What size feathers does everyone use?

[ISP 5353]

3 X 4" parabolic.

[Sirius Black]

4 or 5 inch fletch, they fly the same for me.

[BOWMARKS]

4x4 Since I started.  

[karrow]

4in and 4 1/2in

[TaterHill Archer]

Trying some gator vanes in different lengths.

4-3/4" bananers about 7/8" tall is what im burning now, I like em. used to be a shield man.

[Pete McMiller]

3 X 3" are shooting great for me this summer down from 3 x 5".  Parabolic

[Tedd]

Thank you!
OK, good to know. I've always used the 5 1/2" feathers so when I put on 5" on they look really small.  sounds like most use a smaller feather.
One thing that got me considering smaller feathers is the wind. It's been so breezy here lately. The rear of my arrows really move in the wind. I switched to parallel carbon from tapered carbon. I'm using the Three River Trad only 300s. I switched to them for the consistency, straightness and 33" length. I'm really starting to like them. The tapered were less affected by the wind and a bit easier to tune but spine and straightness was a concern.
The 5 1/2"  feather make a little noise on the shelf of this bow. I use the 200 gr VPA 3 blade.
Tried one tonight with 5" truflights and a 2 blade Magnus, seemed the steer it just fine. Couldn't see any difference in flight. Harder to see may but I didn't get the shaft cap dipped for testing. Definitely quieter!

[Tedd]

[larry]

four 3.5" feathers

[monkeyball]

4" steer most of my shafts. Sometimes in a 3 fletch,sometimes in a four. Parabolic is my preferred cut,seems to fly a little quieter,if I can hear the deer can also.

  I had a carbon that needed refletched before the Marsh Hill shoot, just for kicks I Platinumed 3-3" Parabolics to it. That arrow could have given driving lessons to the others ,really surprised me.

                                                    Good Shooting,
                                                                     Craig

[KenH]

I use the ancient Chinese system - my arrows are 1/5 the length of my shafts, an only as tall as the diameter of the shaft.  More than enough stabilize an arrow properly.

[Drewster]

4" shields for most arrows.  5" for some cane shafts.  You don't need a lot of feather if the shaft is properly tuned.

[GreyGoose]

Prefer 5" shields, but like some others, have noticed they're harder to find.

[PopeandYoung_51]

I have been using 5.5" shields. Recently, I have been playing with Turbonocks and I don't think I need to shoot both. I think it's overkill.

[cahaba]

I use 5" shield cut real wild turkey feathers. Been thinking about going to 4 4" parabolic.

[Mike Gerardi]

3  5in feathers of various shapes, or 4  4in.

[Randy Koleno]

I use 5", mostly because I like the look of them.

[Longbow58]

I like to use 3, 5" Truflite barred shield cut.

[joe ashton]

4x4"