how much speed is really lost from a biscuit

[VA HEAD HUNTER]

im just curious

[Washington Hunter]

Not enough to be concerned about.

[mobow]

The most I've seen is 5 fps, but that was with a big, heavy aluminum arrow. The norm is 2.

[VA HEAD HUNTER]

yea thats what i was thinking. thanks alot for the info.

[VA HEAD HUNTER]

ok heres the verdict. i switched from the biscuit to a trophy taker today and i went from 268 to 282 fps. but i think the quick spin speedhunters that im shooting are the reason for the big jump. i think the biscuit was slowing them down alot more then regular vanes since they have the speed lip on them.

[illinoishunter3710]

You were never suppose to use quick spins with awhisker biscuit... thats what i was always told.

[VA HEAD HUNTER]

yea lol i figured that one out in a hurry but man are those things nice through the trophy taker. im hooked on em

[DaveC]

Back when i used to shot one i was seeing a 2-3fps drop with a helical fletch and a 1-2 fps drop with straight fletch.

The speed reduction will be increased if the disc is too tight around the shaft or the biscuit isn't tuned properly- it shouldn't be correcting arrow flight, merely giving the arrow something to sit in and slide on when it's on its way outbound.

[nodog]

Well with your proof now Va. it can be said that the difference could be quit a bit. It's great that we now have available equipment at an affordable price to know what is what.Does make a lot of sense. Something causing that much contact not making that much of a difference just doesn't. It's grabing every vane on the way out, the krinkled vanes are the proof of heat from friction. I wonder how much heat though, or how much it would take to cause the right vane to burst into flames. That would be cool. A flaming arrow would be very cool to hunt with and you wouldn't even have to light it first.

268-282 is a big jump.

[gzg38b]

Quik Spins + whisker biscuit = BAD NEWS.