hunter_mike Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 We always hear a lot about making your bow quiet-shooting, but hardly ever hear much about making your arrows quiet-flying. I was just out in the yard shooting and realized how noisy my arrows are. I use natural feather fletching and I am confused because some of my arrows are quiet and others make a buzzing noise as they fly through the air. I was wondering if anyone has any good information or advice on what types of fletching make your arrows fly quietly. [ATTACH=CONFIG]10422[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m gardner Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Feathers are noisy so are some broadheads. Blazers seem to fly fairly quiet. I have had setups that were fairly noisy but the animals didn't seem alarmed by the noise and had good luck killing deer with them and had some very quiet setups that they would come unglued when I let an arrow go because they didn't like the type of noise it made. If you are killing deer regularly I wouldn't worry about the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Feathers are noisy so are some broadheads. Blazers seem to fly fairly quiet. Yep that's pretty much it! Some of your fletchings making more noise than others is not unusual either. Some shot from my recurve do too but feathers are the only option shooting off the shelf with my trad bow. They probalby aren't as loud as yours but my recurve launches and arrow ~100fps less than your compound. I shoot blazers with my compound and they are quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 anything to create more drag and at a faster speed will make things noisy too i think. i know some synthetic feathers will get louder after they wear and get flyer threads coming off/from the feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted July 30, 2011 Report Share Posted July 30, 2011 i shoot blazers not much noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMAN Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Never noticed any noise from blazers and my set up. I havent had anything to do with them but the beeman vibrake inserts and knocks seem like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcif Posted August 7, 2011 Report Share Posted August 7, 2011 We always hear a lot about making your bow quiet-shooting, but hardly ever hear much about making your arrows quiet-flying. I was just out in the yard shooting and realized how noisy my arrows are. I use natural feather fletching and I am confused because some of my arrows are quiet and others make a buzzing noise as they fly through the air. I was wondering if anyone has any good information or advice on what types of fletching make your arrows fly quietly. [ATTACH=CONFIG]10422[/ATTACH] I started shooting feathers on my arrows a couple years ago for a few reasons. First off I learned how to fletch and make my own arrows instead of paying someone else. I also was able to customize them for best arrow flight, strength, etc... In doing this I learned that shooting certain feathers at "compound" speeds creates more noise than shooting Blazers and smaller type synthetic vanes. Feathers, especially something like a 4 or 5 inch "shield" design, "grab" a lot of air, therefore making noise. That is also why a large feather with stabilize an arrow quite well, especially when using larger broadheads. I started using Razyr feathers last year but didn't get good arrow flight. I didn't have enough time to straigten out the issues I was having. Overall, experimenting with different feather cuts can help you find one that is more quiet than others. I think feathers are the way to go and a lot of fun to work with. The feathers I have used make a noticeable noise more so than when I use Blazers. If you are cutting your own arrows using something like the Little Chopper, you can adjust it to cut a smaller height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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