How far are 4 4" flu flu arrows suppose to travel?

[snag]

I made up some for an upcoming 3D shoot. I shot one into the air at a steep angle and that arrow went about 150ft before it came down! I thought they were suppose to shorten the flight of the arrow more than that?!

[Killdeer]

Considering that your arrow probably would have gone 200 yards with conventional fletchings, I think ya done good!

Killdeer~ It's all a matter of perspective.  

[Jesse Peltan]

150ft is only 50yards that's pretty good. If you don't want them to travel as far add weight to the arrow.

[Gordon martiniuk]

If you  want to stop an arrow  fast with a flu flu try spiral wrapped flu flu to make one you need to glue full legnth feathers to shaft  to start glue feather on the back end for approx 3/4 ": let dry then add glue to remaining feather base and wrap around shaft  feather this type of flu flu stops my arrows twice as fast as reg 4 fletch full profile feathers .    

[Old York]

Gordon is spot-on, the spiral wrap is darn near like a dragster's chute.

One can always make a six-fletch "feather-duster" too. Those go fairly short and leave a turkey almost nekkid LOL!

[ozy clint]

yep what gordon said. there's a how to by guru in the how to forum. i would post a link but i don't know how.

[JRY309]

My buddy and I were shooting some 4-4.5 flu flu's on a 100 yd rifle range to see how far they would go.And we could get maybe 60-70 yds at the most.

[snag]

Killie, didn't look at that way...

Gordon, I'll try the spirals too.

Thanks!

[Blackhawk]

Yep, 50 - 70 yards has been my experience with 500-550 gr. arrows and 50-60# bows.

[hvyhitter]

Lighter arrows will stop faster...less momentum....made flu flus for my daughter out of 1816s and they would nearly stop in midair 20 yds out.

[Jesse Peltan]

If lighter arrows stop faster how come flight shooters shoot such light arrows? Heavier arrows are slower but retain more momentum. There is a balance. Flight shooters try to find that balance to get most distance. You are past that point so adding weight would cause your arrow to stop faster.

[wingnut]

Jesse,

Most flight shooters don't shoot flu flus.  With a flu flu as the thread is about that, the light arrow will stop much faster.

Mike

[oxnam]

My 4" 6 fletch shot out of my 65# Centaur at a steep angle are over 100 yards.  When shooting at clay pigeons, they usually make it about 75 yards.

[Dave Bulla]

I just started a thread on flu-flu's and put down some thoughts on what effects their performance.  Won't get into it all here again but the thread is called:

"Thoughts on flu-flu's, science and opinion..."

[randy grider]

More feathers, less distance, I use 6 fletch.