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Author Topic: What length fletch do you use most often?  (Read 1683 times)

Offline Terry Green

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What length fletch do you use most often?
« on: December 15, 2007, 09:41:00 PM »
What LENGTH fletch do you use most often?

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2007, 10:05:00 PM »
Terry; while you are in Salado on your hunt ,you should go to Belton,about 5 miles up I-35 to visit Peacocks Archery. Not really a trad shop but Mr. Peacock has collected recures and longbows for years,and has over 300 of them hanging from the ceiling and in cases in the shop. I`ve shot stickbows for 45 years,both target and hunting and he`s got several I`ve never seen. Allow yourself about an hour to see them and talk to Mr. Peacock,he`s a great guy,and he hunts with a stickbow. Bob

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2007, 10:09:00 PM »
I use 5" for 3 fletch and 4" for four fletch.  Been finding myself using more and more of the 4" lately.
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Offline OconeeDan

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2007, 10:23:00 PM »
4x4 works great for me!

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2007, 10:26:00 PM »
I use 5 inch four fletch.
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2007, 10:31:00 PM »
High back 5.5 for me.....
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Offline TNstickn

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2007, 11:00:00 PM »
5.5 naners here.
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Offline Jake

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2007, 11:05:00 PM »
Minoritey I may be... but since I have started shooting CT Rhino's I have been shooting nothing but 4" Fletching.  A straighter shaft=Less steering on the back end.  Quick recovery and great penetration!

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2007, 11:09:00 PM »
5" helical shield cut...stable.
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Offline 2 dogs

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2007, 11:19:00 PM »
5 inch shield as much helical as i can get.

Offline flatlander37

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2007, 01:42:00 AM »
Been using 5" on my 3 and 4 fletch, but am now going to try 4" for my 4 fletch.
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2007, 04:49:00 AM »
5" three fletch, shield cut, helical.
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #12 on: December 16, 2007, 05:19:00 AM »
5 1/2" HIGH BACK  !!!
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2007, 06:44:00 AM »
5 1/2" Shield cut left helical.  I've been using these for 35 years, and see no reason to change now.....  

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Offline Rico

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2007, 07:15:00 AM »
Burn 3 helical 5.5" parabolic shape. Haven't found an arrow/broadhead that won't fly well with big feathers.

Offline hera

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2007, 07:42:00 AM »
5" parabolic and shield cut.

Offline Jeremy

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2007, 08:15:00 AM »
It had been 5" shields, but I've switched over to 4x4" (60/120)... mostly b/c I'm cheap  :D
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2007, 08:20:00 AM »
5 1/2" high back shield cut left wing.

Offline ronda

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2007, 08:30:00 AM »
4" shield cut out of my ironwood widow recurve so the feather touches the end of my nose at full draw.

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2007, 09:47:00 AM »
5inch bananas or 5 1/2 same for parobolics and sheild cut...The longer feathers make some arrows work better, thats just what I feel, I like the 4x4 fletch with 4inch feathers, but not for hunting....I have couple three dozen of Legacys in 4 inch feather that fly great and are just find... :)
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