Feathers

[bow101]

What size do you guys use for fletching.   Right now I'm using 4" feathers.  Is there any advantage to using say 4 1/2 - too 5" fletching.   
Generally my bows are braced at 5 1/2" I find that this brace height works for me so I prefer the shorter feathers. ........

[Pat B]

Ideally you want as small of feathers as you can use and still get good arrow flight with field points and broadheads. I use 5" to 6" with my own burn pattern. I like larger feathers for selfbows for quicker recovery.

[Drewster]

I use 4" feathers on nearly all my arrows.  They work just fine if your arrows are well tuned.  I do use 5" or 5 1/2" feathers on my cane arrows when they are a very low profile.

[bow101]

Ideally you want as small of feathers as you can use and still get good arrow flight with field points and broadheads. I use 5" to 6" with my own burn pattern. I like larger feathers for selfbows for quicker recovery.

...............quicker recovery.   Have to keep that one in mind.

[chamookman]

What Pat said ! I've had great luck with 5 1/2" Hi-back Shield cuts. Bob

[Benedikt]

The lighter my arrowheads are the longer i cut my feathers.
Ussually im around 3 1/2" with 125gr Fieldpoints, a setup that works great for me.
For 70gr or even lighter i cut my feathers at least 5" long.
Ussually i choose  height  between 1/2" and 5/6".

Greetings,
Benedikt

[Buck67]

I do mostly two-fletch, so I use 5" long feathers and they are fairly tall.  Works well.