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Author Topic: What length fletch do you use most often?  (Read 1135 times)

Offline Jason R. Wesbrock

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #20 on: December 16, 2007, 01:21:00 PM »
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4x4 works great for me!
Same here.

Offline sticshooter

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #21 on: December 16, 2007, 01:43:00 PM »
5" Anything I'm not fussy. But mostly shields.<><
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #22 on: December 16, 2007, 01:55:00 PM »
5" helical LW shield cut.

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Offline Rob DiStefano

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #23 on: December 16, 2007, 02:03:00 PM »
4x4 @ 105x75     :thumbsup:    

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Offline varmint

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #24 on: December 16, 2007, 02:21:00 PM »
Chop my own LW 5 1/2" high back shield cut.
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Offline Jack Guard

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2007, 05:42:00 PM »
5 1/2 for me.
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2007, 06:10:00 PM »
5" low shields. Right wing, straight fletch with a good offset. Flies straight, true & fast!
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Offline bentpole

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2007, 06:17:00 PM »
5 1/2 shields or naners they look awesome.

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2007, 07:59:00 PM »
5&1/2 Hi-back shields

Offline Ralph Renfro

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2007, 08:11:00 PM »
With selfbows I like a low brace height to make a longer power stroke, so I use 4inch feathers or my own design. Kinda like a shield cut that are a little higher.
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Offline Malery Oxendine

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #30 on: December 16, 2007, 10:27:00 PM »
5.5 inch shield cut, left wing.

Offline Steelhead

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #31 on: December 17, 2007, 01:11:00 AM »
5.5 inch nanners,3 fletch on woodies.They just look better on woodies.5 inch, 3 fletch, parabolics on aluminums.

Offline Dave Pagel

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #32 on: December 17, 2007, 07:26:00 AM »
I use 5 inch shields most of the time, but occasionally 4 inch shields.

Offline MI_Bowhunter

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #33 on: December 17, 2007, 10:11:00 AM »
I use 5" on my hunting arrows and I use 4" on my target arrow.
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Offline FAIRCHASE

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #34 on: December 17, 2007, 02:44:00 PM »
5" three fletch, shield cut, left helical
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Offline Labs4me

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #35 on: December 17, 2007, 02:59:00 PM »
Size matters!!! So I compensate with 5.5" nanner highbacks...
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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #36 on: December 17, 2007, 03:20:00 PM »
I use 5.75" Magnum 'Nanners in a Rt wing 3-fletch.  I need as much steering control as I am still trying to be consistent.  Since 5.75 wasn't a choice, I put down 6".

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Offline JSC

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #37 on: December 17, 2007, 03:24:00 PM »
5.5" left wing shield's ,chopped from wild turkey wing feathers.

Offline Mike Lee

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #38 on: December 17, 2007, 05:24:00 PM »
I use 5" most of the time.

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Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
« Reply #39 on: December 17, 2007, 06:03:00 PM »
5 1/2" ALL THE TIME.

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