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Old 02-28-2014, 05:45 PM
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Default One piece vanes

Seems to be the new wave. Have been looking at a few like strech fletch, speed fletch, blood vane and Helios. Anyone have and experience with this and specifically performance in whisker biscuits vrs drop always. I am intrigued by the helios as they work as lighted nock and fetching?
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Old 02-28-2014, 05:55 PM
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Are you talking about the heat shrink wrap with vanes...

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Old 02-28-2014, 06:12 PM
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Similar but these seem to be the next generation and the vanes are in some seem to be much more ridgid.
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Old 02-28-2014, 06:19 PM
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Heat shrink on the wrap, that's what I was thinking.
I have some demos like that but have not tried them yet because I'm not sure
how they will effect the spine or how hard they will be to remove to refletch later.
Could make a change to FOC as well, how much I don't know.
So I'm just sitting on them for now.

A new material or manufacturing process that provides a more stiffer vein would
make me wonder if it's gonna add more mass or be thin but brittle ?

Good for indoor target bad for outdoor winter conditions ?

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Old 02-28-2014, 06:30 PM
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these are not heat shrink. Some are streach over the arrow and held similar to elastic with streachy material or many are glued as a one piece with hard plastic vanes. Not pliable.
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Old 02-28-2014, 06:34 PM
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Picked up a pack recently... gonna try them when the new shafts arrive
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Old 02-28-2014, 06:38 PM
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Picked up a pack recently... gonna try them when the new shafts arrive
Which one. I am really interested to hear any opinions on the Nockturnal Helios
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Old 02-28-2014, 06:40 PM
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Is the length of the tubing the same length as the fletch ?

A picture is worth a thousand words, yall give me a few mins. and I'll put
up a pic. of what I'm thinking of. Maybe we are talking about 2 diff. animals
here.

Dia. could you post a pic. up of you are talking about as well ?
Would like to see it.

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Old 02-28-2014, 07:06 PM
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They are a helios fletching. There is a you tube video but I am not tech. savy enought to pull the link off my iPad
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Old 02-28-2014, 07:26 PM
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This is what I was thinking of...



Not trying to poke a stick just being honest and asking questions.

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Old 02-28-2014, 08:35 PM
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Think these are the ones diamond is talking about...



I picked up a pack of the quickfletch quickspins like pictured above and i'll be trying the bohning stretch fletch as well




Not really any preconceived notions about them except that they look easy to install and from what I hear they are easy to remove if one of the vanes get nicked... honestly never seen the helios ones till just now looking it up. Very interesting... I'll be keeping an eye on them
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Old 02-28-2014, 08:40 PM
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Helios vanes by Nockturnal.

http://www.bowhunter.com/introducing...hted-vane.html
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Old 02-28-2014, 08:42 PM
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Nocturnal Helios Demo At ATA
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Old 02-28-2014, 08:55 PM
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If you are shooting a drop away rest the a Starrfight F.O.B is what you need. These are the quickest and easiest way to Fletch an arrow.
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Old 02-28-2014, 09:18 PM
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Thanks Ultralight. That is exactly what I was talking about
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Old 02-28-2014, 10:13 PM
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Anyone found Helios yet in Alberta . I really want to try them myself as soon as i find them. I think thay will be next big thing .
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