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Strongbow- feathers are much more forgiving than vanes- they're a little slower but also quieter in flight. In competition on a field range where the distances are up to 80yds- vanes give you much flatter arrow flight but when we're bow hunting we want stability and dependability. Your string knock can be a little off- your brace height down a little from string stretch- whatever- you're going to get better flight from the feathers (even when they get wet).
Everyone gets so excited about speed. Since most bow kills are around 20yds and less than 10% are 40yds why do we need all the speed.
All we need is a forgiving, easy to shoot 45# recurve with a good strong aluminum arrow, bullet-proof, very sharp, hard carbon steel broadhead with an arrow weight over 550grains. You'll shoot through most every time. The dozen 2018s I'm using now are 30yrs old!- killed over 20 animals with the same dozen- probably won't ever need to buy any more. I do have a fletching jig and replace the occasional smashed feather while watching TV on the coffee table :) I've never completely refletched any of them, just the damaged feathers.
KeepItSimple!

This is my Partners bow- it's 15yrs old- there's the 30yr old 2018s with Zwickey 125grn 2blade Eskimos- note one of them is a FluFlu with five full fletches- it also has an "adder" behind the broadhead. I also duck & goose hunt with my bows. The adder slows down the penetration on impact- works sort of like a judo point but screws in behind a regular broadhead- I'll post a pic later.

CaptJack
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Edited by - CaptJack on 10/20/2002 00:38:04