wayomic

My new Blazers do great, even with the occasional foul up while putting them on. The others are right, he probably just didn't degrease the shafts or didn't put enough glue all the way down them.

trevwill

Any fletch/vane glued correctly will not dislodge! I would suggest the guy at the shop is at fault - all the more reason you should learn how to do it correctly yourself.

Rick James

Agreed, the guy fletching them must have had a bad day or something. I use blazers exclusively except for my IBO HC arrows and no problems here. I have also fletched hundreds of them for others through the shop and no problems there either. I use bohning platinum fletchtite, goat tuff, or pine ridge. All those glues work well.

marmax

I had the same problem with some of my arrows but I called Blazer and they cleared up the problem. They recommend just cleaning the shaft well with a SOS pad and letting them air dry. Be carefull of soaps and even fabric softeners in the towels you use to dry the arrows. They have lanolin in them. I use Platinum Fletch-tite. Good luck.

Oneshot7

wrap em if they dont stick again

Dr Andy

If your block or any open layer target is worn out try this: take two rachet straps and tighten securely around the target,it should work like new by squeezing the layers of foam together.

mobow

THAT, right there, is one of the best tips I've seen here in a long time. Well done, well done!

Grandviewer

Thanks Dr. Andy!
Blazer work and I have not had one fall off ever after doing dozens. I have shot one off with another broadhead slamming into it LOL but wrap or no wrap they stay put. Just a bad day for the guy who did it.

Rick C.

I went back to the shop, they appologized and refletched and checked each arrow (8 total).

Today, the second day of target practice after the shop fixed and checked the fletchings, and again I lost a vane and found 2 others that were loose.

I plan to have the shop do the job right since I already paid for it, but I think in the future I will start fletchin my own arrows.What type of equipment do I need, is it something fairly simple to do? What is the purpose ofwrapping the arrow before putting on the fletching?

-Rick C.

mobow

To fletch your own is very, very simple. All you need is the fletching jig of your choice, vanes of your choice, and glue of your choice. It will take a few arrows before you really get the feel of it, but it truely is quite simple.

Wrapping arrows has benefits. First, and most importantly, it makes your arrows look REALLY cool. We all know in archery it's not how good you are, it's how good you look doing it!

Glue adheres better to wraps. The finish on most carbon arrows doesn't promote good adhesion, which is why it is critical to clean the shaft properly first. There are only 2 negatives to wraps, as I see it. First, if you need to replace just one vane, it's a little tricky. I just strip the old one off and put the new one on in the same place. It doesn't look as good, but it performs equally. Second, it adds weight to the back of your arrow. If your FOC isn't negatively affected by that, it doesn't matter.