You shoudl have very little to zero wear and tear on your fletchings with the WB. If you hear someone complaining of wear and tear on their flettchings and they shoot a WB, its more than likely because they do not have it set up correctly or the the bow is out of tune. I have been using one sice they came out and am still using some of the same arrows I started shooting with the WB and the feathers are fine.