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Offline bubby

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2013, 01:29:57 am »
I've got a guy that owns an archery shop here, shoots nothing but 4 fletch with his Shults longbow, don't have to think about a cock feather that way
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Offline sleek

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2013, 04:42:32 am »
You can apply the same logic with a two fletch as well Bubby, but I am in the camp of the fact that a cock feather is useless on a properly tuned arrow, and not needed. I firmly think the fletching paradoxes around the handle and never hit, and if the so hit, it will not affect performance.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #17 on: April 01, 2013, 09:33:31 am »
  You can't shoot plic. vanes off hand or shelf.
  I'm sure there's ponds,lakes or parks where your at. Geese molt in JUNE take some walks. I'm sure someone on here will help you out or point you in the right direction. Get on a turkey hunting form I sure someone will save or sell you there wings cheap. I use to get 100's from goose out fitters. As well as from (white and hypert turkey farms. As well as picks ups from turkey roost.
   Start turkey hunting yourself shooting and useing your own feathers has always been I've trived to do. And it's nice.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2013, 06:25:39 pm »
Quote from: bowtarist on March 31, 2013, 06:01:22 pm
Some guys buy em @ the art/hobby store.  Craft feathers I think they call them.  Check out the illegal feathers thread on this page.  There is a guy in there that gives some info on that.

I've always heard that vanes jump off a hand or riser.  When I've bought them in the past, I buy one 100 count bag of full lengths and that lasts a while.  Keep your options open, 300 feathers is quite alot, you don't want to be passing them on to your grandkids.  ;) dpg
2 feather fletching is easy, and you can get 2 arrows per feather with the shorter arrows and longer feathers... I use craft store ones.
I do prefer natural feathers...
Try going to a turkey farm, they will either give you feathers or they are CHEAP.
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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2013, 07:32:27 pm »
Quote from: sleek on April 01, 2013, 04:42:32 am
You can apply the same logic with a two fletch as well Bubby, but I am in the camp of the fact that a cock feather is useless on a properly tuned arrow, and not needed. I firmly think the fletching paradoxes around the handle and never hit, and if the so hit, it will not affect performance.


I agree sleek, two feather fletch shoot the same for me as three, Bub
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #20 on: April 03, 2013, 04:39:48 pm »
Also, you can shoot vanes off your hand. I do.
I have some 30 inch carbon fiber arrows I got for christmas, and they have vanes. I wear the vanes out, yes.... but it takes a long time.
when the vanes wear out, I replace them with craft-store feathers...
I have found no difference between 2 fletch and 3 fletch arrows, except 2 fletch is much cheaper and easier. you can get up to 2 arrows per feather.
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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #21 on: April 03, 2013, 09:18:11 pm »
I won't use vanes and always use three feathers, but...when I lose one feather while shooting, I keep shooting that arrow and it flies just fine with two. Think of the V tail on a Beechcraft Bonanza. They fly fine two.

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #22 on: April 03, 2013, 10:32:37 pm »
Quote from: asharrow on April 03, 2013, 09:18:11 pm
I won't use vanes and always use three feathers, but...when I lose one feather while shooting, I keep shooting that arrow and it flies just fine with two. Think of the V tail on a Beechcraft Bonanza. They fly fine two.

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Offline sleek

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2013, 03:06:22 am »
Arrows and atlatls are the first objects made by man that flew...
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #24 on: April 04, 2013, 10:35:16 am »
Quote from: Thesquirrelslinger on April 03, 2013, 04:39:48 pm
Also, you can shoot vanes off your hand. I do.
I have some 30 inch carbon fiber arrows I got for christmas, and they have vanes. I wear the vanes out, yes.... but it takes a long time.
when the vanes wear out, I replace them with craft-store feathers...
I have found no difference between 2 fletch and 3 fletch arrows, except 2 fletch is much cheaper and easier. you can get up to 2 arrows per feather.

I want to see a video of you shooting those vanes off your hand 50 times in a row, and show us that your hand isn't sliced to pieces. I once tried to shoot vanes off my hand and I have the scars to prove it.

Jon
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Offline twisted hickory

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #25 on: April 04, 2013, 11:54:27 am »
5.50 shield cut turkey feathers. Hoping to get a gobbler here in pennsylvania so I can use wild turkey feathers.
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Offline sleek

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #26 on: April 04, 2013, 01:18:54 pm »
I have certainly lost my fair share of blood from shooting vanes off the hand.
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #27 on: April 04, 2013, 07:26:39 pm »
Quote from: sleek on April 04, 2013, 03:06:22 am
Arrows and atlatls are the first objects made by man that flew...
Wrong, my friend. Slingstones and hand-thrown spears...
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Offline sleek

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Re: how many use vanes
« Reply #28 on: April 04, 2013, 08:34:56 pm »
Rocks don't fly.... ever hear the expression, flies like a rock? Spears a case could be made for... maybe.
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