30 years ago I shot feathers. Then I started using vanes for a few years. About 1980 I went back to feathers till just this past summer. I took a second look at vanes. For a lot of them the quality sucks. THe weights vary quite a bit. I did find a few that are decent, but they aren't what you see on most fletched arrows. I like Duravanes OK, but due to some special considerations I have to use the Low Profile $' on my hunting arrows. These were very consistant in weight.

My 3D arrows WERE sporting 1 1/2" Quickspins. They checked out pretty good also. In fact I knocked one off an arrow and continued to shoot it with only 2 vanes on it. It shot well.

I'm fletching up some new 3D arrows as of this writing. They are getting feathers on them again. No particular reason other than they are lighter. This allows for higher initial launch. FOC is better also which often aids in downrange accuracy. They can be torn, shredded and otherwise beat to hell and still work well because they don't weigh enough to upset the flight of the arrow if missing. The fact is I have in the past shot 3D shoots with an arrow that had only one feather on it, and bare shafts once in a while; this just to prove that tuning is important.

So, I guess I can go either way for 3D. For hunting I prefer the extra guidance of feathers. Yeh, I know they can get wet and lay down, but then a well tuned bow/arrow combodoesn't need much help other than the shooter to do his best.