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Online lpcjon2

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Odd fletching set up?
« on: October 19, 2011, 01:10:00 PM »
I was watching Versus and they had a techie comercial on , the guy had made his arrow fletching kinda weird. They were fletched in normal rotation around the shaft but one started about an inch from the nock then the next was 1 1/2 from the nock and the last one was 2 inches  from the nock. He stated that this way he could use a 4 inch vane and get 5 inches of vane when the arrow spins in flight. It looked kinda goofy. Has anyone ever done this?
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2011, 01:15:00 PM »
I've done it. Not to the degree you describe and not on purpose.   :bigsmyl:
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2011, 01:39:00 PM »
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I've done it. Not to the degree you describe and not on purpose.    :bigsmyl:  
:biglaugh:  Yep me too!!!
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2011, 01:59:00 PM »
You still have the same surface area of fletching and I think that is what matters.
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Offline awbowman

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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2011, 02:01:00 PM »
Seen it done for compound bows with Blazer vanes.  Not sure why though
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2011, 02:02:00 PM »
Sounds hoakie to me.  The further back they are the better they work.  Moving one forward 1-1/2" would reduce that feather's effect.

But if it works for him . . .   :dunno:
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2011, 02:33:00 PM »
it's all about the total surface area of all the fletchings, and not where they're located --- although, feather shape/height and location play other roles.
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2011, 02:56:00 PM »
Rob, I was waiting on your responce, but I thought you would have more at least a pic and some technical mathmatical calculations for us...LOL
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2011, 02:56:00 PM »
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2011, 08:47:00 PM »
I think im gonna have to make one up,and see how it fly's.
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2011, 09:52:00 PM »
The non-techie answer...PURE HAWG WARSH, respectfully of course.     :)
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2011, 10:08:00 PM »
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I've done it. Not to the degree you describe and not on purpose.      :knothead:
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2011, 10:41:00 PM »
An arrow setup like that sounds like "the blind leading the blind".    :nono:
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2011, 11:48:00 PM »
Interestingly enough i have seen the wind tunnel video of this. It has its reasons and benifits. but none that convinced me to do it.
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2011, 12:14:00 AM »
I know a compound competition shooter who does this with a 4 blazer vane set up. I saw the show you were talking about. His reason wasn't that of the guys on the show.

He just said he thought it stabilized better than a regular 4 set up. He sure shot like a laser.
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2011, 08:26:00 AM »
when i shot wheelies i experimented with this with blazer vanes the idea is to get more rotation from your arrow and then because of that more accurate arrow flight. I never noticed any significant change either way.
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2011, 10:10:00 AM »
Fletching location is important. The further back the better. Its simple physics.
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Re: Odd fletching set up?
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2011, 10:42:00 AM »
So lemme get this straight. We gotta have itty bitty vanes, or our arrows aren't fast enough or accurate enough, but we have to offset them to get more surface area so they'll stabilize better/quicker? I think I'll just keep doing whatever I think looks cool and not worry about it.
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