flu-flu question

[knitterman1]

I posted this question on another board but need some opinions.  I am going to make some flu-flus for shooting frisbees.  we are going to be throwing them away from us to mimic phesants I think that 4 fletch might shoot to far and six might stall out too short.  has anyone tried a six fletch with three of the feather being 5" sheild?  how did it work?  what do you guys think?

[Stalker58]

I've never tried it but,it sounds like it will work.

[Snakeeater]

I make mine with full length feathers wrapped around the arrow shaft in a spiral. You can fine tune how far they go by changing the length of feather you use; 6", 5", 4", etc.

The spiral style also don't kick as much as using four for six fletch.

[Pat B]

I agree with Larry. A spiral wrapped fluflu has more surface area facing the air than 6 full length fluflus. The spirals go only about 2/3 the distance of multi-fletched fluflus...and you only use one feather per arrow.   Pat

[buck-tamer00]

i just wrap my arrow with a full lenthe feather,
never went to far or to short.

[Molson]

If you have some arrows already fletched with three 5" shields, you can easily turn them into flu's by adding three feathers opposite the shields. They work fine.  As for flu flu's in general, I like the four fletch and think they would work out best for the practice you are describing.

[Dave Worden]

If you want them to stop after 20-30 yds, spiral wrap them.  You can even adjust this a little by which way you wrap them.  You can do it so the feather is angles toward the nock end or the tip end.  The tip end ones stop even faster.  Just strip the feather from the quill for easier wrapping.  BTW, if you already some three-fletch arrows that you want to use, just wrap another feather (about three tight turns) between the end of the original feathers and the nock and you'll have a fast stopping arrow.  (Less work than starting over!)