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Old 07-21-2006 | 01:28 PM
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what size feathers should i get for my gold tips, 27.5 inch arrows and 90 gr heads?
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Old 07-21-2006 | 01:34 PM
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No bigger than 4". You could go with 3" inch if you wanted or really any size if your bow is tuned right. I always go with 4" on my hunting rigs though. 5" on my recurve setups.
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Old 07-21-2006 | 02:33 PM
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whats the difference in left and right wing feathers other than being from the right or left wing, which one is better>
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Old 07-21-2006 | 03:00 PM
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RIght wing feathers MUST be used if you are fletching w/ right helical, and left wing feathers MUST be used if you are flethcing left helical. If you are fletching them straight, it doesn't matter.

4" would work very well w/ your set up.
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Old 07-21-2006 | 03:23 PM
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4" rather than 3"
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Old 07-21-2006 | 07:19 PM
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I use 4" LW feathers and they stabilize the arrow very well with my set-up.I buy feathers full-length and get 2 4" fletchings from each.If you have LW feathers you must use a LW clamp--RW feathers,a RW clamp.Other than that,it's just a personal preferance--one flies just as well as the other.
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Old 07-21-2006 | 07:54 PM
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What broadhead are you using. If your using a mechanical, you can get away with 3", better yet, go to vanes or Blazers.

If your using a solid fixed blade head, go 4" feathers, I'd recommend right wing with a slight offset right pending your rest.
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Old 07-21-2006 | 08:12 PM
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Ditto everything Rob said...

When I first started bowhunting years ago, I was shooting a 75-grain Rocket Aerohead Miniblaster. I fletched with 4" right-wing feathers at a slight offset with perfect results.
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Old 07-21-2006 | 08:15 PM
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I use 4" feathers, actually I recycle the wing feathers of turkeys I shoot! [8D]
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Old 07-22-2006 | 05:14 AM
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4" feathers are great. I use them on all my compound setups. I use straight offset clamps and still get decent spin.
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