favorite fletch cut and colors

[Pheonixarcher]

In regards to noise, I have found that there are many factors that contribute. A few years ago, I tested many different configurations out of a perfectly tuned compound. The four major influences I found were: arrow speed, feather height, feather width, and feather profile. The faster the arrow, the more the fletching disrupts the layers of air created by the shaft. The higher the fletch, the higher the drag. Same goes for feather width. The thicker the feather, the louder it is. Feather profile, I found to have the least impact on overall noise, if height and width were the same. These of course are non scientific observations, but I had repeatable results with my self and a safely hidden bystander. The quietest feather that I ever shot was a 3"x1/2" parabolic, very thin mallard feather! I believe the width at tip of the feather had more of an impact on sound than did the length. I'm sure that a 4 or 5" duck feather of the same height would have been just as quiet. On a side note, all of the feathered arrows were quieter on release than any vaned arrow that I shot. But obviously louder in flight. Go figure. Btw, I shoot a flo orange wrap with two flo orange and one red barred. Looks great, and very easy to find, and we know that deer cannot see flo orange.

[Possum Head]

I guess hands down shield wins for looks. I have found that hot pink, as feminine as it sounds is easiest to recover when lost. Lime green seems a good choice but I can't speak from experience. Natural barred are my favorite choice but I miss too often and would probably have a hard time locating!

[mrjsl]

I'm an oddball. I fletch every arrow with a different color combo. I use 5" shield and have white, yellow, chart, red, orange, or green hens and cock feathers are natural, orange, red or green barred.

I kind of like having every arrow be unique. I make friends with some, and some not so much.

Plus it's camo when they are on the bow quiver.

[onewhohasfun]

Who is selling banana cut feathers? I went thru the sponsors list and struck out.

[ishoot4thrills]

Uh.....I like PINK!

These are parabolic but my favorite is shield cut. I use 4" on my skinny Beman MFX Classics but I would probably use 5" on bigger diameter shafts.

[eagleone]

5" natural turkey fletch - shield cut from Magnus.    

[tradhunter]

I'm in with pink too.

[kbaknife]

Get a feather burner.      

Originally posted by onewhohasfun:
Who is selling banana cut feathers? I went thru the sponsors list and struck out.

[Brock]

prefer Red barred hens, Gray barred cock in shield cut.  5-5.5 inch shield cut with these colors are my preference.....though a set of arrows Kelly made for me years ago used natural dyed wild turkey feathers with yellow dye that looked sharp on a red cap.
Flourescent green snap on nock goes behind them all...

I have one set with PopeYoung cut but did not mount them far enough from nock so they touch my fingers and are noisy...need to cut the tips square but not gotten around to it..only been 10 years. LOL

[LookMomNoSights]

4 inch shield cut....4 of them....Flo Yellow with and orange nock,   or Flow orange with a yellow nock.....

[ChuckC]

4"banana cuts. Either 3 or 4 Fletch are very noticeably quieter than similar Shields and way quieter than 5.5" highback shields.  I have been told this by several folks watching me shoot
Chuckc

[ddauler]

I burn my own parbolics around 5.25 inches Love white but use yellow or chartreuse when the fire poles crank up!

[magnus]

I sell banana cut feathers. P@Y and traditional too. Feel free to pm me for more info.

I shoot all natural turkey and goose. Either 4x4 banana or 3x5 banana or shield. Depends on which bow I shoot.

[1/4 away]

I like orange barred or camo in both shield or parabolic. I like my arrows bright and fletch with 4 4" feathers.

[Fastltz]

I love 4 fletch. I do pink and char. I also like 3 inch feathers but after some testing the 4 inch do the same speeds and you can see the stabilize faster.

[Shedrock]

I like the low profile banana cut the best. As far as colors go, I like mostly all, except for the flouresents, and really bright glowing colors. I really don't like chartreuse. Yuck!

[Shedrock]

I really like real barred turkey and goose.  

[Sage Custom]

Longbowray copied my arrows.........EXACTLY. What a copy cat! :-)

[moleman]

Shedrock Ive always liked the look of barred feathers, think i may have to incorporate some on my next batch of shafts as well as pulling out my banana chopper.
Great combos everybody!

[Sage Custom]

Longbowray copied my arrows.........EXACTLY. What a copy cat! :-)