Any one fletch their own arrows?

Not recently, but they have made it much easier with things like the EZ fletch where you can do all 3 at the same time.

I saw that unit being used by jay Gregory on TV not too long ago. It looked like it is now a pretty simple process.

It's real easy nowadays.

I still do, I have three Bitzenburgers jigs with left helical clamps.

I do my own, I like to be able to mix the feathers and come up with some cool looking sets. Besides, if I wreck one during practice, I can fix it that night.

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I make my own arrows, and I've just started trying with bamboo shoots. Really easy to do, took me about 10 minutes to straighten 6 shafts.

I fletch all my own and my old mans as well.

Great looking arrow. It is alot easier to crest them now that Easton introduced that cresting tape.
How do you like the 2"Blazer broadhead vanes? Have you noticed a difference in Broadhead flight?
I picked up a couple of the 40 pacs, to try on my daughters 27" 500s with the 85gr. Wac'ems, with the field points impact is about 5" higher @ 25yds! She is shooting a Bowtech set at 47lbs, just a nice low poundage, flat shooter.

I own a Martin Mono Fletcher and a Bitzenburger Multi., I have found, with my higher poundage bows, that a STRAIGHT fletch set with a slight offset, fly much better than a true helical vane. The helicals seem to spin too much. This is based totally on my own experience, and is not intended to start an arguement over which style of vane flies better.

The Blazers work just as well as the 4" vanes I have used in the past. The funny thing about the Blazers is they are the same height as a full sized vane so if you had any clearance issues in the past you will still have them with the Blazers.

If you are getting field points impacting 5" higher than your broadheads you need to adjust either the rest height or nock height. It sounds as if either your nock is low or your rest is high. You should be able to get your broadheads and field points to impact very close to one another by tuning your bow rather than adjusting your sights. Download the Easton Tuning Guide and follow the instructions.

http://www.archery-engineering.co.za/arche...uning_guide.pdf

More tuning info.

http://www.archery-engineering.co.za/downl...tm#Bow%20Tuning

Make sure the bow is properly set up, don't rely on the bow shops as most don't give good tuning service. Pay epically attention to the Broadhead tuning section around page 14, this will give you a good place to start. Give it a try and post any problems you run into as there may be more than one issue.

This post has been edited by Junfan: Sep 25 2008, 09:23 PM

Thanks for the info, but the difference in height is without changing anything. I shot 3 of the 400s with F.Ps. and 4" fletch, then 3 with the Blazer fletch. Impact was 5" high and slightly (1/2") right.
I worked for many years in Archey, if you can't trust your dealer to set-up and tune your bow, you need to buy from somewheres else.
The Blazer's are quite a bit stiffer then the regular Bohing 4", and seem to be a few mil taller. I shoot Rip cords, and with my setup, I have good clearances under my Sight frame.

No worries, I miss understood your post.

It is sad, but there are quite number of archery shops that know a lot about equipment but know little to nothing about tuning and making it all work together. If you live in a small town it may be difficult to get a knowledgeable person to help you. It is always good to educate yourself and hopefully be able to fix your own problems....epically the ones that crop up in the field. Good luck to you and your daughter this year and post some results!!!

I saw an add the other day for fletches that are attached to shrink tubing. You put it on the arrow where you want it and then dip it into what I presume is hot water. Are they any good?

yep I do fletch my own and use a Bitzenberger. LW Helical. I have a multifletcher but it doesn't get used at all with the quick drying glues available now.

Absolutely - Bitz and RH Helical clamp. You can't find arrows like these in the shop - and they are easy to make!



When I'm not shooting FOB's I like to shoot the Bi-Deltas out of the Drenalin:

Very sharp...good job on those.