Hi,
I've been looking into using banana cut feathers.
But they seem to be big 5in+. Are they only good in the bigger size as I wanted to make some up at 4in X 3, the shield feathers I use are 4in and I am happy with the way the arrow fly with them so should I use 5in plus or 4in.??
Thanks for your time.
I use 4x3in banana cut and I get great flight with large 2 blade broadheads and are sooo quiet.
Carl
if you were not so far away i would let you borrow my bannana chopper so you could try a few.i haven't had the chopper long but the feathers i have made did ok.i think i would like them a little smaller.my chopper makes them 5 3\\4.i think they are on the big side.good luck,steve
I burn mine at 5 3/8", so I cannot give good advice about 4"ers, but you are correct when you say Bananas are so very quiet
I use 4-4" banana cuti get great flight and yes they are quiet. Get a chopper and modify it as told in the how to section. Very easy and a lot of ways to do it. Good luck.
Magnus
Thanks fo all the info.
That's interesting, when I tried bananas, I thought they were very loud. I now use 3x4" shields and have no problems.
Herb's Archery in Canada makes a chopper that cuts 4" banana style feathers. Got one a few months back and am very pleased with results. I use a 4 X 4" fletch, and have had no problems with flight or noise.
RW
I think the high backs tend to be louder than low profile. At least to my deaf ears.
Magnus
my highbacks do make a little noise.i think i will modifiy my chopper to make them a little smaller.good luck guys,steve