dart fletching
so, making some darts (Martha Stewart saw fit to supply me with bamboo).everyone here use three fletches? anyone use two? of course i know three should be more stable.how high are your fletches (from...
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I use 3 and two (whole feather on each side opposite each other) and 3 is not necessairly more stable. Anything will do but the longer and higher the fletch will fly slower.I have two 3 fletched darts...
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I use three feathers for the most part. Two works fairly well also. In fact, unlike with arrows, a well made dart seems to fly well with just about anything on the tail to create drag. With a well...
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Personally, I'm lazy. I use the one-feather Catawba style. Just trim the top and bottom of a good turkey feather and wrap it on. If your dart is balanced right (heavier in the front), this works well....
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One of my light darts... revamped with a nail point and having no fletchin... 4 feet long flies very well because of its increased forward weight. Before I put the nail it, well you couldnt get it...
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If I remember right, to use a dart without fletching the balance point should be 25% to 30% from the tip. Is that about what yours works out to?
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I am not sure how the 3 fletch came about. I personally feel that early man had the fletching thing down pretty well before the advent of the bow and arrow. I also think that he used different darts...
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I'm sure they had it down to an exact science. But even on your website you've got both the one-feather fletch and the 3-feather. In my limited throwing experience, there doesn't seem to be much...
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Heres my new darts ive been using. Kris both bottom ones are rivercane and they fly beautiful heh.As you can see, my fletches are rough ones, but I think that is the way to go. I dont think I would...
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Those look pretty sweet, Paul. I still think you're using too many feathers, though. -Lazy Daryl
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Lol too many feathers? the bottom one is half a cm thick vane :PYes the top maple makes a noise and i cut half the fletch off and flat... made no difference as to flight lolYour package and the other...
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