Aae hybrid 40?

[The big greasy]

I love the max stealth 2.75, just asking if the hybrid 3.80 long would provide more steering and better flight at distance. Same height, just one is longer than the other, everything else staying the same other than vane length. Thanks.

 

[Healthy Scratch]

I have not tested the longer vane but, I don't believe you are going to see a marked improvement. From my personal use, height seems more important than length as far as steering. And, the more surface area (longer vane) the more detrimental at distance (parachute effect). I have messed around with Max Stealth and Hybrid 26 vanes (they give them out at TAC) and in a 4-vane configuration, they will steer an arrow unbelievably well but, it nocks down their effective range (for me it is 50-yards with that configuration). I set-up some arrows with AAE 2.0s for distance and they work very well for reaching out there but, because of how small they are, they are not forgiving. I guess my point is, for the most part, it is a trade-off. The more the steering, the better the short range accuracy and the less the distance accuracy and vice versa. I'm a big advocate of wraps. I know people don't like them because of the added weight at the back of an arrow but, for testing different vanes and configurations, it sure makes changeouts a lot easier. I suggest experimenting. Good luck.

 

[The big greasy]

I have not tested the longer vane but, I don't believe you are going to see a marked improvement. From my personal use, height seems more important than length as far as steering. And, the more surface area (longer vane) the more detrimental at distance (parachute effect). I have messed around with Max Stealth and Hybrid 26 vanes (they give them out at TAC) and in a 4-vane configuration, they will steer an arrow unbelievably well but, it nocks down their effective range (for me it is 50-yards with that configuration). I set-up some arrows with AAE 2.0s for distance and they work very well for reaching out there but, because of how small they are, they are not forgiving. I guess my point is, for the most part, it is a trade-off. The more the steering, the better the short range accuracy and the less the distance accuracy and vice versa. I'm a big advocate of wraps. I know people don't like them because of the added weight at the back of an arrow but, for testing different vanes and configurations, it sure makes changeouts a lot easier. I suggest experimenting. Good luck.

Thank you for the nice reply, will consider all of what you said, and yeah I also love arrow wraps, so much easier to test fletchings with!