fletching?

[jdb]

I was wondering everyones opion on blazer vanes, are they as good as they claim? or is it just a gimic? JB

[Ironhead]

They are definately not a gimmick. I have shot them for 3 years and really like the arrow flight I get with them.

[coonhound]

I second that, they are the most durable vane I have ever shot.  They also help you get the FOC % you need for good broadhead flight with their light weight.

Coon

[billythekidrock]

Blazers or FOBs, the only way to go!

[bankwalker]

im buying fobs for next season...i shot some the other day out of a buddies bow. and wow.


but you need a drop away rest to shoot those...so yeah i guess i need that too lol

ive used blazers for 2 years. only had one rip off and that was from going through my 3d target.

[DeKuma]

There is a lot of chatter on various boards about the Starrflight FOB.  They seem like a pretty good idea.  Most comments are positive, but I have heard a few negative.
The owner usually stops by the boards and chats.  Seems like a great guy.
www.starrflight.com

[popeshawnpaul]

I got to second the blazers.  I've been shooting them for 3 years also and they are amazing.  They'll fly a slick trick to the same impact point my field points do.  One thing I noticed that I have that some others don't...my arrows get fletched with 4 blazer vanes.  I think it helps even better.

shawn

[jackelope]

I have a newbie question. i am shooting easton st axis, 100 grain field tips and 4 blazers and wraps. they were wrapped and fletched etc at a shop, not by me.
i quit shooting them because  i lose a fletching, at least 1 every time i shoot(i don't want to ruin them)...which i wish was more often, but thats another discussion.
is there something i'm doing wrong? i am shooting a drop away rest.
not to hijack this thread...sorry if i do.
bad glue job?

[Choclab]

Sounds like a bad batch.....take em back Josh. They will replace them at no charge if they are a half ass decent archery shop

[bankwalker]

yeah that would have to be a bad glue job...they shouldnt come off if you are using a fall away rest...unless you getting a pass through your target?

[jackelope]

unless you getting a pass through your target?

nope...not the case. i would expect that.
i'll try them on and see what happens.

[Ironhead]

I have found that some shops will use a fast setting glue and it sometimes sets up so fast that the fletches don't adhere well to the shaft or wrap.

[WDFW-SUX]

make sure they are using sandpaper on the shaft before they attach the fletch otherwise it wont get a good bond.  The other thing is the wraps might need some sort of treatment so the blazers attach correctly I dont shoot wraps so I dont know ask someone who does.

If a fletch is done correctly it should be really difficult to remove with a razor blade.

If I hit a fletch square with a field tip it will make a hole but the fletch wont come off even on repeated passthroughs of the bags at Kenmore.

[jackelope]

these arrows were already done. i bought them off the floor already done, so i don't know how they were glued on. i know i was shooting them at the shop right after i bought them and 1 came off.

[WDFW-SUX]

these arrows were already done. i bought them off the floor already done, so i don't know how they were glued on. i know i was shooting them at the shop right after i bought them and 1 came off.

How ever did them did a terrible job.  I seriously have not lost a fletch in over a year.

Axis arrows are more difficult to fletch than a standard diameter arrow with a traditional carbon Finnish. but they should be better than you are describing.