Trad bow question

[Blacktail Sniper]

Have a question I hope isn't too far off topic.  Haven't bow hunted since the 80's, and used a compound, so no experience with traditional equipment. 

Should the arrows be fletched with feathers instead of plastic vanes for shooting off the shelf?   

Wouldn't the standard plastic vanes cause a disruption/interference of the arrow's flight when they contact the bow shelf?

[Ibcnurun]

Have a question I hope isn't too far off topic.  Haven't bow hunted since the 80's, and used a compound, so no experience with traditional equipment. 

Should the arrows be fletched with feathers instead of plastic vanes for shooting off the shelf?   

Wouldn't the standard plastic vanes cause a disruption/interference of the arrow's flight when they contact the bow shelf?

If you are just getting into the trad thing I highly recommend the Instinctive Shooting books by Fred Asbell. They will anwers all of you questions about shooting off the shelf, vane type, etc.... A really good read.

http://www.gfredasbell.com/GFA_Books_Videos.php

[boneaddict]

I do shoot "feathers" versus plastic. 

[carpsniperg2]

Feathers on all my trad arrows regardless of the rest. I like calf and seal best as a pad on the shelf.

[npaull]

Shelf and feathers, man. Anything else is a travesty.

[Sleady1983]

Ill be getting a Sage from Cabelas I have done research and read a lot of good things about them. Is it true that the string they come with is junk and I need to buy a new one right off the bat? I fig its not to expensive for a starter bow and the fact that its a take down really appealed to me.

[Special T]

No just shoot it a while. It may not be a "Great" string but since your just starting out i'd not worry about it. I know I didn't and i'm not concerned yet... Besides if i get that into it where i worry about the string i'll likely carve my own bow or buy a high end recurve. 

[hillbilli]

i just shot the factory string on the sage until it got worn, then put another one on it, and I tested it, it works to kill deer, but the closest I've gotten to an elk with it so far is 50yds, so havent tested that yet.. and anyone who tells you 3 blade muzzy's dont work on deer out of a recurve probably hasn't tried it. good luck, get lots of practice in..

[dreamunelk]

Shelf and feathers, man. Anything else is a travesty.

[wideleft]

Feathers

[AKBowman]

i just shot the factory string on the sage until it got worn, then put another one on it, and I tested it, it works to kill deer, but the closest I've gotten to an elk with it so far is 50yds, so havent tested that yet.. and anyone who tells you 3 blade muzzy's dont work on deer out of a recurve probably hasn't tried it. good luck, get lots of practice in..

When did anyone say 3 blade muzzys won't work out of a recurve? They have a cut on contact tip so they are just as good for a trad set up as a Eskimos or Woodsman. I don't understand why anyone would say that outside the fact that 125gr is as heavy as you can find them. I just put 100gr copper inserts and they shoot just like field tips out of my custom 60# @ 29-1/2" RER Vital take down. I shoot the same gold tip 7595 shafts out of my recurve as I do out of my compound just fletched instead of gained and about 3/4" longer with the 100 gr inserts.

[12Gauge]

Ill be getting a Sage from Cabelas I have done research and read a lot of good things about them. Is it true that the string they come with is junk and I need to buy a new one right off the bat? I fig its not to expensive for a starter bow and the fact that its a take down really appealed to me.

Also buy the stringer with it to remove the string if being stored for more than a couple of days.

[Machias]

Shelf, feathers and I do not cant my bow at all.  Same good form, IMHO.