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Old 10-13-2004 | 10:34 PM
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Arthur P
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Default RE: feathers in the rain

maybe you can explain why my arrows equipped with bohning blazer vanes and my broad heads will hit in the same spot on the target as an arrow tipped with a field point out to 50 yards and an arrow with 4" feathers will start flying eratically past 25 yards
You didn't tune your bow for the different fletching. With the idiotically exteme setups you claim to use, any little difference could have a huge impact on arrow flight. Duh!

maybe you would also like to explain why arrows equipped with feathers will start slowing down a whole lot faster past 5 yards although a arrow with 4 inch feathers is faster off the string compaired to a 4" vane the vaned arrow will pass the feather fletched arrow at 7 yards if shot at the same time?
What the heck kind of feathers you shootin' boy? FluFlu's?? Comparing same profile vanes/feathers, the feather fletched arrow is always faster to at least 40 yards! Been proven time and time again by better folks than me.

maybe you will like to explain the values of an arrow that looses momentum faster than one that maintains its momentum
like a arrow that maintains its momentum will have a flatter trajectory and more likely to penetrate bone better than an arrow that is loosing momentum every foot it moves through the air.
Again, false. See above.

there is absolutley no benefits to using feathers what so ever!
Haven't heard a lie like that since Kerry finally quit yakking in tonight's debate!! Feathers are lighter than vanes, which makes for improved FOC for better arrow stability and better speed out of the bow. Feathers will not deflect at all with rest contact - I don't care how well you've tuned up, it eventually happens to everyone - that would drive a vane fletched arrow crazy. I've got some arrows from the early 60's with feathers that are still in perfect condition. There are just two big advantages right off the top of my head!

not to mention you cannot shoot them in the rain without some sort of treatment then that will only last so long before the feathers will eventualy get soggy
may as well be shooting bare shafts in the rain
You went a long way out of the way to get there, but you finally found a nugget of truth. But there are ways to manage the inconvenience. I noted just a few in my earlier post.
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