ORIGINAL: buckeye
BigJ
Can you explain to us what happens to the hen vanes on a helical arrow as it passes thru the WB?
Nock an arrow with a WB and look down the shaft..... The leading end of one and the tail end of the other will both come in contact with the stiff black bristles and not pass thru with the same uniformity as they will contact those bristles at different moments of the power stroke.
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I see exactly what you are talking about buckeye and I agree you will have some of the vane on a helical fletch pass through the black bristles. However the rest of the arrow is still being supported by the other bristles and while the black bristles are stiffer they are not that different to where you get an erratic arrow flight. The Hostage has NOTHING else to support the arrow. Some times I got good flight and other times I didn't, it was sporadic, thus my problem with the rest.
Buckeye, what's your opinion on fletch contact?