4. Flech or 3

[Kent57]

Does 4  flech over 3  flech make much of a difference when shooting broad heads??  Is it worth the extra cost ??

[alex321]

I am thinking of building some 4 fletch too.  The reaso being is that I want more spin and me helical twist is not very much on my jig.  I guess that 4 feathers will have more turnig effect than 3 because there is the added surface area of the 4th feather ad thus addition rotation force...

Maybe...
Alex

[monkeyball]

Also puts a little extra # on the back end which stiffens up the spine a little.

                 Good Shooting,
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[overbo]

Four fletched arrows of the same size will have more air resistant than three fletch. This will cost you some in trajectory. As for the stabilizing BH benefits. If your set up is well tuned? The extra fletch isn't needed.

[JRY309]

I have become a big fan of 4 fletch the past couple of years after shooting some of my buddies four fletch.I tune my arrows very well first,so I think any style of fletching will do fine.I made up a dozen of the same arrows a couple of years back.Three were 3-4",4-4",3-5" and 4-5".They all grouped together at 20 yds.You will a bigger difference in trajectory at 25 yds plus.Four fletch may give more surface the 3-5",but I like a lower profile 4-4".Which it seems to have a flatter trajectory then 3-5".

[Blessed One]

Love  the way 4 fletched  looks  and performs.  To me it's all about being confident in your set up, and I am so use to looking at 4 fletched 3 looks odd to me. I shoot 4 fletched left helical and I noticed for me they did spin more than the 3 when shot side by side, and it looks like a propeller of destruction going down range.

[Fallguy]

It really is not more expensive to use 4 fletch. If you now use 3-5" inch feathers you can easily go to 4-4" feathers. I can get 2- 4" fletches out of a full length feather but rarely can I get 2- 5" fletch from one feather.

[JamesV]

3-4" feathers (straight off-set) have done the job for me for over 50 years. Also I don't have any single bevel broad-heads.

James

[Scott E]

If your arrows are tuned and you have a descent FOC 3 fletch will work great. Four fletch will stabilize the arrow faster though.

[monkeyball]

And a straighter arrow is a faster arrow!!!!!!


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[The Whittler]

I think 4 fletch started so you nock an arrow without looking to see where your cock feather was. And they fly great so why not.

[njloco]

Scott E."If your arrows are tuned and you have a descent FOC 3 fletch will work great. Four fletch will stabilize the arrow faster though."

Turbo nocks !

[Paul WA]

I shoot 31" arrows with 3  4" feathers and they fly great.

[Kent57]

Thanks to all

[Kent57]

Thanks every one    

[Terry Green]

There are many advantages to 4 fletch....for me.  

My arrows aren't slower either.

Sometimes a perfectly tuned set up CAN use and extra feather...there's a host of reasons and scenarios.

And, I've never lost an animal because I had a extra feather.  Wouldn't that make a silly excuse???

[bigbadjon]

I wasn't sold on 4 fletch at first. I have been shooting the four fletch now for about a year and can say it makes a noticeable difference. I'm not going back so I can save a few cents per arrow.

[tomsm44]

I shoot four fletch:  4-4" parabolic rw helical on one bow and 4-5" shield rw helical on another.  They do spin pretty quickly but I haven't done any serious comparisons with 3 fletch.  I agree that getting your setup tuned properly is the most important thing.  I like the fact that I don't have to worry about cock feather position.  Plus they look cool.  Not important for performance but it's nice if you shoot with a lot of other people.  Not many trad guys around my area but the compound guys with their three rinky dink little blazer vanes go nuts when they see my 5" shield cut pink/white spliced four fletch.

[tradarcher816]

So I decided to experiment today after thinking it over and here's my new arrow fletch set up. Going to try and tune them tomorrow.

[Kent57]

Looks nice Tradarcher816, let me know how they fly.