Jim- gotcha thanks.
I still don't get it. I remember when I really was getting serious about bowhunting for deer- got my arrows shooting quarter sized groups at 30 yards; and my buddy and I decided to try some broadheads and make sure we were ready.
Well we bought some razorback 5's and neither of us could even hit the backstop of the target; and yet; put on a field point and we could drive nails in.
So- in a move of great desperation ( OK- PANIC); I called Fred Bear. He might have recognized me in person; but not my name and voice over the phone; but he talked to me for about an hour.
He would say 'check this' and I would say 'hold on a minute' and check it; and then he would say 'check that' and I would say 'hold on a minute'; and this went on to where he told me to check if the arrows had straight fletch or helical.
I had no idea what he was talking about- but he explained it to me; and I went the next day to the non-bow guy in the only sporting goods store and got some helical fletched arrows.
They shot those broadheads perfectly.
So - since then I have always used helical.
Now you guys are kinda saying the need for helical fletch is a myth....
I don't get it.
OK - it might take 4 spins in so much time; but doesn't arrow speed have an effect- are you saying that helical fletch does nothing for arrow flight?
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