Hi Folks,
I have been shooting traditional bows for about 20 years. I don't hunt, I don't compete. I just like to shoot with my kids or a friend. In the winter, I have several targets in my basement. The rest of the year, I like to stump hunt, rove, etc.
Here is my dilemma. I love to shoot Flu Flu's. Wood, Aluminum and Carbon. I love the sound, I love the stable flight. I like being able to see the arc of the arrow. The flu flu's are a small part of my arrow collection, but I like them better than anything.
I am thinking of slowly moving to Flu Flu's being the majority of my arrows. I will keep quite a few regularly fletched arrows for long distance shooting. But, I am thinking of becoming mainly a Flu Flu arrow shooter.
Now, what I am curious about is whether I am going to be hurting my overall bow shooting abilities. By "cheating" with Flu Flu's, will I keep myself from improving on my accuracy? I think most people would agree that Flu Flu's have an inherent quality of stability.
Sorry for rambling, but it's been on my mind for awhile and I thought I should put it out there for comments, opinions, etc.
I shoot 45-50# bows in the 26.5 - 28" range.
I have no desire to ever compete or hunt.
Just read back through my post and it may come across that I am against hunting. I am all for hunting. I am just not a bow hunter. I have a pretty nice farm and woods that I let other people hunt. I joke that I am the deer breeding ground for other people! Of course, I never turn away the occasional venison treat that my hunters gift to me!
And I really appreciate this forum. I read it every day and have learned quite a bit from you all.
Thanks in advance,
Chris McCarthy
Upper Sandusky, OH
They would be fine if you keep your shots to less than 20 yards . I have enjoyed shooting games for years with fluflus . Can be quite fun .
Graps,
I forgot to mention that, yes, most of my targets are 20-25 yards and less. In my basement I am at 13 yards and less. Farther than that I use regularly fletched arrows.
Thanks.
You probably will overshoot your longer targets at first when you shoot regular fletching.
Could cause inconsistencies when shooting fletch past that 20-25 yd mark. But if you love shooting flu flu's then who cares!? What's fun to you is all that matters! Good luck!
Do whatever gives you the most enjoyment while shooting! If you mainly shoot flu-flu's, your body will naturally start to aim higher to account for the arc over time.
I love shooting them too. My buddies and I practice regularly at arial targets, as well as shooting them just at normal targets. Lots of fun.
If you're shooting spiral wrapped flu-flu's, you're going to notice a greater need for adjustment regardless of the distance, just because they shoot so much slower.
I personally like 4 fletched 4 inch full length feathers for my flu flus. When shooting at 20 yards it gives great stable flight, without affecting speed like a spiral wrapped flu flu does.
As long as you're having fun and enjoying the outdoors with a bow in hand, you can't have a bad time no matter what's on your arrow. :D
Alex
Just continue to have fun. Suprised you are even concerned from all that you mentioned.
If you don't hunt, and you don't compete, do whatever floats your boat, and have fun!
Bisch
Flu Flus do stabilize Your arrow BUT You still shoot where You are aiming, just maybe not where You are looking. Shooting Flu Flu's wont change your point of impact. So NO Your not cheating. The arrow will go where You aim no matter what fletching You choose. Just have to learn their trajectory.
I love spiral flu flus.
Great fun arrows.
Chris, it was stated above....
Do what makes you feel good. There is nothing at all wrong with shooting flu flus or green arrows or red arrows. Nothing right or wrong with shooting close or far or trying tricky shots. We each have buttons that need pushing. Sounds like for now, you might have found yours.
Good shooting
CHuckC
You could also get a lower poundage bow and still shoot the flux flu's and get even more of an arc with both types of arrows.
Flu flu arrows suck out of all my hunting bows. The fletching hits the window and they kick to the side. BUT not long ago I bought a black widow target bow. It has a flipper style rest and a berger button. It has a 41# set of limbs. I tried some flu flu arrows and wow, this thing shot great. This bow is dedicated to flu flu only. This is my small game bow.
Shoot what makes you happy.
That being said, I doubt that flu-flus are much more stable than a well-tuned standard fletched arrow, which should be just as accurate at close range because it should recover just as fast as a flu-flu arrow, and get better feather clearance from the riser to boot..
The purpose of a flu-flu is to slow the arrow in flight, usually for aerial shots, so it flies less distance, making it easier to keep track of and retrieve.
There's definitely a trajectory difference between standard and flu-flu fletched arrows, but the brain can quickly adjust for those differences, so flu-flus shouldn't detract from your overall accuracy. If they get you to shooting more, they'll probably contribute to it.
Good luck. Have fun.