How do you like your fletch?
 

Well, not how you do it, but how do you like them done. Straight, with a left or right helicle? Just wondering what works best. Also, feathers or plastic? Thanks.

RE: How do you fletch arrows?
 

the best IMO is using arrow wraps, and fletch-tape. Easy and the bond is really good. I fletch feathers, 5: shield is my favorite, and I fletch RW or LW whichever I have on hand

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

Anyone else? Just curious about this.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

Right ----- using 2" Blazers

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

Used to do a right offset, now that I'm shooting fallaways, I've gone to a right helical. I always fletch to get a right spin so that my field points don't unscrew during target practice.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

What advantages do a helicle or offset give over straight veins? I'm just doing some research lately, thanks so far.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

I fletch w/ right helical. The advantage over offset and helical to straight is spin. Helical spins more than offset, but offset spins more than straight. Spin stabilizes much mo betta!

The problem w/ helical is this. If you are shooting a "TM Hunter" style, 2 prong rest, you will almost always have some fletching contact. With this style rest, straight or a slight offset is the way to go.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

... which explains this statement:

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

So far i've gathered that a right hand spin is best no matter what to keep the broadhead from unscrewing. Will this also open up a luminok better? Also, if I use a drop away rest I can use a right helicle with no probs. Great. How about feathers -vs- plastic? Which is better? Thanks so far guys.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

I like feathers with a slight offset. I am going to try blazers for the first time though. If I ever get the ambition to fletch up some arrows with them. I have the vanes and shafts, just need to cut the shafts and fletch them is all.

Paul

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

5.5 Inch banana cut feather, left helical for me.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

Aaah.... Now you've opened up a can of worms! ;):D

Feathers are far more forgiving of rest contact, slight brushes with a twig or something of that nature on the way to its intended target, and... they just plain look cooler! [8D](If you get barred feathers, that is... ;))

On the other hand, guys will complain that they create too much drag past like 50 yards and slow their arrows down.... (No concern to me; I'm not shooting at olympic distances), and you have to take an extra step to waterproof them in the event of hunting in a soaking rain.

There ya have it: Three pages of arguments boiled down to a couple paragraphs! [8D]

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

I had 2 arrows. One was fletched w/ 5" feathers, the other w/ 2" Blazers. Both arrows weighed w/in 5 grains of each other. Both were tipped w/ Magnus Stingers. First, I shot the feathered arrow. Then I shot the Blazed arrow, and shot one of the feathers off the first arrow.

So, which is better? It would be easier to answer which came first, the chicken or the egg.......;)

edit: Oh, the shots were both taken at 25 yards.

RE: How do you like your fletch?
 

I agree, the feathers look cool. I'm going to go with a trophy taker drop rest so I might try the feathers with a right offset or helicle. I appreciate the help dudes!