Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: colockumelk on March 22, 2010, 10:02:27 AM
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I tried finding an answer to this question in a previous post but couldn't so here it goes.
I was about to buy some arrows on www.mountain-archery.com (http://www.mountain-archery.com) and one of the options for vanes is offest 3 degrees or helical. I was curious what is a helical fletched vane, and what does it do compared to offeset 3 degree fletched vane. I then remembered someone mentioning that vanes should have a left handed helical fletch to them.
So question #1 is what is the difference between the two, and #2 which one is better?
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Straight fletching clamps are just that, they're straight. You can usually adjust the angle used to fasten fletching to the shafts, either to the right or to the left. This would be referred to as "straight offset".
Helical clamps "wrap around" the arrow shaft. They apply the fletching around the shaft, so to speak. If taken to the extreme, your fletching could look like the flighting on an auger, or threads on a screw. This allows for more angular fletching attachment. If you tried to match the extreme angles of offset with a straight clamp, the front and/or rear of the fletching would be hanging out in the air, and would not be fastened to the shaft. "
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With vanes it makes no difference right or left helicle. Feathers depends if it is a right or left wing. If using 4" vanes I use an offset helicle clamp. If I am fletching blazers I just use a straight jig offset about 2-3 degrees.
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Does the offset on blazers help stabilize the arrow in flight better??
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The offset, or helical caused increased spin, stabilizing flight, it kind of like throwing a football...
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You can also compare it to the rifling in the barrel of a gun. Works especially well to stabilize broadheads.
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I received my arrows from mt. archery yesterday blazers w/ 3 deg offset and they are flying excellent out of my rig...I order all may arrows through them they do a quality job and you have them at your door pretty quick also...
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last year before making my choice of fletching. did a regular fletch (duno the deg. off set), a standard blazer, and a helical. tried them wth field points then switched to the broadheads for the heck of it. the helicals helped kept my arrow hitting my target while the others barley missed or barley on the target.. from there on im always using the helicals.. some say they get a slower arrrow speed but accuracy is more important in my eyes if thats true.
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like said right left no diffrence some will argue about it mainly primitive shooters like me but no diffrence just play around and find the best for your setup i shoot 4 blazers 90 with a big offset to make up for my 125 montec works great
