|
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
ORIGINAL: jag-mag ORIGINAL: MeanV2 While I am not a Big fan of Blazers. I think your Tech guy is in LaLa land;)I wouldn't worry about the wind causing a problem. Dan what you have to say, and I do respect your opinions. Even though I shoot arrows during the summer fletched with several different combos including Blazers in the Fall I always go back to feathers. Which I believe are the Best all around choice. Dan |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
If feathers are so awesome in your opionion. Why do less than 10% use them for tournament shooting? If they were so much more accurate. Wouldnt tournament pros be using them? Vanes are more durable and more accurate. Feathers wont hold up even in something a simple as indoor shooting let only practice in the outdoors.
DB |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
ORIGINAL: OklaBowhunter If feathers are so awesome in your opionion. Why do less than 10% use them for tournament shooting? If they were so much more accurate. Wouldnt tournament pros be using them? Vanes are more durable and more accurate. Feathers wont hold up even in something a simple as indoor shooting let only practice in the outdoors. DB Better control than any other fletching, Period. As a Hunter that's what I want. I realize most will go the cheaper routes, because they do work, just not quite as good;) Dan |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
ORIGINAL: OklaBowhunter If feathers are so awesome in your opionion. Why do less than 10% use them for tournament shooting? If they were so much more accurate. Wouldnt tournament pros be using them? Vanes are more durable and more accurate. Feathers wont hold up even in something a simple as indoor shooting let only practice in the outdoors. DB pros shoot vanes for less downrange velocity decay, and the fact that feathers won't hold up on a spring blade style rest (again what alot of "pros" use). Put a fixed blade broadhead on the front of your arrow, and feathers kick vanes to the curb. Have a form goof under pressure which causes contact with a rest or cable, or if you hit a twig you didn;t see and those vanes flop around like a fish out of water and your broadhead planes off line. Ever watched slo-mo footage of vanes vs. feathers? If it's raining so hard that your feathers get soaking wet, you've got no busniness bowhunting cos any bloodtrail will get washed away. Modern feather sprays and powders work fine, and the addition of a fletch cover will help in a moderate rain or snow if yo are that worried. I hunted with feathers for YEARS and never had one of these mythical "feathers collapse in the rain" issues. I also leave the woods if it's pouring. For those Pacific Northwest guys, I could see this being an issue, but for 95% of the bowhunters out there feather would work just fine. However, vanes are FAR more affected by chnage in temperature- ever spray one with food powder? the compressed cold air makes them stiffen up and shrink- Same thing happens when you take your bow out of your nice toasty case/truck and walk to your stand in cold weather. Bottom line- they have both issues, they both excel, and you cannot say one is overall better. I stopped listening to "pros" years ago- most of them are only concerned with cha-ching- especially in the current state of this industry (i.e. which is a joke) |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
ORIGINAL: JeffB ORIGINAL: OklaBowhunter If feathers are so awesome in your opionion. Why do less than 10% use them for tournament shooting? If they were so much more accurate. Wouldnt tournament pros be using them? Vanes are more durable and more accurate. Feathers wont hold up even in something a simple as indoor shooting let only practice in the outdoors. DB pros shoot vanes for less downrange velocity decay, and the fact that feathers won't hold up on a spring blade style rest (again what alot of "pros" use). Put a fixed blade broadhead on the front of your arrow, and feathers kick vanes to the curb. Have a form goof under pressure which causes contact with a rest or cable, or if you hit a twig you didn;t see and those vanes flop around like a fish out of water and your broadhead planes off line. Ever watched slo-mo footage of vanes vs. feathers? If it's raining so hard that your feathers get soaking wet, you've got no busniness bowhunting cos any bloodtrail will get washed away. Modern feather sprays and powders work fine, and the addition of a fletch cover will help in a moderate rain or snow if yo are that worried. I hunted with feathers for YEARS and never had one of these mythical "feathers collapse in the rain" issues. I also leave the woods if it's pouring. For those Pacific Northwest guys, I could see this being an issue, but for 95% of the bowhunters out there feather would work just fine. However, vanes are FAR more affected by chnage in temperature- ever spray one with food powder? the compressed cold air makes them stiffen up and shrink- Same thing happens when you take your bow out of your nice toasty case/truck and walk to your stand in cold weather. Bottom line- they have both issues, they both excel, and you cannot say one is overall better. I stopped listening to "pros" years ago- most of them are only concerned with cha-ching- especially in the current state of this industry (i.e. which is a joke) Jeff when I say Pros, Im talking guys who work for the arrow companys. Tim Strickland/Tim Gillingham. When these guys advsie me! I listen and then go test it for myself. DB |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
ORIGINAL: MeanV2 ORIGINAL: OklaBowhunter If feathers are so awesome in your opionion. Why do less than 10% use them for tournament shooting? If they were so much more accurate. Wouldnt tournament pros be using them? Vanes are more durable and more accurate. Feathers wont hold up even in something a simple as indoor shooting let only practice in the outdoors. DB Better control than any other fletching, Period. As a Hunter that's what I want. I realize most will go the cheaper routes, because they do work, just not quite as good;) Dan DB DB |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
DB, I won't get into a pointless argument but I do know what works best for me as well asmany others.
Feathers are more forgiving, faster at hunting ranges, and give a broadhead tipped arrow better FOC. All things that are important to me. You shoot your Blazers or whatever you want. I never said they don't work. They are just not the best choice for me!;) Dan |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
I shot feathers for a few years and switched to blazers and shot them for 3 years and now just switched back to feathers. I have not had issues with either I just prefer the feathers.
|
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
It is all about what work for you. Good luck.
FOC can easily be achieved by vanes or feathers. Both work and will kill deer. |
RE: My Tech talks about Blazers . . .
Dan, when you use feathers are you using the Razr's or one of the parabolic feathers?
|
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 01:54 AM. |
Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.