4 fletch question

[Fletcher]

4 fletch goes back many years and was used some back in the 50's-60's.  Back then it was all 90x90.  The 75-105 came out in the 70's to give better cable clearance with compounds and many stick shooters use it now, too.  I've fletched and used both and prefer the 90.  The feathers clear the riser just fine and seem to clear the shelf a little better for me.

[PaddyMac]

I fletch mine at 90°. I don't have to look at it, nock and broadhead tuning isn't an issue and I only have to buy one color of feather so I can save by buying in bulk (the savings of course are more than offset by having to buy four instead of three feathers) and besides just liking them and the sheer inertia of habit, I realize there aren't many other good reasons behind it. The 75/105s look like I screwed up my 90/90s, which happens. Even so, they fly just as well.

I tried 3" but couldn't find them in shields easily, so I fletch 4 incher's where there are lots of options.

I have finally got my shafts and points so well tuned to my bow that even two four inchers will do the trick.

One thing is that I have backed off an aggressive helical to a pretty tame offset because they were noisy and I started noticing that the straighter fletches were a little deeper into the block than the others. But neither issue is enough to justify ripping the feathers off and redoing them. I don't have a chrony.

[The Whittler]

I have tried the 60-120 4" with right wing 4 fletch. They flew as good as 5" right wing.

[creekwood]

My preference is 4 inch fletches at 90 degrees in a X configuration.

 

[CDR]

Creekwood, what a great picture!!!! Did you get him?  

[Dirtybird]

90 with 4" fletch for me

[Rob DiStefano]

guys, learn the lingo - it's not "+" or "X", it's 90x90 or 75x105 (though there are other "X" angles to use such as 60x120).  doesn't much matter what the 4-fletch configuration ya use, they all work just fine.  

[Andy Cooper]

Rob, as a 4-fletch virgin, I assumed the + and X meant the amount of offset in relation to the nock...not the difference between 90 degrees or 75-105. Was I incorrect?

Signed,

One who knoweth not the lingo  :D

[zootown2007]

I dunno..for those who don't fletch often, or even own a fletching jig; I think "+" or "x" is quite descriptive.

[Gen273]

I am trying to learn this as well, because I have never used 4-fletch but I just bought a 75x105 4-fletch jig and I want to try it. so I guess my arrows will look like an "X", is that right?

[Terry Green]

They will look more like Luke Skywalker's fighter wings in episode 4(the 1st movie that came out)

[Gen273]

Thanks Terry

I think that will be a cool looking arrow, I am going to give it a try.

[Rob W.]

[Gen273]

Rob,

Thanks for the picture!!!

[snag]

I like the 90 deg. X fletch. It just seems it is a better balanced way to do it. When you do it like Rob has shown in the picture you get uneven weight distribution around the shaft. May not make much difference really....just doesn't seem as evenly distributed as a 90 deg. Both ways you still get contact with the riser on both of the riser side feathers.