Originally Posted by
TFOX
An arrow will spin regardless if there is helical, offset or even straight fletch.The amount of spin and the speed of spin is the only question.
Yes,it is totally possible to get good arrow flight without helical vanes and better yet,feathers but no way will they do as well in adverse conditions as the helical feather.The problems will show up when you torque a bow at the shot or the wind is blowing at a fairly good rate.Contrary to popular belief,feathers even work when wet.
How well the bow and arrows are in tune definately make a difference and even the amount of foc is a huge factor but I will stick with helical feathers for fixed blade heads.I am starting to test out the Razr 2" feathers to see how well they work when adverse conditions are in play and so far,they are doing pretty well.
tfox that is the point I was trying to make,you hear about all these guys that spend all this money on a top of the line bow,arows and ect. that I think some overlook an important factor which is what type fletching to use with their setup to get the most accuracy and consistancy and I just happen to believe it is with some type of helical thats all I wanted to point out.If you get good flight with a straight or offset fletch then I believe a helical fletch would even give you better and more consistant flight.