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Post by michihunter on May 23, 2006 11:39:31 GMT -5
Duravenes actually. And I must say I am very impressed!! Never went over 4" before and was very happy with my 2.5" Blazers. That is until I tried these yesterday!! WOW is about the only way to describe the flight control with these things. Even trying to get them to steer wrong was futile. I shoot a bow that has a birth cerificate that says 321fps at 29"/71#. Very fast and I think a good reason why I got great performance out of the 5" vanes. Faster speeds need quicker stabilization and the larger vanes seem to have provided that. Especially at shorter ranges (30 yards and in). I may be giving these a whirl for awhile now. Here's a pic of the finished arrows (they look cool too!!) : Click on pic for larger size.  |
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Post by admin on May 23, 2006 12:37:00 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing, so I take it you would not recommend the 5" vanes for the slower speed bows.
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Post by michihunter on May 23, 2006 13:55:55 GMT -5
Probably not Mike. There is a ton more resistance with these vanes. How much I couldn't really say with out a chrony. But it would be interesting to find out. My arrows probably at about 480gr now with them. Out of my setup you probably won't get too much of a difference cuz I'm already getting phenomenal speed. Look at it this way, if you have a million dollars and lose $250,000 of it, you're still fairly rich. But lose $25 out of a $100 and you could be hurting.  |
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on May 23, 2006 15:56:46 GMT -5
I agree Michi,,if a bow is shooting under 300-305 I wouldn`t suggest they try them. The extra weight will kill them after 25-30 yrds. I used to use the 5 inch feathers and they flew awesome at any yardage,, they were noisier than vanes but had great flight. % inch feathers weight the same as the 2 inch blazers,,I imagine the 5 inch vanes are in the neighborhood of 30 granes for 3,,have you weighed them yet michi? Maybe if you could and give us an update on them?
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Post by michihunter on May 23, 2006 16:55:57 GMT -5
11.5 gr per vane. Total 34.5 gr. About a 10gr increase overall compared to the 4" which are 8gr/ea.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on May 24, 2006 3:38:59 GMT -5
pretty good little increase with those
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Post by michihunter on May 24, 2006 9:08:16 GMT -5
But just like speed, the little bit of increase in the grand scheme of things in trade off for better control is a small price to pay. At least with my setup!! |
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on May 24, 2006 17:51:51 GMT -5
Oh heck yeah,,with your speed your KE would jump a bit as well,,what will they do your FOC?
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Post by michihunter on May 24, 2006 22:08:16 GMT -5
Slightly under 9% with the 100gr tips but can't tell. I'm afraid to go to 125 because these things are flying so nice and I don't want to mess with the spine. These things are a thing of beauty in flight. I'll try to get a vid of them this weekend if it will pick them up. |
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on May 25, 2006 16:00:59 GMT -5
I agree if you are at 9% I wouldn`t mess with it,,specially if they are flying great  I have some 5 inch Marco Vanes I put on a guys crossbow bolts,,may play with an old arrow and see what happens. |
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Post by michihunter on May 25, 2006 22:14:34 GMT -5
Let me know Tracy. You got the same speed as me now. I like the fast stabilization. Could mean a lot during season when you may get a 8 yd shot. |
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I have some 5 inch Marco Vanes I put on a guys crossbow bolts,,may play with an old arrow and see what happens.