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I have always shot 3, 5" right wing shield cut feathers with a pretty hard helical in them. I have thought about trying 4 fletch for awhile now. So yesterday I fletched up a couple of arrows with 4" 4 fletch. I am really supprised at how well they fly. I was just wondering if there are any advantages to either fletch pattern? I also was wondering if the 4 fletch would be any slower?
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Bill: I've shot 3 fletch since the mid fities. About two years ago a friend of mine started to shoot four fletch and he said that it seemed to make his arrows more stable. I have a Jo Jan with a 120x60 indexer so I fletched a few up with four inch feathers and liked them so much that everything I make for my wife and myself now are that configuration. I also found that I can get two good fletches from most feathers so I now use 1/3 fewer feathers to fletch a dozen.
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I use four fletch; in addition to the extra stablization as mentioned above, I like the fact that no matter how I get the nock to the string it is ready to shoot.
No indexing or looking for a cock feather. This is especially handy when you have to shoot quickly for an unexpected opportunity or trying to get a nock on the string for a follow-up shot in the midst of an adrenaline dump.
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Yes, they will be a bit slower, but not enough to make a bit of difference. Arrow stability is more important anyway. I have shot just about every combination and find that there is not a great deal of difference as long as your arrows are well tuned. If you see a difference in flight, you probably need to check your tune.
Lately, I have gone back to three fletch because I see little difference in arrow flight, and I can save one feather per arrow. I also see no difference in arrow flight between cock feather in or cock feather out. I shoot cock feather in because my feathers don't wear out as fast that way. In the heat of the hunt, when the adrenaline kicks in, the deer will never know the difference.
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I just like 4 fletch because it doesn't matter which way I nock my arrow.
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Yeah, what they said. I doubt my hunting arrows will ever be 3-fletched again...
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As 30Coupe indicated-feather orientation makes little real difference in flight. I prefer 4 fletch for fast stabilization AND greater inflight visibility.
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I just like it! 5" Low Profile Banna Cut! Makes my arrows unique, where I hunt.
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So are you fletching 90*X90*, or 60*X120*? What do you find working the best for you?
Happy hunting, Jason
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I`ve just started shooting 3 4" an i`m impressed so far. I shot 3 5.5" shealds an high bannanas for years, i didn`t like the noise from the nanners but i did like the arrow flight(before i tuned my arrows). I`ve changed my arrow set up alot ,adding a lot of point weight an bare shaft tune my set up, an now it seems i don`t need as much feathers for good flight.JAG are the low nanners noisy??If not that may be best of both worlds. Just curious i`ve been thinking of trying the 5"-4"low nanners.
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After decades of using a 5-1/2" helical 3-fletch for huntin' arras, I did some serious testing and found that a 4" low profile offset 4-fletch allowed for a faster arrow that was just as stable as those big ol' feathers.
I use either 75x105 or 90x90 feather configuration, don't matter that much to me.
Other advantages are chopping or burning a pair of fletches from a single full length feather (as opposed to getting just one fletch), and you no longer need an indexed nock as there is no cock feather to be concerned about ... this is for carbon or alum shafts, where the shaft spine is consistent for 360 degrees around the shaft diameter ... one piece non-laminated woodies will probably need to be indexed since the shaft's spine is very directional.
Big 3-fletch ...
Big 3-fletch and hi-profile 4-fletch ...
My current lo-profile 4-fletch ...
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quote:Originally posted by Rigs: So are you fletching 90*X90*, or 60*X120*? What do you find working the best for you?
Happy hunting, Jason
I use 90 degree, but a lot of people use 60-120 and it works well for them.
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