feathers or vanes
 

Is it true that feathers make a lot of noise when they are in flight, and if I shoot a compound is it going to be to loud for hunting?

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Most of the guys who complain about the noise feathers make have never even shot feathers and are just repeating what they've heard someone else say. Some of them have heard feather fletched arrows humming along when standing off to the side of the shooting lane, but precious few have ever stood behind the target and heard the arrow from a deer's point of view. The sound is very different. Of the ones who have shot feathers, most of them don't even give a second thought to the loud metallic "CLICK" their releases make when they trigger them. If a deer has jumped the string on them, it's because of the noise coming from the bow and the release, not the subtle hiss (if any) of feathers.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

feathers, that is all i shoot. I hate vanes because if you bow isnt tuned just perfect and a vane hits something it will throw it off. If a feather hits something they just bend and absorb the hit.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Feathers , foremost , because they are forgiveing of contact , with rest's , sight's , cabel's , small limbs , and anything else your fletching might hit in flight . And thats just the first in a long list of advantages over vanes .

Another misnomer , is about sound , Id rather hit um with a loud bow than miss with a quiet bow . Quiet is nice , accurate is everything .

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Arthur has it summed up quite well.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

I prefer feathers. Vanes are fine but its my experience feathers are more forgiving. Noise has never been an issue.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Feathers.... period....

RE: feathers or vanes
 

I have used both and prefer the flight characteristics of the feathers. I did start using the quickspins and they work very well for me. I use a fall away rest so contact is not an issue. I do alot of back country and late season hunting in some brutal weather and can't carry both in with me so I opted to use the quickspin vanes as they cover about everythig I may encounter and still give me great performance.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

i posted this once before but here it is again

Gentlemen there is quite a BIG difference when it comes to feathers or vanes, my uncle and i have experimented with both the conclusion was,

using feathers results in higher arrow velocities, greater stability, better guidance, higher accuracy and more forgiving flight. You get less fishtailing from the arrow, Feathers weigh less than plastic vanes, when feathers travel over your arrow rest they also produce less friction resulting in a smoother launch and faster speeds, depending on your set up you could get up to a 5 ft/sec gain.

everything has a downside, with feathers, you need to keep them dry, so if your hunting and it starts to rain, be sure to cover those babys up.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

I've always used veins because they have proved to be more durable in hunting situations for myself. I've used them for 7 years and never had any adverse effects.