Shooting your hunting arrows at Total Archery Challenge gets you dialed for the fall. There’s no better way to test your setup, build confidence in your gear, and prepare for real-world hunting shots than putting your arrows through the paces on a 3D course. Events like TAC simulate the terrain, angles, and pressure you’ll face in the field—and they’ll expose weaknesses before the season does.
We use Fluid Dynamic Modeling to match the drag of our Standard Broadheads, so when you're out on the 3D course, your field points fly just like your broadheads. That means every shot is real practice—and every round is one step closer to being ready when it counts.
Iron Will Field Points are engineered to fly like our broadheads, so you can switch from one to the other without worrying about changes in accuracy:
I'm Bill from Iron Will and I want to talk to you about arrow setups for 3D events like
the Total Archery Challenge.
I've been shooting Total Archery Challenge events for several years and I love shooting
these events.
They do a great job of preparing you for fall western big game hunting.
Some guys will shoot a lighter arrow setup for 3D events, but the problem with that is
it will give you a different trajectory, different amount of wind drift, so I think it's much
better to shoot your standard hunting arrow setup so you have a better feeling for what
that trajectory is going to be.
In a lot of these events, there will be branches that you need to look at, decide if you're
going to be able to shoot over or under them, as well as there will be some wind drift.
So they'll help you understand how much wind drift is going to affect that point of impact.
And that will be different if you're shooting a lighter arrow rather than your normal hunting
arrow setup.
Another reason I recommend shooting your hunting arrow setup at these events is the steep up
or down angled shots.
Often in these shots, your form isn't perfect and your arrow might not come off your bow
as straight as it would on flat ground.
Having a different arrow with different stability can affect how well you're going to hit the
point of impact you're aiming at.
So using your hunting arrow setup will give you a good feel for what is your max effective
range at these steep up or down angles with that hunting arrow setup.
I would also recommend shooting a component system that can take some impact.
A lot of these shots will be difficult, maybe cross wind, and you might put a couple of
these in the dirt.
And what I found, if you put some in the rocky dirt, standard components often are going
to bend or break and wreck an arrow.
What I recommend is our reinforced hit system.
We have a hit insert down inside the shaft and then an impact collar over the shaft.
These can be bonded in place or just slipped over the arrow.
Bonding them in place can provide a little more strength there even.
And then we have a hardened steel field point.
And with this hardened steel, it's going to be much stronger than a standard field point.
It's not going to bend or break or dent in from small rock impacts like many field points will.
Our field points were designed with fluid dynamic modeling to more closely match the
drag and drop of a broadhead.
This will give you the same point of impact at long range between our field points and broadheads.
Whenever you do miss a target, it's good to flex the arrow, make sure there's no carbon
damage, check the nock as well, make sure it's safe to shoot again.
This is a very strong arrow setup that should be used over and over again for your practicing
at home or these events.
Anytime you might have a harder impact than standard, these are going to maintain that
strength, be able to spin true, and last years for you.
Again, using your hunting arrow setup at these 3D events is a great way to determine your
max effective range and give you a lot of confidence going into the fall for your hunts.
