Now that the seasons are winding down, I have been thinking about what I can improve or change for next year. Not that vanes have ever really failed or cause problems with me, but I do think I am going to go back to my traditional archery roots and try shooting a bigger cut on contact head out of my compound. I have been shooting cutthroats and before that, STOS and Magnus heads, for years out of my recurve. I like the simplicity of maybe going to a single broadhead for both my recurve and my compound.
With traditional gear, I have always shot big feathers. I never worried about the drag slowing down an already slow arrow, because the benefit of stability those big feathers created was what I was after. Seeing that big "ball" of color as the arrow soared to the target is pretty cool!
So, I know I wouldnt want to shoot 5 inch feathers out of a compound, but how many out there are shooting 3in. or even those 2in. Rayzr feathers from Gateway? I live and hunt in a primarily arid environment, so I am not super concerned with the main downside everyone says about feathers, whcih is their lack of waterproofness. I hunted with a recurve or longbow for 30 years, all over the country, and that was never really a major concern. I am more interested to know how smaller feathers might benefit or maybe not benefit, stabilizing a larger COC broadhead out of a modern compound. For reference, I am shooting a Black 5, currently turned down to 63# at 29". My current arrow is 525-ish. I have been shooting G5 Strykers for elk, and Sevrs for whitetails. I have a bunch of cutthroats though, and would like to just shoot those out of everything.
With traditional gear, I have always shot big feathers. I never worried about the drag slowing down an already slow arrow, because the benefit of stability those big feathers created was what I was after. Seeing that big "ball" of color as the arrow soared to the target is pretty cool!
So, I know I wouldnt want to shoot 5 inch feathers out of a compound, but how many out there are shooting 3in. or even those 2in. Rayzr feathers from Gateway? I live and hunt in a primarily arid environment, so I am not super concerned with the main downside everyone says about feathers, whcih is their lack of waterproofness. I hunted with a recurve or longbow for 30 years, all over the country, and that was never really a major concern. I am more interested to know how smaller feathers might benefit or maybe not benefit, stabilizing a larger COC broadhead out of a modern compound. For reference, I am shooting a Black 5, currently turned down to 63# at 29". My current arrow is 525-ish. I have been shooting G5 Strykers for elk, and Sevrs for whitetails. I have a bunch of cutthroats though, and would like to just shoot those out of everything.
