4 Fletch Vs. 3 fletch, 4 to 5,5"? Opinion?

[Over&Under]

I have far better results with broadhead flight when using 4 fletch rather than 3

[Biathlonman]

I really like 4 fletch if I'm not hunting in windy conditions.  It's just about always windy where I practice and a cross wind does seem to effect a 4-5" more then some other combos.

[Gator1]

The other nice thing is the extra feather adds to visibility in the target...

[drewsbow]

4"x4

[JamesKerr]

I use either 4" or 5" all 4 fletched for the reasons Terry stated.

[J.Williams]

I shot 4x4" parabolics for sometime and am thinking of going back to them or 4x4" low pro-file 'nanners.Anyone have any experience with both and did you notice any difference between them?

[Terry Green]

My arrows are tuned..i sure hope no one is accusing me of hunting with out of tuned equipment.....

But I don't use minimal broad heads.    

i like big chop and lots of hardwear and lots of blades most of the time....and if I drop down in head size for any reason I'm still covered.

[Fletcher]

I've shot 4 fletch for many years, like the early 90's.  Tried both 75x105 and 90x90, settling on 90x90.  Back when I shot 60 lb I used 5" fletch and now that I've dropped to around 50 I shoot mostly 4".  With a well tuned arrow, I think 4" would be plenty for most any bow weight and broadhead, but 5" isn't gonna hurt anything.  It's almost always easier to deal with too much rather than not enuf.

[Caughtandhobble]

I did try 4 fletch for a while... I went back to 3 fletch 5" wild turkey feathers, they seem to be less effected by the wind and rain by more than a little bit in my experience. I have been using Magnus Turkey Fletching and I have found that they stand up to any situation that I have came across in the hunting woods or 3D courses.

[Fastltz]

I did a test last year( can't find my numbers) with 3 fletch 4 fletch and 3,4,5 inch feathers. Shot through a chrono and simple accuracy tests. 4x5 was way slower than all the others. The 3x4 and 4x4 were only 2 fps diff but the 4x4 noticeably corrected the shaft faster and I got my tightest groups. Also added benefit of not working about nock placement. Also when I shoot 3 blades with 4x4 I dont have to alighn the blades with the fletch. All this was done from full length axis 300 with 150-225 tip weight from a 50 pound sage drawen to 31 inch.

[Fastltz]

Forgot 4x3 was only slightly faster than 4x4, 4x4 seemed to out perform all the options.

[Skates]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
4x5" for the last 30 years or so. Takes a telephone pole to deflect one. Can't say I've ever missed a shot on game because the fletch slowed the arrow down.

Amen.  Lots of good info on here from experienced guys.