Arrow Wraps
 

Does anyone use Arrow wraps? Do they have any negative effects on flight? Do they help seeing the arrow?

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YES

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YES

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I agree with Rack. In fact I didn' t use them until I saw his handy work earlier this year (at least I think it was him). I tried them toward the end of summer and depending on if I have any when it' s time to refletch I will put them on. I don' t use them on my hunting arrow, but don' t see how they would hurt if I did.
B

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I use them and make my own. I work as a graphic designer and designed my own logo for use on my wraps and numerous other designs for my hunting buddies wraps. I used to work for a sign company and found out that the material that eze-eye and the other companies use is nothing more than the 2 mil premium vinyl I used while working for that sign company. So I got them to print my designs on the vinyl. We got 16 dozen wraps for $95 wich equates to $6 a dozen you cnat get wraps any cheaper with printing on them. My buddy went to the local sign shop and got a scrap piece of vinyl for 5 bucks and managed to get about 5 dozen wraps out of it. They are great. They really help you see your arrow in flight, and have no negative affects on flight. They only weigh between 7 and 12 grains depending on the size you use. Mine weigh 10 grains. Another added bonus is that they help your fletching stick better for some reason and also when it is time to take damaged fletching off there is alot less scraping to do. I' ll post some pics of the designs I did when I get a chance.

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Pa,that is exactly what I did today.


I got the plain white and a 1 ft. piece cost 3 bucks(2 dozen wraps),OUCH :D.I also got the reflective material,it is thicker and heavier but actually was what I needed to get my foc back in order with my stingers,since going to feathers. 5 bucks for it.They weigh 20 grains when cut to size.


I am done whith buying the expensive stuff,even if the design I like isn' t available.

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sorry to here it cost you so much. If you want I could get you some at the price I get them at and if you want I could do a design for ya if you want, just email me and let me know. I am placing an order today for the archery shop I go to. I did a custom design for them. Just let me know as soon as you can.

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hey PA hardwoods. could i order some from ya? email me if you get a chance

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PA hardwoods,

That price is great :)considering here in New jersey I have to pay $19.99 for a dozen eze crest. I have a sign store close by, what thickness are your wraps? My only complaint with the current wraps is that they are too short, when I dipped my shafts I always made the dip at least 10" long.
thanks ,
Bmott

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Bmott, the vinyl I get is 2 mil premium vinyl. And I can get them to cut it any size I want, but the size I get is 7" long by 1.325" high. But i' m sure they can cut it any size you want. I' m actually thinking about starting my own side business making these arrow wraps. I ran some numbers and I think I can do custom designed wraps for alot cheaper than eze-eye sells their limited selection of wraps for. And I also was thinking of doing a line of wraps for those who don' t want custom designed wraps just like eze-eye and the other companies making them but at about half the cost. What do you guys think of this idea, let me know I' m just testing the waters right now to see if their would be enough interest.

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My question is what are these wraps put on the arrow shafts with. If it glue , then what type ?

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the wraps are adhesive backed, just like a bumper sticker but it is much thinner and only weighs in the neighborhood of 10 grains. No glue required that is the greatest thing about them. It only takes 3 seconds, literaly to put one on an arrow.

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what if you used the vinyl from a sign shop. Does that just stick on or would you have to use something to stick it on with.

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I' ve never understood how a wrap can help you track arrow flight when viewed from the rear unless you' re getting funky flight...

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bearlot, vinyl from a sign shop is exactly what I use. Used to work for a sign company and found that the 2mil premium vinyl used for lettering vehicles and making other signs is the exact same thing as what eze-eye uses to make their wraps. In fact I get mine made at the sign shop I used to work at. And it does just stick on.

Rangeball, to answer your question, I use it to see where I hit the deer after impact, (As it runs away) not to track the arrow in flight. It also makes it easier to see what kind of blood I am getting from the wound area since I shoot black and camo carbons , (IE heart, lung, kidney, and the dreaded gut shot.)

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Thanks PA Hardwoods

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I recently got a dozen arrows with the wraps. I used to dip my own arrows years ago, but it was just too much of a pain. These wraps are really cool, and seem easy to apply, but if you have to refletch them chances are you will bugger them up and have to replace them.Also if you hit them with another arrow they tear easily. Not very durable overall IME. Lacquer dipping lasts much longer and is easier to get torn fletches off, but as I said, a pain in the wazoo.

Next year If can find the time, I might dip and crest some again. I do like using them to see arrow placement whether on game or in a just in a bag/3D target

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Eze-crest is heavy, about 10 grains. I cut them to 5.75 inches ( about 8 grains )
Badlands crest is light about 6 grain, no need to cut.
Hand cresting is the best looking and I like personal look, but it is hard to clean, ( about 10 grain.


Advice, I shoot PSE carbon 300 Competition Pro and I like add extra weight.
Eze-crest ( I love this one, color does not come off and it is easy to take it off) plus 4 inch vanes from Dura Van or Easton they add extra weight I want.
My shaft weights 415 grain at 28.25 of lenght. It gives me about 12 FOC %.
This year my color is all orange.
Vodek

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I have never weighed the wraps I get made for me but I figure they are NO heavier than EZE-Eye' s wraps, in fact since mine I think happen to be a little thinner they are probably lighter, closer to 8 grains and I don' t have all of the fades and stripes like most mine are just white with a small black logo. I' ll have to post some pics of the ones I have gotten made this year.

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I use the wraps every now and then. I got some scrap pieces from a print shop. The only down fall that I found is when you have to refletch a single arrow you have to strip all three vanes and the wrap and redo it. It is great if you have the time to do it.

PA Hardwoods, I would be very interested to see what you have for designs. I did some designs in Illustrator, but I could not find anyone that could print them without smudging or running.

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UpNorth,
I' ll take some pics with my digital cam tonight of the designs I have done already. I also have quite a few that I didn' t get done for one reason or another. The company I use is Fast Signs, They are a national chain, But each store is privately owned. I actually used to work at the store I get mine done at. They have a machine called The EDGE it is made by Gerber and it prints on the vinyl through a heat transfer type process . Which then makes the wraps weather proof. Ask around to see if anyone near you has this machine. They use this same process to do photos of a person or the such you would see on a delivery van. It has an outdoor life of 5 to 7 years and that is being exposed to the elements all the time.
It is a pain to take all of the fletching off and the wrap but and easy way that I found is to use a hair dryer to heat the shaft and it makes the wrap come off much easier, and I have even heard of people who dip their old wraps in boiling water to make them easier to take off.
But one trick I have found in putting them on is to put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes and then apply them, this makes the vinyl easier to handle, if it is too hot it makes them a nightmare to put on, lots of airbubbles and the wrap wants to stick to everything.

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Here are some of the designs I have come up with for the arrow wraps let me you know what you think, these are just black on white vinyl. I do have the ability to use color on them but I personally just like white wraps. I' ll post some photos of the wraps of mine on actual arrows.

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I bought some arrows awhile back that had crests on em. They fly great and they do help see the arrow to a certain extent... but i would get maybe a white or something bright and use bright fletchings.

Timba