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Whats the pros behind stick on vanes for recurves? (self.archery)
submitted 1 year ago by Ghoti_ to c/archery
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I’m still researching recurves, recurves accessories, and proper recurve shooting sequences before I buy anything.

I’m currently looking at making arrows for recurves and it appears that a lot of recurve vanes use stick on adhesives vs the cement fletching glue I’m used to seeing on compound arrows.

Many people seem to swear on them but I can’t help but think that stick on fletchings have to come off randomly through out the year.

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[–] 4z01235 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Properly fletched "stick-on" vanes, Spinwing style, do not randomly come off if they are shot from a bow that is properly set up and tuned. They can be damaged by shooting tight groups, shooting through the clicker, or shooting into brush, but not just randomly.

The advantage over glue-on vanes is that Spinwing style vanes tend to be:

  1. Lighter
  2. More flexible
  3. Curved and with a built-in offset angle (depending on the exact kind of vane)
  4. And yes, easier to repair in the field

Points 1-3 mean better clearance for a proper tune and better performance for the slower speeds that recurves shoot compared to compounds.