I hear ya Arthur, I sometimes wonder what an 'ON' day would feel like! [X(]
CherokeeWarrior, either swap the plastic vanes for real fletching (feathers) [>:]or add one of those stick on arrow rests to your set-up. [

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Some very revered bowhunters of the past have used vanes & a flipper style rest. Hey, it'd have to be very rain-proof wouldn't it?

Might be just the ticket for inclimate conditions like, oh say the Canadian barren ground? Hmmm....