question about fletching

tpst2003 · 09-04-2004, 02:14 AM

i am just getting into bow hunting so this probably seems like a dumb question to most of you but, after i shoot an arrow 5 or 6 times the fletching seems to become wavy, is that normal or is my wisker biscuit set wrong. the arrows seem to shoot consistant and straight?

bowtech64 · 09-04-2004, 07:26 AM

Go to the following link and you will see that this is normal and, like you said, doesn't seem to affect arrow performance. Some fleching works better than others, that is, doesn't get rippled. Hope this helps.

www.carolinaarcheryprod.com

tpst2003 · 09-04-2004, 08:54 AM

thanks

pselee · 09-04-2004, 09:03 AM

Hi tpst2003! Welcome to Bowhunting. If your arrows are shooting straight and consistent and not really tearing up your fletching, then why worry? If you use a prong type rest they sometimes leave rail tracks on aluminum shafts if not shrink wrapped, but you may not get any wavy feathers due to rest contact provided your clearance is set correctly. I might suggest you think about using a drop-away rest as this has no fletching contact.

dwaasp · 09-04-2004, 11:39 AM

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ORIGINAL: pselee
I might suggest you think about using a drop-away rest as this has no fletching contact.

Wavy fletching will have some effect on arrow speed & trajectory down range, & impact point down range will not be consistent unless all arrows wave the same way.

But for 20-30 yds all should be good enough.

pselee · 09-06-2004, 08:05 AM

dwaasp have you ever seen those crazy wavy SPIN VANES that they use mostly in the Olympics ?

Bigpapascout · 09-06-2004, 08:51 PM

since you are useing the wisker biscuit get used to wavy vanes and sometimes getting ripped off.

you may want to invest in a fletching jig and some bhoning vanes.

JOE PA · 09-07-2004, 12:33 PM

I would agree with BPS to a certain point. The Whisker Biscuit, especially the older all black ones, will make soft vanes like AAE Plastifletch or Duravanes pretty wavy. I didn't notice bad accuracy with them but they do get noisy to shoot through the bristles. If you want to keep using the biscuit, you probably do want to get your own fletching jig or get your local shop to fletch the arrows with Bohning, AAE Speedflytes, or Flex Fletch vanes. I am getting good results with Bohning Blazer vanes with two of my bows. One has a B2 Whisker Biscuit, the other one has a QAD Ultra Rest. I think I will stick with the Bohning Blazers for all of my fletching needs for the near future at least.