sometimes the way the insert and outsert are sitting on the arrows. I use easton low heat glue. The blue one. I've found that applying a little heat and turn the outsert and the putting pressure on the insert help seat it and eliminate wobble. Maybe it has to do with the glue curing and slightly shifting the insert. I'm meticulous when cutting, truing ends and wobble spinning the arrows so i new for sure it was the outsert. I do this with the stock VAP inserts and Ethics archery system
Scammer
Yup. Apparently I won a brand new RX7. I looked at their profile and it's a few month old account. No videos what's so ever. Scammers for sure. Would have been nice though.
@@christiantorres6118 I wish I could have checked on this one that I got scammed from chris bees vid
When shooting past 50 yards with the Tooth Of The Arrow XL you'll see the drop that's why they make the standard cut and that thing flies like a field point for me out to 70 yards.
You can put clear packing tape over the vents and eliminate the noise.
I can vouch for the iron will wide. It IS loud in flight but the cut is crazy. The bleeders seem to keep the wound open.
You and MFJJ are really dialing in my life from a distance....I've been dialing in my broadheads for the last few days...the Tooth of The Arrows have been on my radar and the Iron will solid single is my go to.
I'm messing around with using the Hades pro broadheads for my hunts later this year. But making sure to put in some reps at least 2 times a week weather dependent. Have given some thought on changing my rest but and sight but at the time I think I'll hunt with what I got then early next year might make some change ups.
Tooth contacted me too to test their heads. I'll be testing the solid 125gr version soon.
Adding an o-ring helps keep broadheads tight with a left helical
Great video. It is good that you show the importance of checking arrow flight at various distances. As for field tips or broadheads getting loose, I have found that putting string wax on the threads helps with this issue.
Scammer
Been tinkering with new arrows. Needs a bit more love to get flying perfect
word! ABT
Before throwing any arrows away, check other field points on that same shaft. A lot of times, the tips of the fieldpoints, esp. the "longer" style points, can warp/bend a little and cause it to wobble. And don't overlook the the nock end while it's spinning too. After cutting arrows to length, use an arrow squaring tool on BOTH ends of raw carbon and also square the insert AFTER its been glued in. Unless FP is bent, and if arrows/inserts were squared properly, that arrow IS NOT going to wobble.
I just never could get myself to love the Iron Will heads. But I just got some TOTA 1" solids and XL solids and they fly amazing! Can't wait to try them on turkey and deer.
glad you enjoy!
Looks like a clear win for the Iron Wills
Just use tiny little drop of tar to the broadheads threads (field point too) and they never come loose again and still easy to screw out.
Teflon plumbing tape on the threads accomplishes the same.
@@livingadreamlife1428 The amount of tar is so little that it doesnt affect the weight of the arrow and it also prevents rusting of the thread if not stainless.
Try using precision field points. Sirius Archery and ethics Archery sells them. I haven’t had any arrows wobble
Love to start seeing more and more left hand single bevel heads. I change my fetching to right in hunting season just to match my bevels. Left single bevel would be awesome. I know some companies already make them but not many. I'm a big fan of thrive broadheads like to see him make a left bevel too
Great video and nice shooting
Always enjoy your videos
TOTA makes solid now too. Can’t go wrong with either head honestly.
Lovin the new logo and the new video intro. Sweet content Dan and Tim.
@elkshape It looks like someone is using your platform to scam people. Look at the previous commenter who is using your logo.
You should set up a microphone near the target to test the sound/whistle of the arrow near impact to see how loud they are. Awesome vid btw.
Killer setups brother!
I use those exact same iron wills and they are deadly. They fly just like field tips out of my set up. The bear I shot with it went maybe 50yds.
two of my favorites. I love Iron will but switched to Tooth of the arrow last year. my biggest issue with Iron will was sharpening them. extremely time consuming and difficult to get right.
I was a fan, bought them and returned them, was not impressed.
@@caninphx why? If you dont mind me asking.
Great video!!! Try the KUDU 125 broadhead.
I feel having a left helical mattered more back in the day with finger shooting. Or today with “instinctive shooting”Nowadays with mechanical releases it’s not as big of a deal.
John Lusk did a video about both of these heads as well
Great video! I have an order from Tooth of The Arrow being delivered on Saturday. 125gr hole punchers. Also ordered the sharpener. Bear season opens tomorrow. I'll be out on Tueaday with snow shoes to get to the notellem meadows. Of course with the ABT I'm considering selling my Fast Eddie 5 pin along with the 2 pin adapter to purchase the triple stack.
oh man the triple stack is really heavy go with a double pin and use your the bubble on it as the third pin it's almost the same spacing.
Hi Dan!! Awesome content as always, hopefully I can build some of my arrows soon. Just I have to get the tools. Which Pnuma jacket do you have? Alpha vertex Medium?
Kind regards Robert
Say Hi to Tim, he's a great camera man!! 🎥
You should test out the kudu broadheads and post a video what you think
What release are you using? My scott sigma thumb release is ungodly loud. Ended up returning it.
Iron Will solids are great to 100
Take a small strip of Teflon tape on the threads of the broadhead. They will never come loose.
Really wanted to like tota xl. Machined from high carbon round stock steel on a Swiss turn Machine they can't be off.
But testing against my tried and true Slick tricks they didn't go through a new target as far as the Slick tricks.
Thanks for the info. Watch all your vids.
Awesome! Thank you!
Since shooting left helical and now a left single bevel, are you using a bit of plumbers tape to help snug up the broadhead or have you had know issues with broadheads coming loose?
I’ve shot both heads I love the iron wills the tooth if arrow but mag wholes in game but I’ve noticed most deer I’ve shot with the wills I passed through anywhere the tooth of arrow was not the case, I’m shooting a 478 grain arrow. All in all both are amazing heads I have both and I’m trying the kudu 125 contour plus this season for elk and deer hopefully il be blessed to write a successful review!! Best of luck to you brother! #Elkshape4life
Sweet video Dan, I have settled on QAD exodus for this season, bear up here opens tomorrow actually, still kinda snowy probably a couple weeks till the bears are out but ready to go 👌
word!!
Dan give A2 broad heads a try!
Enjoyed the video but the lens flare filter was very distracting. I did like the TOTA flights though. I still shoot exodus broadheads which have been super solid but the TOTA would be something that id look at.
We had a dirty ass lens - made the best of it in post, sorry about that. -DS
Iron will 125gn single bevel left. The only broadheads for my arrows. 75 gn insert 25 grain collar.. Boom!
What’s your total weight?
@@jpjr6757 535gn almost 17% foc. Iron will sb left, easton axis match grade, tac driver 2.75." 2.5° left helicle. Nocturnal ligted nocks.
Im working on an adult set of arrows for when i go west for elk. Somthing around 700 ish gn.
Love the videos Dan. Any thoughts to using the IW single bevel on elk or sticking with the micro hades?
will be ABT
Scammers
He makes an iron wheel wide it's a 150 grains And it is amazing
8:48
Were the XLs hitting low due to drag from being a big 4 blade or was it a tuning thing?
I exclusively shoot the solid 1 inch tooth of the arrow. My builds actually x impacts in 300 spine, focus aluminum, nocturnal, 3 aae max stealth, cut down to 28 inches. Total weights 460 grains. Haven't found a animal it doesn't blow through @ 66 pounds on my xpedition.
That being said. You absolutely need to get the solid series tooth of the arrows. And they will fly silent, no more whistle. Want my discount code Dan 🤣😂🤣😂
Great Channel keep the info coming. Abt
I primarily hunt deer in the rolling hills of Kentucky where I'm from. But I have laid down moose in Alaska quartering away... with this above stated arrow build
Great video, I always enjoy your thought process and why you do stuff the way you do it. I just bought the elk collective membership and so far it feels like a fire hose of info but I am learning a lot already. Thanks
Scammer
I shot the Iron Will Snyder Core system last year and they out performed anything I've used in the past! Just saying! ABT
word!!
Hey Dan, just curious on how the Iron Will wide fits in your mathews quiver.
I'm thinking the single bevel left will hit a little left? as your rest is NOW SET. Because both head & vanes are spinning and cutting air together? ABT will answer that one. 👍👍🏹
hi dan could u please put a link to the inserts cheers
Your back yard is fucking awesome man. Never have to go to a archery range just to tinker. Just walk right out back. I’m getting me some TOTA solids this year. Just in 100gr. Can’t wait to try em out
thanks G
love the content, but can you please clean the dam camaca lens???
I use the tooth of the arrow for elk and like it!!!
Damn I really thought I won something
I was literally talking to myself about your neighbors haha
So just one shot each at range? presume you did a few reps and got the same results?
I just bought some rip tkos lightly used. The shafts are flawless but I think the half-outs are on their second life, they all wobble a tiny bit, some are straight up cocked, kinda bummed. Is it more likely they were cut bad or that the stainless insert itself bent? I honestly can't tell by looking at them, it's weird.
Anyway, nice video. Thanks for steering me towards the RIP elites, love at first touch. Instantly ruined all my nice standard shafts.
Quit making me want to spend more money lol
I’m going after hogs with the Valkyrie setup next week to test it. Definitely heaviest arrows I’ve run but I’m excited to see how this goes in the field.
word!!
Will you be hunting POW as well this spring? I'll be out there for my first time in May! Single Bevel Left Solid Non Vented is my choice!
get it dude!
Any reason you didn’t try the TOTA XL 125gr solids to reduce arrow noise?
maybe future ABT
What is the color of your strings?
What are your thoughts on IronWill wide (vented) for Whitetail at 30 yards and in?
IW Bill loves the Wides on Whitetail - he's done a lot of testing in the field - green light! -DS
Did not get the notification for this vid.
what about magnus broadheads?
if ur dead set on the 3 blade try a qad already jeez
I have shot single bevel 125g Cutthroats the last two years and have killed two whitetails with pass throughs that only ran 60-80 yards before crashing. I am sold on single bevels. May have to try the Iron Will solids.
Glad to hear it G
Buy more of the cheaper arrows, because you are going to hate watching the zombies break them all when they rip them out of their bodies. Lol!!
Single bevels always fly better. And are extremely quiet. Find the Broadhead you want to use. Turn your bow to it. You do a great job, stay after it.
The archery industry has went nuts I wonder how people killed animals in the past
With a stick, string, sharp point, and well placed arrow. Glad to help answer your question
What’s your opinion on the QAD exodus, if you’ve even tried it?
The filter you put on in post-pro is super distracting. Awesome video otherwise.
Hey you have a scammer using your logo trying to give a hoyt rx7 bow if you just pay the shipping.
Not really digging the artificial noise you added in Tim. I like the ABT approach you bring to the videos, I just wasn’t a fan. Keep pushing! :)
TF you talking about artificial noise? I edited this video hence it isn't fancy ha! -DS
@@ElkShape haha. There’s like lens flares and light ghosts all through it. I assumed it was something put in after to try out something new creatively. No harm no foul.
Your field tips will only come loose if you were shooting a left hand helical.
Why even bother with any thing else. Single bevel all the way.
ABT for sure. Two interesting options for sure. I don’t know if putting tape over the vents would help but I heard that on a traditional archery 🏹 channel. I like how you treat your quiver like a tool box and have more than just the same screwdriver 🪛 in there. You have an idea of the situation that you would use a certain arrow setup and play to its strengths.
I am left eye dominate (albeit right handed) and have been told that I should build left helical arrows, glad that IWB has left bevel Singles to match up and you can order them now. 🏹🐻
Whether you fletch Left or Right helical is dependent on whether your arrow rotates L or R naturally upon release. Take a bare shaft and draw a short line on the shaft the nock. Shoot from 3 ft and you’ll be able to determine the rotation of your arrow. If it’s Left then put a Left helical on your fletchings. Same for Right rotation.
@@livingadreamlife1428 thank you for the heads up on that. I will have to do that next time.
If I have a new arrow that is awful. Im taking it back to the pro shop and swapping it out. To hell with throwing it out.