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Can an arrowhead be too thin?

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bjrogg:

--- Quote from: tradcraftsman on August 30, 2020, 05:21:40 pm ---Well, if adding feathers lets me get away with using sub perfect shafts, then I'll have fewer shafts to throw away.

Also, feathers are probably more important when shooting longer ranges. 

Finally, fetching styles have immense artistic and cultural signature.

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Those are all good reasons for fletch. They will help straighten arrows flight sooner. They will keep tip from dropping as quickly. They help less than perfect (which is pretty much every shaft) Tune better.

And they look cool.

You can learn a lot from shooting a arrow without fletch though. For me it was a very eye opening experience.

If the thin point is durable enough but to light. You can add weight some other way to get proper flight.
Or use a lighter spine or longer shaft.
Bjrogg

Hawkdancer:
What kind of pipe, and how did you flatten it?  Also, how thin is paper thin?  In my opinion, if it is thinner than a circular saw blade, it is too thin.  But I am no expert or even very knowledgeable on points!
Hawkdancer

Mesophilic:

--- Quote from: tradcraftsman on August 30, 2020, 05:21:40 pm ---Well, if adding feathers lets me get away with using sub perfect shafts, then I'll have fewer shafts to throw away.

Also, feathers are probably more important when shooting longer ranges. 

Finally, fetching styles have immense artistic and cultural signature.

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I'll also add, that when the adrenaline is flowing, fletching helps correct imperfect release/form when hunting or competing

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