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Author Topic: 3 fletch or 4?  (Read 854 times)

Offline woodslinger

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3 fletch or 4?
« on: August 27, 2007, 07:44:00 PM »
What do you guys prefer? I personally like to four fletch with 4" feathers.
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Offline Eric Garza

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 07:56:00 PM »
I personally like to three-fletch with five inch feathers.  Go figure...

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Offline fredbear92

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2007, 08:15:00 PM »
same as Eric
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 08:19:00 PM »
I have 3-5.5" bana's but I'm going to see how 4-5.5" nana's do... if I like them better on my heavy ASH arrows w/160grn Snuffers. I'll stay with them..
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Offline dino

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 08:22:00 PM »
I like four fletch straight RW 5".  Been shootin' em like that for years and really like em.
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Offline heydeerman

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 08:24:00 PM »
I tried an arrow with 5 5 1/2" high back shields. thought it would be noisier than a train. Wasnt bad at all. Thinking about tryin it with them big Sasquatch heads outta a 58 pounder.
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Offline Jwilliam

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 09:52:00 PM »
3, 5" right wing feathers.

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Offline zilla

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 10:33:00 PM »
I like 3 fletch, 5.5 high back shield.  BUT, I been wantin to try some nanners, just can't find em for sale.
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Offline paleFace

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 11:06:00 PM »
been shooting 4 fletch for about 3 years now. if you cut yours from full length you can get 2 - 4" out of each one with no problem. i also like not having to look for the cock feather when nocking an arrow.
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Offline Gordy

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2007, 11:09:00 PM »
4 fletch, 5" low to regular rise, 60X120, with a slight nock adjusment gets me perfect riser clearance and plenty of forgiveness for those pesky pressure shots on the 3D course   ;)
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Offline Allan Hundeby

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2007, 11:37:00 PM »
3" x 4 fletch, 60 x 120, right-helical.

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I watched Masters of the Barebow V.01, and tried to copy Roger Rothaar's fletching angles.  My nocks are set so that the 60 degree angles are pointing up and down (in-line with the string), so the 120 degree portion is against the riser.

Arrow flight is good, but not perfect, and I'm not good enough to tell if it's my form, or the fletching style.
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Offline rybohunter

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2007, 12:20:00 PM »
This may be dumb, but when you do the 60x120, how do you set your nock?
60 degree fletches verticle or horizontal?
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Offline eagle24

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2007, 12:35:00 PM »
3-fletch 4" shield cut.
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Offline Plywood Bender-laptop

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2007, 12:52:00 PM »
4x4" right wing, straight clamp with very slight offset.

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Offline northener

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2007, 01:16:00 PM »
4 fletch 60-120 with 5" feathers. I get the best flight with set-up shooting off the shelf of my longbow
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Offline Golden Hawk

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2007, 04:29:00 PM »
4-4" 75x105 Banana cuts on most all of my arrows.
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Offline elk ninja

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Re: 3 fletch or 4?
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2007, 04:37:00 PM »
4X 5" @ 90 degrees shield for me.  Works well, stabilizes like nobodies business, don't have to look or feel for a cock feather.
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