Those using flex fletch vanes

[deadend88]

Tell me your thoughts and favorite flex fletch vane

I’ve shot Vanetec super spines, all the AAE varieties, and am currently shooting the q2i Griff-X 2.3 4 fletch. Like the flight and sound characteristics just not digging the color choices for my hunting arrow build and my “old” eyes need something to catch on the colors.

 

[Billy Goat]

I'm shooting a few varieties of flex Fletch. Some I'm excited about are the glow in the dark. I bought some 3" silent knight that I'll Fletch to carry a few in the quiver instead of a light up nock. Also I like the "phantom" color. It's a clear vane. Think it looks nice on the arrow, something different. Right now my favorite for hunting are the sk-300's. I'm using those with a wrap and they weigh out really close to my 3" Q2 xii fusion vanes. I seem to be able to use them interchangeably.

What I don't like with any of the flex Fletch vanes are the narrow bases. I have more difficulty getting glue down even. I think it's hard to beat fusion vanes on that aspect.

 

[Marine4life]

Some of my arrows are 4 fletched with the SK 200s and they support fixed blade broadhead flight really nice. It helps adhesion to use a wrap. But honestly I am not sure they are worth it considering what it takes them to adhere good to the arrow. A lot more prep than other vanes I use. Plus I notice a big difference in the stiffness of these vanes across the different colors. For example the white is significantly less stiff than the flo green.


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[deadend88]

Billy Goat - thank you, that’s super helpful to know. That’s the reason I let go over the super spines. Anything more than 1° offset was almost impossible to achieve without pulling clamp and holding down by hand.

The colors I like a lot as my eyes seem to lose some of the flatter greens and oranges of the other manufacturers. They only thing I noticed is it seems you can only get 39 and for the increased costs vs what I’m shooting now why I’m hedging on it I guess.

Sometimes best to leave alone what’s already working, but I have to tinker

 

[deadend88]

Some of my arrows are 4 fletched with the SK 200s and they support fixed blade broadhead flight really nice. It helps adhesion to use a wrap. But honestly I am not sure they are worth it considering what it takes them to adhere good to the arrow. A lot more prep than other vanes I use. Plus I notice a big difference in the stiffness of these vanes across the different colors. For example the white is significantly less stiff than the flo green.


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Extremely helpful. That’s why I ask this forum!

 

[Zac]

I use to always shoot 3 then I realized I could never keep my bare shaft straight past 30 feet, so now I 4 fletch, the Rapt X Q2i looks pretty dope though for 3.

 

[lumis17]

I always had a love/hate relationship with them. I loved their durability and quietness, but HATED how much time and effort it took to get them to stick. Eventually I went away from vanes and shot feathers for awhile, but recently got some of the newer no-prep ones for my target bow. The quality still seems to be there and so far they seem to glue on like any other vane. I’ve been happy with these no-prep ones and if you go that route make sure you get them and not old stock.

 

[brsnow]

They sell a prep pen and glue for them. Pretty straight forward and they stick great.

 

[dkime]

SK300s for a few years, they perform great but the end up looking like garbage after the UV crushes them for awhile.

 

[sodaksooner]

Used to shoot them a lot, don't remember which model. Liked them but got a great deal on a completed set of FMJ's that had blazers, so have been shooting them pretty exclusively. I wouldn't hesitate to go back. For some reason it is easier to get Blazers locally.

 

[Copen1822]

Been shooting the sk300's for the last couple years.

I prep the shaft by roughing it with fine sand paper, clean with acetone, hit the vane base with acetone or a prep pen, and glue it with loktite super glue. They are basically impossible to get off doing it this way.

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[MTbowhunter36]

I'm running the white silent knights on a white wrap. They're on a micro-diameter Bloodsport Evidence arrow. As most folks have said, they're a challenge to get to stick. However, my arrow set up this year is shooting better than my previous set up.

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[2blade]

I use the sk300's on Black Eagle or older Victory shafts. I have had no issues sticking to Victories but for the Black Eagles I use an AAE primer pen and glue, can't pull em off! Have to scrape them off with a knife. They steer big fixed blades extremely well, but then my bare shafts fly straight to at least 50 yards so probably any old vane would do.

 

[justin davis]

Flex fletch are the best vanes out there I think. The memory of them is fantastic. Quiet and durable vanes

 

[5MilesBack]

Flex fletch are the best vanes out there I think. The memory of them is fantastic. Quiet and durable vanes

I always heard about the prep for these so the first time I tried them I ordered arrows from Jerry at South Shore with 1/2 dozen SK200's and 1/2 dozen SK300's. The first arrow went into the target enough to cover the fletching. Arrow came out with only two vanes and those were wrinkled. That arrow sat in my arrow rack for 9 months, and they were still wrinkled. And they are the only vanes I can actually hear when the arrow leaves my bow. I didn't see any difference in flight and accuracy with them, so I've stuck with my 2" QS's and Q2i Fusion Xii 2.1" vanes.

 

[justin davis]

I always heard about the prep for these so the first time I tried them I ordered arrows from Jerry at South Shore with 1/2 dozen SK200's and 1/2 dozen SK300's. The first arrow went into the target enough to cover the fletching. Arrow came out with only two vanes and those were wrinkled. That arrow sat in my arrow rack for 9 months, and they were still wrinkled. And they are the only vanes I can actually hear when the arrow leaves my bow. I didn't see any difference in flight and accuracy with them, so I've stuck with my 2" QS's and Q2i Fusion Xii 2.1" vanes.

The sk is a different material than the other flex fletch vanes. They get wrinkled. The normal flex fletch material is very durable

 

[Spiral Horn]

I’ve had very good luck with sk-300s on my black eagle crossbow bolts. My Scorpyd launches them at 430fps and it’s one of the very few vanes that stabilize them. However, there is merit in the comments about them being a bit fragile. If the vanes make it into or through the target material they just don’t recover.

 

[justin davis]

I like using the flex fletch flash, SK series, or any other. Very nice vanes. More expensive than others but best vanes out there in my opinion

 

[justin davis]

Flex fletch 360’s are awesome vane as well. Quiet

 

[wapitibob]

Original flex fletch has been the gold standard since the mid 70's.