I soon will be grinding my own feathers and was wondering if I could get away with one turkey feather and two goose, or will the difference in stiffness affect arrow flight?
Geese fly faster than turkey's might fly side ways. :bigsmyl: Honestly I have never tried it.Good question!
Geese fly higher too. Couldn't resist either. I bet it won't be enough difference that you'd ever notice. I fletched an arrow the other day (I know they be all turkey feathers) with some left overs I had, a parabolic, a shield and a low profile banana. Flies just fine. Conversation piece, but flies great.
I don't know about turkey vs. geese, but I have mixed and matched turkey primary and secondary feathers. Can't honestly say I saw any difference in flight...
I know a guy who used two plastic vanes and a feather for shelf clearance. No problems.
A good portion of my hunting arrows are a mix between goose and turkey and have been for several year. They are 4 fletched two goose two turkey. No issues. Never 3 fletched any, so I don't know if that would be any different but I would expect it. dino
Several of mine are fletched two goose and a turkey cock feather. They fly fine. I even think the goose feathers hold up a little better than the turkey when used as hen feathers.
Haven't tried that but I have used 2 turkey and 1 swan feather. Seems to work just fine.