hey guys, I am shooting quite regularly and therefore am going through Vanes like my life depends on it. I am looking into getting the arione ez fletch and am wondering if anyone has used it and how it works? And what is the difference between the Right Helical Model and straight? What is a right helical? I shoot Victory Vforce HV arrows if that helps with what model I should get. Thanks for all the tips lads, also does the size of vane matter in how the arrow flies? currenty I have 4" vanes whats the differnce between 2, 3" and 4" Thanks again for all the info and happy hunting!
I have one of each (straight & right helical). I have been told that the short vanes are for speed and the longer vanes are for accuracy. I love my arizone ez fletchers. I build arrows for me and my brother and have not had any issues with them yet. Right helical gives you a twist or slant on your vanes to the right. Helical is suppose to help with your accuracy by making the arrow spin more which holds it tighter as it goes down range. This is suppose to make better groups. Hope I was able to help you.
I use the Blazer Vanes. I just got the right helical fletcher just a few days before the season started. I didn't want to mess anything up by switching my hunting arrows to the helical at that point. I did practice with them and did notice some tighter groups. In the off season I will be switching all of my arrows over to the right helical. Again, hope I helped.
I'll make this to the point as there are several questions to cover. EZ Fletch = crap. I found troubles with vanes getting out of alignment now and then causing me to have to redo one out of every 6 or so arrows which negated the time savings and cost savings. Get a good solid jig that does one fletching at a time so that you know each fletching is clamped and placed exactly like the one before it. Jo-Jan is a good middle of the road jig that doesn't cost a fortune and does a solid job. (I've used 2 of the 6 arrow Jo-Jan jigs professionally for the past 15 years without issue and currently have a single set up for doing flu-flus.) The Bitzenberger jig is in most person's opinion the top end both in quality and cost. Helical fletchings put the most spin on an arrow and stablize broadheads the best but may have clearance issues getting the vanes to clear through the rest because they are wrapped around the shaft to some degree. If you're using a drop-away it's not an issue. Straight jigs can either be offset (so that they impart some spin to the shaft) or straight (so that they are in line with the shaft and impart no spin). Here again, the more spin the better they will stabilize a broadhead. RH vs. LH is only important to make sure that the clamp you have matches the FEATHERS you have. It makes no difference for vanes though some say RH imparts a spin that keeps your heads from unscrewing on impact. Vane size depends on the type of vane. The newer slightly higher profile and stiffer vanes such as the 2" Blazers and NAP QuikSpin Hunters are designed to stabilize broadheads and do just as good a job as older soft, lower profile 4" vanes with less weight on the back of the arrow (where you really don't want weight). I personally use the 2" Blazers with great success on stabilizing fixed blade heads into tight groups to at least 60 yards. If I lived someplace drier and less brush ridden (or hunted solely from a treestand) I would shoot feathers. They have a by far better stability to weight ratio than any vanes. Happy fletching!
I have a bitz, I have a jo-jan, and I have ez. I like the arizona for simple 4 fletched. I use my bitz for feathers and thick vanes. Whatever you use, you have to be consisent for that arrow set. They all work.
