Hi Goldenarm. I'll try and answer your questions....

1) the fletching tape works fine, just remember to finish em off by putting a drop of glue on both ends of each quill.

2) The type of broadhead is largely your choice, barring any mechanicals of course, but especially forlighter draw wtrecurve/longbow set-ups a COC (Cut On Contact) broadhead gives more reliable penetration. There are very good COC heads in 2, 3, & 4 blade configurations.

3) I've found that parabolic is some quieter in flight than shield, but I'vekilled severalhigh strungKywhitetails w/both & I don't think they knew the difference. Personally I would pick parabolic if I had to choose just one.

There are several very intelligent & experienced ppl on here that (hopefully) will answer you w/a slightly different perspective on this stuff, but that's the way it's suppose to be. Bowhunting is a very individual endeavor.