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2 feather vs. 3 feather fletching??

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primitivehunter2:
which do you prefer and which works better for you? i have never tried a two feather fletch before and im just wondering if its worth trying.

Hillbilly:
If you search the older threads here, there's a lot of info on this subject. Both styles are good, and the two-feather fletch if done right, flies great. I like the Eastern Woodlands style for two-feather fletching. It was used almost exclusively by most of the eastern tribes whose survival depended on their arrows flying true, which is a pretty good endorsement.

primitivehunter2:
thanks hillbilly i will have to check out some of the old threads :)

aznboi3644:
I'm not great at fletching but I've done both two fletch and three fletch both with whole feathers.  Both fly smooth and straight.

I like the simplicity of the two fletch.

Arrow making is quite soothing and relaxing.

TheWildCat:
It depends on the application. I am partial to the Indian 2 fletch, as they perform very well and can handle broadheads. But they do slow the arrow considerably and reduce my distqance. Ifin I am shootin field points and want longer distances, I use the 3 fletch, which I find more effecient in shorter sizes. I have expeirmented with short 2 fletch, and have not been pleased with their performance. I do not shoot a heavy bow, only 53# @ 28". It seems at the longer distances, the long 2 fletch seem to parshute on me er somethin. The arrow is flyin great and just seems to run out a gas and falls out a the sky. I have not experimented to the fullest though. I bind the 2 fletch at the top and bottom of the fletchin, but not in the middle, leavin it to itself. Perhaps ifin I bond the 2 fletch all the way down, might reduce the parashootin?

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