#799912 - 06/28/08 07:47 AM
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Secret Squirrel
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Which do you shoot and what do you like about it? What do you see as the advantage?
I have been shooting straight and am starting to play around with right helical. Just fletched one carbon arrow and will start shooting it this weekend.
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#799925 - 06/28/08 08:01 AM
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Helical because it stabilizes the arrow quicker , like putting spin on a football .
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#799978 - 06/28/08 09:06 AM
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Yep....most important with broadheads
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#801049 - 06/29/08 09:09 AM
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I'm shooting straight now, 2 inch Blazers through a Whisker Biscuit. Before I switched to the biscuit, I always shot a helical and would today if not for the biscuit.
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#801447 - 06/29/08 05:25 PM
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I'm shooting straight now, 2 inch Blazers through a Whisker Biscuit. Before I switched to the biscuit, I always shot a helical and would today if not for the biscuit.
Can you not shoot helical through a whisker bisket?
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#801457 - 06/29/08 05:36 PM
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I'm shooting straight now, 2 inch Blazers through a Whisker Biscuit. Before I switched to the biscuit, I always shot a helical and would today if not for the biscuit. Can you not shoot helical through a whisker bisket?
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#802382 - 06/30/08 09:25 AM
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I'm shooting straight now, 2 inch Blazers through a Whisker Biscuit. Before I switched to the biscuit, I always shot a helical and would today if not for the biscuit. Can you not shoot helical through a whisker bisket?
Yes, you can shoot helical through a WB and the speed loss is negligible when compared to straight fletching of the same size. Of course, when you're using Blazer-type vanes, a straight offset is about all you can get.
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#802421 - 06/30/08 09:49 AM
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CZ284
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You guys beat me to the response. I was told the same , you lose a bit of speed using helical through the WB, so just went with the Blazer. I've been satisfied with them so far.
Switched to Muzzy 4 blades (100 gr) and am finding they hit about an inch lower than field points. Bow is perfectly paper tuned. Are you getting the same results?
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#802446 - 06/30/08 10:07 AM
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I shoot a very slight 1-degree helical plastic through a Whisker Biscuit. I have tried straight, but out past twenty yards the thing looks like a knuckle ball.
Edited by Rocketman (06/30/08 10:10 AM)
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#802795 - 06/30/08 01:40 PM
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shoot 2 inch blazers over a tko drop away , things fly like a dart....
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