??? 4" Shield vs 4 1/2" Banana

[Golden Hawk]

Which do you think will control better. Four 4" Shields or four 4 1/2" Bananas?

[Charlie Lamb]

With a well tuned bow and arrow combo, you won't be able to tell the difference.

By all rights the more surface the faster recovery, but I'll stick by my first statement.

[Golden Hawk]

Thanks Charlie! Think I'll go with the 4 1/2" Bananas for the larger surface area.

[Charlie Lamb]

[Kingstaken]

5 1/2" Banana

[Scott S.]

I am happy with 4" parabolic, so your 4 1/2" bananas should be great.

[jonsimoneau]

For me, it depends on the shaft.  For wood arrows, I still use 5 inch.  But for carbons I use 4 inch.  4 inch feathers are all you need for carbons, and they are a bit faster, and do not drop as much at longer ranges.  If I'm shooting wood...and I don't shoot wood much anymore, then I'll go with 5 inch since even a straight wood shaft is never really all that straight!