I just switched back to 5 in feathers right helical. I am shooting a mathews,fingers and no sights. having started bowhunting back in 1969 with a recurve,feathers was all you could get. Over the years I have switched back and forth 2 or 3 times,but this time I think I will stick with feathers. Just had them fleched a couple of weeks ago and they shoot better for me.Vanes are better I think for a fast bow and a person who uses a release.They are quiter and are not affected by rain or blood like feathers are. The bow I am shooting is set very low so it is like shooting a recurve and the feathers work better for me but I have got to turn it up some because I can tell they are not penetrating the target as far as the vanes did.

hope this helps