Me Me Me!

Well I just refletched the entire dozen with 4* right helical ( a littles good, a lot is better, right? ) except 1. WOW!! I shoot into a black target w/ white vanes and those things spin like you can't believe!!! I bet you could put a hatchet on the end and shoot it straight!! The one I didn't fletch w/ helical I fletched dead straight (just to satisfy mine and others curiosity). Shooting into the black target, it spun very quickly (visually it didn't seem to spin any slower than the 1/8" offset). It also shot the Snuffer that was on it very well. Well within a 3" bullseye w/ a dozen or so shots. Based on that dozen shots, I bet I could put it in the quiver w/ the 4* helicals and not notice a thing. I know from experience that AAE fletched straight do not shoot a snuffer this well.

Being that the QuikSpins are basically a vane with some type of innovative design added to the vane that simply causes an arrow to spin more, I would agree that the design is not so radical as not to work as well as most conventional feathers and vanes do when the rest of the setup is correct.

The question is do the vanes produce flight-performance, grouping, and accuracy to such a greater degree than other vanes as to justify the cost? In bowhunting, 1" off mark is not a whole lot to fret about. How tight are the groups when 1" off mark?

Is the material more durable than other plastic vanes? If not, than what happens to the aerodynamic features of the vane once the vane is cut, wrinkled, and/warped; which can easily happen when shafts bury deep in a target.

Considering that there has to be some increase in drag factor from the increased rotation, would not there be speed loss, even minimal?

CG,
very well done. I've been playing around with QS's also and have to say they are pretty impressive. One thing I did notice on one arrow that I was shooting with a partial detached vane (poor gluing on my part) cause the arrow to fly at a right angle in to the target. You would have thought the arrow was bent if hadn't been a carbon. Took me a minute to find the problem, but it was a little weird that just having an air gap could cause that type of problem. I've noticed no real difference in noise (shooting outside). I'm shooting minimal offset maybe 1 degree and they are flying perfect with muzzy 100 grain 4 blade broadheads.

IMO, bowhunting is a game of inches. If quickspins shrink my group sizes by an inch, I feel like I owe it to the game I hunt to take advantage of that technology. And for me they do. Since switching from 4" feathers to quick spins, my groups have shrunk considerably. That doesn't mean everyone will experience the same. Add in a little buck fever, sub freezing temperatures and those 1" off the mark shots can soon become more like 4". I am always looking for any advantage to improve my accuracy, even if it is very minor. Because it is the combination of many things that will make me as accurate as possible.

It never ceases to amaze me how people will spend $750-$1000 on a bow rigged out, but then won't spend a few extra dollars on better vanes, broadheads, arrows, etc.... to give them an additional advantage. JMHO

Good test CG! Thanks for sharing it with us!!!

Sounds like the Quick Spins are worth the cost
for us that need any advantage we can get!!!

CG, thanks for the work and report. Switched rests since last year, I see.

Hope you have another great year hunting.

Thanks for the information. I too have tried them and like them. My problem is that they are so heavy that when I use a 100 gr head they don't fly right because of low FOC. Not sure if I really want to switch to 125 heads or stay with feathers.

I have to agree with this. I have spent a great deal of money on the bow and all that goes with it. I also purchased the GT PRO Hunters because of the .001 straightness. It may be a small advantage over the .006 or even the .003 but all the small advantages do add up.