Fletching length

[philcox]

Was wondering what the different fletching lengths really had to do with, and if I should be using one over the other. The ones I bought at the shop seem to be about 2", but I have seen some discussion about using 3" for more stability with Broadheads. Insights are appreciated.

 

[BDT60x]

I personally use a 3.6" vane. they seem to provide much better stability with a broadhead over a 2" blazer type vane. Also not as high of profile as the blazer type vanes which helps with clearance issues on the cables and any arrow rests with a cage around them. What make and model vane are you thinking about?

 

[Btaylor]

When you are just shooting field tips there is nothing on the front of the arrow attempting to steer the front of the arrow due to air resistance. Adding a broadhead changes the dynamics there. Mechanicals will impart less steering effect generally speaking than fixed blades. Within the fixed blade group though you have everything from short and relatively narrow to fairly long and wide and everything in between. A wide cut 2 blade head has the ability to impact arrow flight from the front of the arrow. Actually all fixed blades can but a wide 2 blade probabaly has the highest potential to impact flight. The amount of fletching needed to control that potential impact will depend in large part on the tune of the bow and arrow before you put the broadhead on it. The cleaner you can get your tune the easier it will be to try different heads with little frustration and the better your terminal performance on game will be.

 

[Marine4life]

I look at it like this, it’s all about surface area. The more vane you have whether that is length, height or combination of then the more drag it creates on the back of the arrow therefor increasing stability. However, there is a balance with have too little and having too much. Blazers are great for creating the needed drag but like stated above I also had clearance issues with my cables. Personal preference plays a lot in deciding which vane. Some cause more drag but more noise, some people like 4 smaller or lower profile vanes of 3. How well your bow is tuned and what broadheads you plan to shoot. Some are a PITA to get to stick and some glue up easy. The choices are overwhelming. I personally use a 4 fletch in either boeing heats or flexfletch SK300 with fixed blade heads.


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[Btaylor]

You would probably benefit greatly on understanding your bow and arrow by watching the videos on page 2 of the thread about Tim Gillingham. It should help you have a much better understanding of tuning and what being "in tune" means and the benfits of it.

 

[philcox]

You would probably benefit greatly on understanding your bow and arrow by watching the videos on page 2 of the thread about Tim Gillingham. It should help you have a much better understanding of tuning and what being "in tune" means and the benfits of it.

Thanks, I’ll take a look.

 

[philcox]

I personally use a 3.6" vane. they seem to provide much better stability with a broadhead over a 2" blazer type vane. Also not as high of profile as the blazer type vanes which helps with clearance issues on the cables and any arrow rests with a cage around them. What make and model vane are you thinking about?

I am just in the learning state right now. I have no idea at this point.