[hoyt3]

going from a five inch feather on a 2018 to a 1916 shaft. wondering if I would be better to go with a four inch feather over a five inch feather? reason I ask is that the shafts came fletched with four inch vanes. thoughts??

 

[ArchersParadox]

Out to 40 yards it will not make any difference.

When I shot trad a lot. I used 5.5" Banannas.

Yeah....it got pretty ugly when they started to peel!!


Seriously, The 5" feathers may be a little more forgiving, but I really don't think you will see a difference between the two.

What BH are you using?

How is your current arrow flight?

 

[xXxSABERxXx]

i personally have always liked and got better results with 5 inch feathers on my 2315s. I dont have any experience with the shafts you are using and know that a lot of people will tell you that the 4 inch feather is all that you need, but i know for me nothing works as well as a 5 inch feather on a helical.

 

[hoyt3]

thanks for the quick re's. I'm shooting a 50# amf hawk recurve. I'm using a thunderhead 125 or a steel force 125. I'm not sure yet. thunderheads fly well out of this set up (with the 2018s) I have the 1916s stripped down, but nothing else done with them.

 

[meanv2]

4" should do the job. Depending on what head you are shooting 3" might work as good

 

[Christopher Lee]

Anywhere from 3" to 5" would work well.

If you're shooting shorter distances out to 40 feet (not yards), go for the biggest feather. After that, I suspect the larger sized feathers would start to slow your arrow down and the larger they are, the noisier they are.

Easiest way is to try 3, 4 and 5 on a few arrows and see what works best for you. :wink: