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Title: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Terry Green on December 15, 2007, 09:41:00 PM

What LENGTH fletch do you use most often?

Please vote.

Thanks,

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: draco on December 15, 2007, 10:05:00 PM

Terry; while you are in Salado on your hunt ,you should go to Belton,about 5 miles up I-35 to visit Peacocks Archery. Not really a trad shop but Mr. Peacock has collected recures and longbows for years,and has over 300 of them hanging from the ceiling and in cases in the shop. I`ve shot stickbows for 45 years,both target and hunting and he`s got several I`ve never seen. Allow yourself about an hour to see them and talk to Mr. Peacock,he`s a great guy,and he hunts with a stickbow. Bob

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Whip on December 15, 2007, 10:09:00 PM

I use 5" for 3 fletch and 4" for four fletch. Been finding myself using more and more of the 4" lately.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: OconeeDan on December 15, 2007, 10:23:00 PM

4x4 works great for me!

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: sou-pawbowhunter on December 15, 2007, 10:26:00 PM

I use 5 inch four fletch.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: bluegrassbowhunter on December 15, 2007, 10:31:00 PM

High back 5.5 for me.....

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: TNstickn on December 15, 2007, 11:00:00 PM

5.5 naners here.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Jake on December 15, 2007, 11:05:00 PM

Minoritey I may be... but since I have started shooting CT Rhino's I have been shooting nothing but 4" Fletching. A straighter shaft=Less steering on the back end. Quick recovery and great penetration!

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: snag on December 15, 2007, 11:09:00 PM

5" helical shield cut...stable.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: 2 dogs on December 15, 2007, 11:19:00 PM

5 inch shield as much helical as i can get.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: flatlander37 on December 16, 2007, 01:42:00 AM

Been using 5" on my 3 and 4 fletch, but am now going to try 4" for my 4 fletch.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: CheapShot on December 16, 2007, 04:49:00 AM

5" three fletch, shield cut, helical.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: NorthShoreLB on December 16, 2007, 05:19:00 AM

5 1/2" HIGH BACK !!!

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: DEERSLAYER1961 on December 16, 2007, 06:44:00 AM

5 1/2" Shield cut left helical. I've been using these for 35 years, and see no reason to change now.....

>DEERSLAYER---->

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Rico on December 16, 2007, 07:15:00 AM

Burn 3 helical 5.5" parabolic shape. Haven't found an arrow/broadhead that won't fly well with big feathers.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: hera on December 16, 2007, 07:42:00 AM

5" parabolic and shield cut.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Jeremy on December 16, 2007, 08:15:00 AM

It had been 5" shields, but I've switched over to 4x4" (60/120)... mostly b/c I'm cheap :D

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: yellow bow on December 16, 2007, 08:20:00 AM

5 1/2" high back shield cut left wing.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: ronda on December 16, 2007, 08:30:00 AM

4" shield cut out of my ironwood widow recurve so the feather touches the end of my nose at full draw.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: bayoulongbowman on December 16, 2007, 09:47:00 AM

5inch bananas or 5 1/2 same for parobolics and sheild cut...The longer feathers make some arrows work better, thats just what I feel, I like the 4x4 fletch with 4inch feathers, but not for hunting....I have couple three dozen of Legacys in 4 inch feather that fly great and are just find... :)

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Jason R. Wesbrock on December 16, 2007, 01:21:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by OconeeDan:
4x4 works great for me!

Same here.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: sticshooter on December 16, 2007, 01:43:00 PM

5" Anything I'm not fussy. But mostly shields.<><

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: V-Archer on December 16, 2007, 01:55:00 PM

5" helical LW shield cut.

V-Archer

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Rob DiStefano on December 16, 2007, 02:03:00 PM

4x4 @ 105x75 :thumbsup:

Four fletch allows for a 4" feather, so you can burn/chop two fletches from each full length feather for best economy. More effective surface area for better control at trad hunting distances. No cock feather, so no indexing needed on yer nock for faster nocking, too! :)

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: varmint on December 16, 2007, 02:21:00 PM

Chop my own LW 5 1/2" high back shield cut.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Jack Guard on December 16, 2007, 05:42:00 PM

5 1/2 for me.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: robtattoo on December 16, 2007, 06:10:00 PM

5" low shields. Right wing, straight fletch with a good offset. Flies straight, true & fast!

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: bentpole on December 16, 2007, 06:17:00 PM

5 1/2 shields or naners they look awesome.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Adirondack Bowman on December 16, 2007, 07:59:00 PM

5&1/2 Hi-back shields

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Ralph Renfro on December 16, 2007, 08:11:00 PM

With selfbows I like a low brace height to make a longer power stroke, so I use 4inch feathers or my own design. Kinda like a shield cut that are a little higher.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Malery Oxendine on December 16, 2007, 10:27:00 PM

5.5 inch shield cut, left wing.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Steelhead on December 17, 2007, 01:11:00 AM

5.5 inch nanners,3 fletch on woodies.They just look better on woodies.5 inch, 3 fletch, parabolics on aluminums.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Dave Pagel on December 17, 2007, 07:26:00 AM

I use 5 inch shields most of the time, but occasionally 4 inch shields.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: MI_Bowhunter on December 17, 2007, 10:11:00 AM

I use 5" on my hunting arrows and I use 4" on my target arrow.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: FAIRCHASE on December 17, 2007, 02:44:00 PM

5" three fletch, shield cut, left helical
Regards, Carl

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Labs4me on December 17, 2007, 02:59:00 PM

Size matters!!! So I compensate with 5.5" nanner highbacks...

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: BobW on December 17, 2007, 03:20:00 PM

I use 5.75" Magnum 'Nanners in a Rt wing 3-fletch. I need as much steering control as I am still trying to be consistent. Since 5.75 wasn't a choice, I put down 6".

BobW

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: JSC on December 17, 2007, 03:24:00 PM

5.5" left wing shield's ,chopped from wild turkey wing feathers.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Mike Lee on December 17, 2007, 05:24:00 PM

I use 5" most of the time.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Lone archer on December 17, 2007, 06:03:00 PM

5 1/2" ALL THE TIME.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: HATCHCHASER on December 17, 2007, 07:25:00 PM

Sometimes I use 4 4". You can get two 4" out of a full length.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Terry Green on December 18, 2007, 08:04:00 PM

Thanks for the votes guys. Much appreciated.

Title: Re: What length fletch do you use most often?
Post by: Recurve50LBS on December 18, 2007, 11:42:00 PM

I've been using 3, 5 1/2" shields. But I also like 3, 5 1/2" Nanners.

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