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Title: 4" or 5" feathers
Post by: acollins on July 10, 2016, 12:06:00 AM
4" or 5" feathers. How do you decide which to use. Does it have to do with tuning, or just personal preference.
Title: Re: 4" or 5" feathers
Post by: Longtoke on July 10, 2016, 12:11:00 AM
I'd go with the 5 inch unless you are shooting in some crazy wind. More feathers=more advantage imo
Title: Re: 4" or 5" feathers
Post by: on July 10, 2016, 06:26:00 AM
Years ago I shot 5 1/2" high banana cut feathers.  I had to to straighten out grossly over spined arrows I was shooting.  I later learned how to tune my bows and have gone to 4" feathers. A tuned bow doesn't require much feather.
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Post by: Phillip Fields on July 10, 2016, 07:08:00 AM
I use 5" feathers. My bows are tuned so I don't need 5" feathers. I like the quick recovery offered by large feathers. In hunting situations, particularly on the ground, I can't always get in perfect position and have been known to have a less than perfect release.
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Post by: centaur on July 10, 2016, 08:15:00 AM
I use both, but tend to shoot more 4 inch because I'm a tightwad. I don't see a nickel's worth of difference in flight characteristics. YMMV.
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Post by: on July 10, 2016, 08:40:00 AM
I use 4". I like as little fletching as I think I can have, and 4" is the size I decided on.

Bisch
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Post by: ISP 5353 on July 10, 2016, 08:49:00 AM
What Jim said!  4 inch feathers are plenty on a well tuned bow.
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Post by: Bowwild on July 10, 2016, 08:58:00 AM
4" for me. My draw length (and me personally) is so short that I'd longer fletch would interfere with my broadhead.
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Post by: Shadowhnter on July 10, 2016, 09:06:00 AM
I use both, but tend to use more 4" lately .
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Post by: Sam McMichael on July 10, 2016, 09:24:00 AM
I have had good results with both 4 and 5 inch feathers. So for me, its just a personal preference for 5" feathers. They just look better to me.
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Post by: M60gunner on July 10, 2016, 09:32:00 AM
I use both sizes as well. 5in does look better on my wood arrows. Been thinking about going 3in for my lighter weight bow.
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Post by: Gooserbat on July 10, 2016, 09:49:00 AM
I like 4" feathers.  I feel like a 5" from a well tuned bow is just overkill.  If I'm in a situation where I think I need more fletching I go with a four fletch
Title: Re: 4" or 5" feathers
Post by: FlintNSteel on July 10, 2016, 11:05:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by acollins:
4" or 5" feathers. How do you decide which to use.  
I use 5" with 3 fletch and 4" with 4-fletch.  

I've yet to find a broadhead of any size or kind that I cannot shoot with four-fletch 120 x 60 4" parabolic cut helical feathers.  Seems to quickly stabilize anything.
Title: Re: 4" or 5" feathers
Post by: T Lail on July 10, 2016, 02:18:00 PM
I have not seen any difference between the two as long as you are well tuned......if my arrow/broadhead combo will not fly well bare shaft.....then it is back to the shop to do some fine tuning.......