RE: feathers or vanes
 

I agree they are much more forgiving I used to shoot them all the time.
KNow I shoot vanes because some times the feathers are not as durable & theydo make a whisling noise in flite.To a deer that is not alert it may not matter but to one that is I personally thought it might.as far as reacting to the string!

RE: feathers or vanes
 

I shoot finger style and prefer feathers because they correct arrow flight faster then vanes with less weight.

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Same here , besides if the deer has time to hear it coming then shame on you ! ;)

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Vanes don't age very well, I can tell you that. Here are a couple of robinhoods I've had hanging on the wall for the past 15 years. Fletches on both were in pristine condition when I telescoped them.



Feathers are still in very good shape after all those years while the vanes are dried up and flaking away. I've got some MicroFite arrows from the 60's, and the feathers on them are still in fine shape after 40 years.

By the way, in case you were wondering, that one on the right IS a 23/64" cedar arrow buried in the back end of a 2216. I was trying to figure out if cedar shot any different from aluminum at 45 yards. They didn't seem to. :D

RE: feathers or vanes
 

I love it!:D

RE: feathers or vanes
 

This is kind of cool. Norn Mullaney preformed these test.

http://www.archeryexchange.com/information/info_pages/fvsv/Feathers%20vs.%20Vanes.shtml

RE: feathers or vanes
 

Vanes, I shhot through a wisker bisquit, seem to hold up better

RE: feathers or vanes
 

The information in that link should be made a "sticky" in this forum.