brucelanthier

I measured the speed of feather fletched and blazer fletched one afternoon out to 50 yds. I am going on memory but the difference was 1-3 FPSdepending on which arrows you compared (the fastest blazer with the slowest feather). But lets say there is a 10FPS difference. If you are shooting 240 @ 50yds with blazers then feathers will be 230. That is more than enough speed and KE to kill deer. So, is speed really an issue?

JoshKeller

i personally shoot them because i like the way they fly and the way they look. I used to shoot feathers, but they are expensive, wing dependant, and a pain in the rain, not to mention, make all kinds of noise in a fully packed quiver.

Arthur P

KE difference will be inconsequential. Probably not even measureable.

nodog

I don't. To high of a profile.

mobow

Because they work better than any other vane I've used. I never had much luck w/ 4" vanes, and feathers are awesome, as long as it's not raining.

Redneck Bowhunter

That's fine. I like the way my vanes shoot so Im gonna stick with them. Why fix something that ain't broke, right?

nodog

TRying different ones is an eye opener as well as fun. Pretty much a cheap thrill as well.

Redneck Bowhunter

Well, I've tried them before but thta was a long time ago. Comparing them by memory, I'll stick with my Blazers.

eelriver

Here is a great web site if you want to do some comparrison between vanes/blazers/feathers. You can see how each are effected down range as far as arrow drop, speed, KE, and momentum.

Google: Javascript Ballistic Arrow Calculator. Pretty neet thing to play with, you can see how changes effect things as far down range as 100yds.

eelriver

I just did a comparrison on the Javascript Calculator between 2" Blazers and 4" feathers using the arrow I shoot ( Terminator lite select 26.5" with 2" Blazers and 100 gr. BH ). Here is what I got at 40 yds.

Blazers: -46 vert. drop 242fps 50 KE .413 Momentum

Feathers: -49 vert drop 231 fps 46 KE .395 Momentum