[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/selecting-the-right-arrow-fletching\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/selecting-the-right-arrow-fletching\/","headline":"Selecting the Right Arrow Fletching","name":"Selecting the Right Arrow Fletching","description":"Selecting the right fletchings\u00a0for your arrows depends upon what you plan on doing with the arrows.\u00a0 Are you shooting indoors?\u00a0...","datePublished":"2016-06-16","dateModified":"2018-10-24","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fletchings.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fletchings.jpg","height":1080,"width":1920},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/selecting-the-right-arrow-fletching\/","about":["Hunting"],"wordCount":569,"keywords":["Archery","Hunting","Tips"],"articleBody":"Selecting the right fletchings\u00a0for your arrows depends upon what you plan on doing with the arrows.\u00a0 Are you shooting indoors?\u00a0 Outdoors? Long distances? With or without broadheads?\u00a0 Considering all of these factors will help you decide which type of arrow vane is right for your setup.In the video below, professional archer, David Houser, explains three different types of arrow vanes and when it\u2019s best to use one over the other.The purpose of fletching is to stabilize an arrow in flight.\u00a0 The amount of stabilization needed will ultimately determine what vanes you should select.\u00a0 If you\u2019re shooting indoors you\u2019ll want a longer vane with a high profile and a strong helical.\u00a0 Since there\u2019s no wind, you don\u2019t have to worry about it pushing the big long fletching around and creating unnecessary drag.\u00a0 The helical will correct the arrow in the shortest amount of time, which is key when you\u2019re shooting indoors at 20 yards.The center\u00a0arrow is fletched with 4 inch, high-profile vanes with a strong helical for indoor use.When you\u2019re shooting outdoors at long distances you\u2019ll want to stick with a short and low profile fletching to minimize the drag from wind or other factors. You\u2019ll still want a helical fletching as this provides the greatest accuracy at long distances because the spin corrects the arrows flight path.\u00a0 When you think about helical fletching, just think about how much straighter and accurate a spiral football travels compared to a ball with no spin.An arrow fletched with low profile vanes for long distance shooting.Now if you\u2019re the typical whitetail deer hunter, you\u2019ll likely want something that falls in between the two vane types mentioned above.\u00a0 Having a vane that can correct a broadhead tipped arrow is the main goal of a hunter.\u00a0 Expandable broadheads will fly more like a field tip right out of the package simply because they have less wind drag than a fixed blade.\u00a0 This doesn\u2019t necessarily mean expandables are more accurate, it simply means you may have to do more to your set up to achieve perfect flight with a fixed blade. Regardless, a broadhead will have more drag than a field tip and you\u2019ll be shooting in all sorts of conditions, meaning you\u2019ll want a vane that can correct the arrow quickly.\u00a0 This is where the “Blazer” type vanes have gained their popularity.\u00a0 A Blazer style vane is short, but has a high profile, giving it more leverage to correct the arrow quickly.An arrow fletched with blazer vanes for hunting. "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/selecting-the-right-arrow-fletching\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Selecting the Right Arrow Fletching"}}]}]