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Author Topic: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?  (Read 658 times)

Offline bgram

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Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« on: May 10, 2007, 01:51:00 PM »
I've tried the 3x5 config along with the 4x4 at 60/120 config, just wondering if anybody went "skinny" with 3 4" feathers?  If so, how'd they do?  I know you'd lose some on your stabilization, I'm just wondering how much.

Offline Tim Fishell

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2007, 02:00:00 PM »
They would fly just fine if you have a shaft that will bare shaft out of your bow setup.
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Offline Lost Arra

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2007, 02:02:00 PM »
I've got that config on some ash arrows. They aren't easy to get straight and they are heavy and a little underspined for my selfbows. I think the 4" fletch is inadequate so I am taking it off and going with 5 or 5 1/2".

That is my only experience. May work better on lighter arrows.

Offline bjk

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2007, 02:10:00 PM »
They'll work fine on a properly tuned setup.

Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2007, 02:16:00 PM »
I used that a bunch on carbons..worked just fine. You just have to tune it like anything else.
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Offline doctorbrady

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2007, 02:30:00 PM »
Hunted with 3 4" feathers for the last 2 years using a variety of 2 and 3 blade heads.  Works just fine as long as your set up is tuned well.  Actually, I think they do a little better on windy days as there is less fletch to catch the breeze.  I will probably be shooting nearly 700 grain arrows in Africa this year set up with 3 4" feathers.

Offline fireman_3311

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2007, 02:34:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Ray Hammond:
I used that a bunch on carbons..worked just fine. You just have to tune it like anything else.
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Offline pjsnell

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2007, 02:35:00 PM »
I use 3x4" on my 5/16" ramin shaft target arrows.  They tend to fly very well.  I mainly rough spine them, with a spine tester based on the tutorials found on this site, to within a 10# range.  
There can be a very noticable difference in flight characteristics, if you are used to seeing high profile 5.5" helical fletch fly.

Offline bgram

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2007, 02:43:00 PM »
Great info.  Now all I have to do is work on that "well tuned" bow part    :knothead:  , but I may just have to give it a try.

Offline Steertalker

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2007, 03:48:00 PM »
That's all I use now.  In fact I was able to get an even better arrow tune with the 4" parabolic than with the 5" parabolic.  And they are virtually silent.
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Offline mbbushman

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2007, 10:55:00 AM »
That's my normal setup. I also use 4" 2-fletch on some of my arrows, and get great flight, even with big three blade heads.

Offline MikeC

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Re: Anybody try 3 4" fletch?
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2007, 12:51:00 PM »
Shoot sweet on my carbons and ALU arrows with fieldpoints.  I add a fourth for hunting.
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