Fletchings

[AlwaysChasinTailNHorns]

Has anyone ever used the Flex fletch vanes for their trad arrow setups? Always been a turkey feather guy but these look interesting and say they’re for traditional archery applications on their website, specifically the FFP-418 model so I was curious to see if anyone has used them and how they like them.

 

[nevadabugle]

Has anyone ever used the Flex fletch vanes for their trad arrow setups? Always been a turkey feather guy but these look interesting and say they’re for traditional archery applications on their website, specifically the FFP-418 model so I was curious to see if anyone has used them and how they like them.

I have not. I do shoot AAE Trad Vanes with great success however.

 

[AlwaysChasinTailNHorns]

I have not. I do shoot AAE Trad Vanes with great success however.

Thanks for the feedback! What material are the AAE vanes made out of? How do they hold up in rain?

 

[nevadabugle]

Thanks for the feedback! What material are the AAE vanes made out of? How do they hold up in rain?

They look just like a normal plastic vanes, but are much more flexible. Not stiff like a Razor vanes. They are impervious to rain. Shot a buck on Kodiak last fall and never once thought about my vanes.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

Trad vanes are hard to beat imo. I always have 1-2 in my quiver for wet weather.

They don’t hold up to group shooting, but for hunting they are great.

 

[Undomesticated]

Has anyone ever used the Flex fletch vanes for their trad arrow setups? Always been a turkey feather guy but these look interesting and say they’re for traditional archery applications on their website, specifically the FFP-418 model so I was curious to see if anyone has used them and how they like them.

I have. I use them on an ILF bow with a Bear Weatherrest. I have not tried them off the shelf. They are easy to glue (more so than Trad Vanes which I dislike) and a nice compromise between durability/softness.

 

[Beendare]

I used to shoot Flex Fletch in my Compounds for about a decade. I got away from it due to the Acetone needed to clean those.

I tried the Trad Vanes when they first came out and got poor arrow flight with BH's. I would only use vanes if I was shooting from a rest.

 

[North Idaho Stickbow]

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I use these cheapo vanes all the time. They’re super easy to glue up, are flexible, and they’ll fly off the shelf pretty well, although I shoot off an elevated rest.