I think i need a quieter set of fletchings

[DoubleJ]

Shooting zeon fusions right now and the seem to just whistle.  I like how they spin and love how they control the broadhead but holy crap they're loud.  Any ideas?  Not real keen on spending $10 a pop to try 10 different fletchings.  Does any store you know of maybe carry like a sample pack of fletchings for a couple of bucks?

[atfulldraw]

Just have your local archery shop fletch up 2 or 3 of your arrows with different fletching, that's what I would do.

[jgrimes]

Flex-Fletch makes a vane that is really quiet; can't think of the name of it right now. Not sure how well they stabilizes a broadhead.

[D-Rock425]

Have you shot blazers.

[jgrimes]

Not the style of vane I was thinking about, but I use these on my arrows and they're great. Not as quiet as the vane I was trying to think of, but pretty close.

http://www.flexfletch.com/products/silent-knight-vanes/comment-page-1/#comments

Sounds like they'll even send you vanes to try; worth a shot.

Quote from comments section on page:
"Hello Bob, we will gladly send you 12 vanes to try. Our policy is: send a note of the vanes you want to try and a self addressed stamped envelope and we will send you a dozen vanes. Flex-Fletch Prod. 5232 Centerville Rd. Saint Paul, MN, 55127.
Thanks for the note."

[DoubleJ]

No local archery shops.  Closest is 75 miles away.  And I haven't tried the Blazers yet.  I picked up some more Fusions yesterday.  Was going to try the Blazers, had them in my hand for awhile but, I didn't see anyone reply then so, I went with what I know.  Didn't want to spend $10 and find out they were worse or wouldn't work with my setup

[hughjorgan]

Get some blazers, they are quiet and shoot well with broad heads.

[Johnb317]

    I shoot 4 fletch blazers.   Seem quiet to me, elk never heard them. 

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

I just got a jig.  $52.xx shipped.   I got 72 blazers for 28.xx shipped and tuned one arrow with a slick trick 4 blade 4 vane max right helical.  I shot one time and it was loud.  I have always shot three and never tuned due to four blade bh.  The thing flew like a dart no wiggle at all.  But it was a lot louder than my three 4" vane ever was.  I'll get a fresh dozen beman Hunter ics and fix the first vane on the dense side of the shaft and align my broad head as center as I can.  The thing is what part o the vane do I align bh to?  The front end of the helical or the center or the back?  That might make a big difference in noise.   

[buckfvr]

How many of you fletch your own arrows ??   How many of you go max helical   Ive fletched my own for years and years, and never had a situation where I needed max helical, or even 4 fletch.   My experience is 3 fletch 3in Arizonas will fly any decent 100gr broadhead with only a 2 degree offset. 

As for being noisy.....Id say it has more to do with the amount of helical than  the actual vane itsself.   

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Good to know    it seemed like overkill.  Im gonna hunt with my four bane four blade tuned.  But knowing I'm over doing the stabilization of my arrows might give me a 60 meter confidence.  Im not worried about the noise till I shoot over an animal.

[BULLBLASTER]

Lining the blades of the head up with the vanes will make no difference in arrow flight or noise. Most broadheads cause more noise than vanes also. Just make sure the broadhead spins true on the shaft and the bow is in tune and you will be good. The flex fletch vanes are pretty quiet tho. I have killed numerous elk and deer and a bear all with fusions and none of the animal's cared if there was a bit of noise...

[DoubleJ]

I've got the arizona jig.  2 degree i think

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Nice I got the mini max right helical. I think it's 3.5 degree.  It might be louder than the less like 2 degree. 

[et1702]

Two -blade BHs, silent and deadly!  My buddy shoots four blade STs and they can be a bit noisy.

ET