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Title: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: plentycoupe on February 03, 2009, 06:52:00 AM
Does anyone on here shoot banana cut and if so do you have any arrow flight problems?

I am in the tuning process and using arrows with 3 5 1/2 in banana cut feathers. Don't want to complicated things with feathers that could be causing flight issues! But am limited to what I can get my hands on right now.

Just wondering who uses em and how they shoot!
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: CJC on February 03, 2009, 07:21:00 AM
i use them exclusively.  no problems.  if you are having flight probs with fletched arrows then your tuning is way off.  the cut of the feathers should not matter as long as things are properly tuned.
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: DannyBows on February 03, 2009, 12:52:00 PM
I use them in different sizes and they fly great. They will really stabilize an arrow quick. The only cons, depending on what you like, is with a lot of helical they are sometimes not as quiet as some prefer, and may cost you a few FPS, but I enjoy that big blurr of spinning feathers flying down-range. I cut them a little smaller for hunting arrows. No issues as far as tuning with them.
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: longbowben on February 03, 2009, 01:02:00 PM
I shoot 5 1/2 inch and no problems except thier always blood coverd  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: Bjorn on February 03, 2009, 01:06:00 PM
I adjusted my chopper to make them quite a bit smaller. The flight is excellent and the arrows aren't noisy or slow.
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: Jack Skinner on February 03, 2009, 01:52:00 PM
I have been using a 5.5 with a lot of helical. Although I have killed deer with them ,this past season I noticed a couple of deer and a few javelinas dodged my arrows (selfbow). I am now using my own 4.5 low back bannana. Quiet and still great stabilization and flight on 190gr broadheads.
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: Nakohe on February 03, 2009, 01:56:00 PM
I use 5.5 with no problems. I prefer them, but since I do not make my own arrows, hard to find.
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Post by: Paul Mattson on February 03, 2009, 02:14:00 PM
I like to use 5" low profile.  It cut's down on the noise vs the 5 1/2" high profile.
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: Shawn Leonard on February 03, 2009, 04:19:00 PM
I agree that they are noisy but if you are having flight issues it is not the feathers. Those big nanners stabilize an arrow real quick. if I wanted to shoot a 2" dia. broadhead they would be my choice. I shot them for years but they were a bit noisy and i went to a low shield cut. Shawn
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: BUCKY on February 03, 2009, 05:52:00 PM
they make a 5" low profile?
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: O.L. Adcock on February 03, 2009, 06:30:00 PM
I used to shoot 5.5 high profile but that's just too much in my opinion. 4" would be fine and yes, the higher they are, the more likely they'll have clearance issues. If tuned well the only time that will happen is a poor release...O.L.
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: longbowben on February 03, 2009, 11:08:00 PM
Mine are low profile 5.5 no noise ,I make them myself. (http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj10/longbowben/0082.jpg)
Title: Re: arrow flight with banana cut feathers??
Post by: longbowben on February 03, 2009, 11:12:00 PM
And some people say my broadheads are to big also.But they work for me.