I was just wondering what everyones opinion is on helices. I shoot blazers and I heard a slight right helical is prefered. But as far as I can tell the arrows I have now dont have any helical and they shoot fine. What are advantages/disadvantages with helical?

I use about a 2-3 dergree offset on my Bitz with a right helical clamp on it. Puts a little helical into the blazer, they fly great. Helical will help stabilize the arrow better while in flight leading to better accuracy and easier broadhead tuning.

Shane

I agree with sr77. I've heard people say you don't and you don't if your only shooting paper. If your hunting and shooting any distance beyond 15-20 yards, you will definitely see an improvement with broadhead flight. Just my $.02

2 things....

1. If you're shooting blazers....the amt of helical you're able to put on it isn't likely negligible. Think about it. It's a 2" vane.

2. If you shoot a WB.....the mfr. suggests NOT using helical fletch (with any vanes).

Wrong. Helical is helical. Be it a 2" vane or a 5" vane. It is still the same.

I use as much helical as the diameter of the arrow shaft will allow me to use.

Bohning is now making a jig specifically for fletching blazer vanes with a helical fletch.

Show me this helical fletched blazer.

Here's mine.

In my experience, I've fletched 1000's of arrows at the shop I go to,and the blazers in the helical clamps don't make a huge difference. Offset is the way to go there IMO. As for me, I shoot 4" vanes, with a wicked helical. I use a right helical clamp, and have it offset as well, getting as much twist as I can and still having good vane adhesion. I feel that it greatly aids in broadhead flight, and there is so much spin, that broadhead doesn't stand nearly as good a chance at steering the arrow.

Not sure if you are asking me to point out the helical vanes or not but if you are....The ones that I can see directly from behind look as they were fletched with a helical clamp.



If I set up an arrow in a jig with a right helical clamp and a 5" vane to get 100% of the base to contact the arrow and instead simply switch to 2" vanes is the helical any less?

No it isn't.

It is still fletched with the same jig, with the same right helical clamp on the same arrow.

Just because the vane is shorter does not change the degree that the vane wraps the arrow.

I just wanted to see a photo to see what degree you're getting (helical). Not a big deal if you don't have one.

i only use offset on my 5" duravanes. i don't shoot a fixed blade head and my arrows fly just fine out to 80 yards.