2025 BROADHEAD TEST PROCESS

[@piedpython1]

Thank for serving your fellow man!! Great videos. And me and my bunch will pray for your health and healing!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@JoshWheelers]

G.O.A.T. broadhead tester in my book. Thank you for the work and effort you put into every video. Thoughts and prayers being sent for your full and speedy recovery. Having gone through some health trials myself recently I understand how it can affect how you feel and how it affects hunting. THANK YOU!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks Josh. I really appreciate it, brother

[@IamtheArcher777]

There's no one more consistent or thorough.. We appreciate you John.

[@malcolmtinson5012]

We appreciate you so much. You set the standard for honest broad-head testing. We had no idea you were that involved in the community and uplifting people spiritually. Your thrive to improve society shows and is something to be cherished and modeled. Thank you and hope you get better soon so you can continue supplying quality information within the hunting word.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you brother!

[@pelissiergene]

Thank you again for putting this all together. Sending prayers your way. God bless

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

🙏😊

[@williamparis3880]

Thanks!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Well that’s encouraging to see :) Thank you very much 🙏😊

[@michaelb5992]

Praying for healing Pastor John! Thank you for all your hard work!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you brother!

[@myronlaidler8034]

God speed on recovery John! Faith CAN move mountains!

[@simonaudet1107]

Glad to see you back in 2025 and continue testing!! Can’t wait to see Beast TI testing!! Thanks for everything!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@cwilson80]

I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot. Wishing you a quick recovery in 2025! 🙏🏻

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@FDRGREG]

Thank You! I’m an industrial technician and appreciate you and many others that give logical and objective content here. I really appreciate you! BTW I used to shoot a compound since 1985. I flipped to a crossbow 2 years ago for multiple reasons including ongoing shoulder problems. You may have more crossbow hunters here than you think.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks for sharing that. A lot of people warned me that I would lose a ton of viewers last year when I introduced using a crossbow. But I don’t think that happened because so many people actually use crossbows. Ha ha. They’re fun!

[@spodyr6]

Cheers John ! Appreciate all you do to keep us all informed on broadhead performance. Wishing you a speedy recovery !

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks brother.

[@dbad84]

Looking forward to all the testing this year brother! I’ll definitely be lifting you up in prayer! Be encouraged and remember your smooth stones!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@InTheYear]

Godspeed brother John. Can’t wait to see the broadhead testing and your other adventures through your video creations in 2025.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@daltonbbf756]

Thank you for all you do. Get well soon and stay healthy we need all the broadhead videos we can get!!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

:) Thank you!

[@harveyfamily1281]

John you are an inspiration dude! Keep up the good work!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@joshperdue4157]

Thanks for all the hard work you put into testing these broadheads, God Bless buddy!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks Josh

[@jason6325]

Im ready for the 2025 journey! Man I'm excited to see what's in store for this year. Can't hardly wait! John I'm praying for you. Get well sir.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you Jason!

[@joekap1221]

I love the steel test to see how the head is going to leave a wound on the animal. Your videos helped me choose tooth of the arrow and QAD exodus for my head of choice. Thanks!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you. Yeah I like the impression in the Steele as well. Unlike other materials, it doesn’t close back, but remains the actual wound channel. And you made a great choice with the exodus!

[@RandomAmerican]

The man himself is back! It's crazy that's it been a year. Hope you feel better soon and make recovery your main priority!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you. Yeah my first epidural injection was just over a year ago. I had no idea what the rest of 2024 was gonna hold. And I definitely had no idea 2025 would start so badly.

[@RandomAmerican]

@LuskArcheryAdventures if you have to slow down on videos we completely understand. I'm actually doing a video on the beast braudhead that I shot a doe with and it's not overly promising

[@jasonholmes8421]

I'm jealous of your new bow!! Enjoy and I can't wait for this years videos!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks Jason

[@ElderD-65]

Thank you for all you do spreading the gospel around the world and the broadheads test you do they are very helpful. I am an Elder in the gospel and prayers for a full recovery. Again, thank you, brother.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you brother. God bless you

[@TomCurry-t2w]

Hope you have a great and speedy recovery

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@gripsarchery14]

Good luck this year sir, and I hope you recover quickly so you can get out there and put the broadhead of your choice to good use.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@casualobserver77]

Thanks for all you do. Looking forward to your videos this year!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@quintonmartin5507]

Best resource on youtube for bowhunting. Thanks!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you. That’s encouraging.

[@clarkansas6590]

Good job! Really enjoy the channel and all the great information. Keep up the good work and get well soon.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks brother

[@matcogar872]

Man sorry to hear John! I will be praying for you and a speedy recovery for 2025! Stay strong 💪🏻

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@GregK-pv5xe]

Thanks again for all the work you do John I know what it’s like to be in constant of your pain and it doesn’t make doing the job any easier. I’m looking forward to your first review of the year and then following you for another year. I glean more broadhead information from you and your tests than anywhere else as a matter of fact in 24 I don’t think I even watched anybody else’s testing. Some of my hunting Broadheads her brands that I had never even heard of until I saw you test them and that includes Terra Firma Gladius. I think the first unfamiliar company that I was exposed to by you was Alien Archery. And that led to my pre-ordering the SBT 150 heads. Both phenomenal heads that I would not have known about without you, but for some reason, I seem to pick the heads that are hardest to sharpen lol You’re in my prayers. Let’s have a great year!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks for sharing that. I do like finding companies that cannot afford the marketing, and no one would know about except for my videos. That’s really enjoyable for me.

[@GregK-pv5xe]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures Me too my friend, me too. Keep it up 😁

[@vfonte218]

Hey John praying for your healing and wellness. I'm so looking forward to this years tests! God bless

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks brother!

[@vfonte218]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures you're welcome

[@groundrootsoutdoors627]

Oh yeah and your technique is awesome and keep it up. And I am a praying man and I do pray for y’all

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@donaldbowling8620]

Looking forward to 2025 testing John. Hope you feel better soon.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks brother!

[@DarkGuardian94]

Can not wait to see is in store for this year!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

😊

[@jayorsilentbob8334]

I will be praying for a speedy recovery for you. I got a sharpening kit from Stay Sharp company and love it.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you. And that’s great to hear.

[@WendellAbigania]

Mahalos John for doing all the hard work and providing us with data. These help a ton when deciding what broadheads I should use for an upcoming hunt. I hope and pray for good health and quick recovery! God Bless! Sidenote. Everytime I tune into your channel, that Axis Buck just catches my eye everytime. What a solid harvest! Where was he harvested?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you. It was in West Texas, back in 2017 :)

[@tracysegraves9965]

I do pray and I’ll definitely send one your way!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@Mike-cc2eu]

Good morning thanks for the video sharing like you said there are many brands of broudheads out there you have given me a place to get started to see what works for me

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice. I have almost 300 broadhead tests, so lots of useful info here, I hope.

[@frankbrowning328]

Very sorry to hear of your medical issues and pain. I'll pray for your quick recovery. I suffer from chronic pain & it gets in the way of my hunting too. I get it. Last rifle season was less than 2 hrs for me. Luckily I had a few bow hunts previously.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Oh man, Frank. I didn’t know that. Praying for you as well.

[@frankbrowning328]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures Thank you John. hopefully this year we both get better

[@79travisdee]

Thank you for your awesome videos! Praying for you.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@bprice0612]

Great explanation of the testing Pastor John

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks brother :)

[@kirkdiedrichs1111]

I will pray for complete recovery. And, by the way, thank you for the education.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you Kirk!

[@josephfolsom2030]

I will pray for your healing. I’m dealing with a stubborn foot wound that I had to have the outside metatarsal removed just in December of 2024. Convalescencing since August 2024. There is a silver lining though, I have had a lot of time to spend in the Word of God which I wouldn’t normally have. We can wait on Him together. Blessings!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks for sharing that, Joseph. I will be praying for you as well. God does some of His most amazing work during these “wilderness” times. God bless you

[@josephfolsom2030]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures “Glorying in my weaknesses”

[@jayv7933]

your the best!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Well that’s nice of you to say. Thank you

[@ThirdDayOutdoors]

Heavy prayers John!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you brother!

[@MrTheBurkes]

Let's go! 🏹

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

💪🙏

[@gs637]

Sounds good, looking forward for your next vids. Not sure you mentioned attention/control of the angle of impact: that matters if you want to keep everything equal (especially on the concrete block shots! lol)

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yep. Thank you

[@jddkayla712]

Oh wow! You're just down the road from me. Love Texas. Are you going to TAC in Broken Bow in April? You are more than welcome to join me and my bible brother! Looking forward to 2025 broadhead testing. Prayers for healing and painless recovery.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

That’s cool. I went 2 yrs ago and loved it! Last year I went to Argentina on a hunt at that time. If I’m physically able, I’ll be there.

[@AppalachianArchery]

Praying for you my brother

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@robertsophiea05]

This comment is for the algorithm. Used Swahacker Levi Morgan 125g last season and they were great. Just ordered Sevr 2.0 100g for next season.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you

[@mididoctors]

Get better soon

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@jacobmitchell4917]

Love this channel been watching a long time and purchased the DEEPOWER broadheads specifically because of you! My comment is about the flight test. I know that in my own experience I shoot heavy arrows and I was able to basically eliminate poor broadhead flight with fixed blades specifically by just adding weight to the front. Have you tested flight with lighter bolts to determine if the broadheads steer at lighter weights? Also prayers for you quick healing. We like you on youtube, but we need you in the woods!

[@williamparis3880]

Love the channel and wishing you a speedy recovery! I wonder if there's an opportunity to revisit some broadheads that were tested prior your upgrading the testing method?? The one that comes to mind is the Cutthroat 125gr. SB...

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I do that periodically. Especially if I can get my hands on more, or if I have extras from the original testing. I had to pay full price for those cut throats a while back. I don’t know why they’re not willing to donate them to me. But they’re not cheap, so a retest where I’m paying a lot of money is not usually at the top of my priority list :)

[@rongarofalo3482]

Hoping for a full recovery

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you!

[@Rickseavey84]

so excited for what God is doing in and through you! love your content and passion for the archery community!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Amen!

[@wfloyd67]

GEAUX Tigers !!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Oh yeah. I almost wrote that in the video, but then didn’t want to turn off the haters out there. Ha ha.

[@jasoncadell2276]

I'm sending my full range 2025.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks Jason.

[@stick__shooter]

I'd really like to see a disclaimer on each test for any broadheads that were given to you by the manufacturer vs buying off the shelf. There have been a few broadheads over the past few years that seemed to score much higher on sharpness than what most consumers seem to be receiving.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I usually ask manufacturers just to give me a random sample of the heads. But that’s a good suggestion to note which ones have been supplied by the manufacturers.

[@mjnolan2]

John, with respect to the gel test… the density, and consistency, and coefficient-of-friction of the gel affects the penetration with delta (distance) from the bottom. Have you thought of a way to integrate this variation into your data?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I’ve not. I think it is fairly minimal, honestly.

[@robertpettit2636]

Pray for your health Jon

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you so much

[@dmouse522]

Really enjoy your efforts. My only wish is that you could use sharpened heads..at least at the beginning. Some arrive sharp, others don't. Seems to bias the results.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I really don’t want to add in my personal efforts in sharpening as I think it would jade the testing. Most people do not sharpen their broad heads anyway. But I do appreciate the suggestion.

[@jolookstothestars6358]

Did you go to the ATA show?

[@InTheYear]

He speaks of this and shows video of himself there somewhere around 0:01.

[@InTheYear]

00:01:00* edit

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, I did. I showed a video of me driving a little mobility scooter at the ATA show.

[@jolookstothestars6358]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures Ya I posted that before I watched your video. 🙄🤪

[@MrHunter2784]

I think you should perform a deflection test through rib bone or replicate rib bones with two inches of foam in front and behind the ribs, the ballistic gel should be positioned about 12-20 inches behind to show how much deflection is caused by different shapes of broadheads. Two bladed heads are the worst offenders due to no 90 degree opposing blade equal in size. People get so focused on other factors and overlook some very important ones. I still think your flight test is too fast the more reasonable or common speed would be around 275-285 air speed changes due to the shape of different heads and blades, there is a reason why broadhead companies will specify if the head is cross bow rated not just the size of the ferrule. Great videos! And I appreciate your work!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you for the comment and the suggestion. I did deflection testing for a couple years. But I stopped doing it because of its lack of consistency. Whether the blades of a broadhead hit perpendicularly to the medium, or are rotated vertically upon impact, makes quite a difference in whether there is deflection or not. I could use the same broadhead and get very different results based on the rotation and exact position of those blades upon impact. So I stopped doing a specific test for it for that reason. I explained that in the first video of 2024, when I outlined my testing regimen. However, that being said, when I see a broadhead, and I’m concerned about the potential for deflection, I will sometimes deduct a small amount from the score for that reason.

[@MrHunter2784]

@ Thanks for taking the time to reply and I hope you get feeling better so you can get out and do what you enjoy doing. I agree, deflection testing is hard to control maybe removing the fletchings would help control rotation. I watched a tac vane video testing there vanes and there LRP insert/swhacker broadheads and the amount of deflection caused by head’s being transferred into the arrow shaft was astonishing, you should watch it if you haven’t seen it already. Thanks again for your work

[@KTMsoldier1988]

1 critique i kinda have is paper tune the crossbow bolt you use. Maybe you have done this. Believe it or not rotating the nock to a different vein can change the tear. Find the best tear for the 3 veins. Same process as finding the weak spot in your arrow spine.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah. I do that. I use one bolt for all of my accuracy testing, just for that reason.

[@rogerlyke85]

🙏 for you brother. Isaiah 43:2.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Amen! Thank you

[@davidgraybill769]

Any chance we could talk you into testing a faster flight? Right now? I have a 500 ft. Per second crossbow and it shoots field tips wonderfully but the broadheads just are all over the place and I'm trying to find a broadhead that shoots better

[@charliebelle6693]

Good luck with your medical journey. I'm battling a double tear in my shoulder so the bow was retired and I tried a crossbow for the first time. While extremely accurate, I found the 11+ pound weight annoying and kept making excuses to go bird hunting with my dog instead of sitting in a tree stand. I'm trying to figure out now whether to go with a light draw weight bow and a fixed blade broadhead or dish out $$$ for a 6-7 pound crossbow. Any recommendations?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I like using a lighter weight crossbow. Killer Instinct has a whole new lineup coming out now, and they’re priced well also.

[@eriklarson84]

John, first off - hope you heal up quickly! And thank you for all you do. Question on the crossbow testing: I love the idea! Is the crossbow tuned? As in bareshaft and fletched touching at 30? Or do you tune with a broadhead? Thanks!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thank you. It’s tuned as well as I know how to- as you know, there are not as many ways to tune crossbow as there is a vertical bow. I do use the same exact bolt for both the field point and every broadhead I test, to keep it very consistent.

[@harveyfamily1281]

John, may I ask how do you get your crossbow arrow weight up so high 700gr? Been using BE Zombies with 110 brass insert and 2x50gr weight collars screwed in to make a 500gr arrow including 100gr broadhead. I need a 250gr head just to get to the magic 650gr total arrow weight.Thanks!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

It’s from the Bishop Archery bolts I use. They are extremely heavy-and extremely expensive. But more heavy bolts are coming out. People are realizing the benefit of extreme momentum that’s generated from a very heavy bolt, especially when it can still be fired from a crossbow at around 300 ft./s. I love that combination when I hunt with it.

[@harveyfamily1281]

Thank you!

[@michaelmcghee6518]

Crossbow??

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, I used one all of last year for my flight testing and I’m doing so this year as well. It’s all explained in the video.

[@whitewiskerz2577]

Feel alittle attacked. Just got some rage hypos for 13$ at walmart. They were on the short list and I got a good deal on them so they won.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Haha. That’s hilarious :) Hey those Walmart Clearance deals can be awesome

[@deanbrantley]

Sevr 1.5 Hybrid is your 2025 Winner. Thanks for watching 😂

[@cleo-2212]

Probably

[@yourmomma2995]

it will be some sevr, good prediction.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, I got the highest score of any head in the last three years.

[@deanbrantley]

@ as someone that’s shot fixed blades since the first year rages came out and experienced all the early years of bad mechanicals I truly feel Sevr has made fixed heads obsolete. I shot 6 animals this year with the same head just re-sharpening on a leather strop and back in the quiver. 🙏 for a quick recovery also!

[@rmvb619]

Done more for archery than Fred bear

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Well that’s not really true :) He’s the godfather of bowhunting. But I do appreciate the encouragement.

[@tythomps]

Unless the new crossbow you're getting has the enclosed barrel, you're not going to get more accurate than the X1. And I'm pretty certain KI doesn't have any enclosed barrel models for 2025. But maybe you know something us crossbow guys don't know 🤷‍♂️

[@ramananatua4469]

Laid your body down in hot sea water the pain will go away tahitian médecin do you speak french ?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

That sounds appealing. I do take hot Epsom salt baths as much as I can. It does help. I only speak a little bit of French. I took a couple years of it in high school and grew up in Louisiana where a lot of people speak it. My father-in-law is Cajun and only spoke French as a kid in Louisiana.

[@justinlee2642]

No need to validate yourself

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks for the comment, but I’m not sure exactly what that means.

[@bva8252]

Dang, sorry to hear about your medical issues. I just discovered I have arthritis in my spine. Pain goes from mid back all the way to hip. A steroid shot helped a lot, but only got me to 70% or so of normal. Unfortunately, one of the the worst things you can do for it is sit still in a tree stand for hours in cold weather. Hoping my stretching and workouts will get me over the hump for next fall. I bought a crossbow last year to start experimenting a little. So far, I have found different broadheads will have a different a point of impact than my field points. This is not what I experience with my vertical bow as it is tuned so my broadheads hit the same spot as my field points. I guess the speed of a crossbow adds more complexity to getting them to fly correctly. I am thinking it is because the spine of the bolts are not stiff enough, but I am not completely sure. There seem to be a lot of claims out there on spine stiffness for bolts, but nothing that can be quantified as far as I can tell. It's easy to order arrows with a specific spine -- not so with crossbow bolts. I'm thinking of sticking with SEVR as they seem to fly the most true, but I would still like to get Iron Wills to impact the same spot as my field points but have been unable to do so. What brand bolt are you shooting?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I mainly shoot Bishop Archery bolts, due to their super heavy weight. Sevrs are amongst the very best for flight.