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Offline Swamp Bow

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Mixing Feathers
« on: January 31, 2010, 11:35:44 pm »
I just looked at DanaM's new arrows.  Very nice.  Made me think about using feathers from different birds though.  I expect as long as the different feathers are not radically different stiffness wise it shouldn't be a problem?  Maybe it doesn't make a difference even if they are?  Anyone ever have any problems at all?

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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 11:53:31 pm »
just make sure they come from the same side of both birds... example:  left wing/side of tail with left wing/side of tail... otherwise they will fly all wompty-woo. 
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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2010, 12:15:02 am »
 I always wondered at the correct term for arrows that fly like drunk hummingbirds,.."wompty woo".   Cool !  '  Frank
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« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2010, 12:31:10 am »
 ;D
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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2010, 11:54:39 am »
LOL no wompty woo arrows here.  More concerned about one flight over powering the other and making the nock end spiral all the way to the target.

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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 12:10:47 pm »
I've not seen any problems in my experiences. When I was first starting out years ago, I used whatever feather I could find - turkey, pigeon, chicken, goose. I even put some feathers on backwards, just so that the curvature would all be the same on the arrow, and used several diferent combinations. They all flew just as good as my all-right or all left wing secundary turkey feathered arrows do now. Just make sure they are all curved the same, trim to equal size, and use whatever you got!
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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2010, 01:41:56 pm »
I commonly use goose feathers with a turkey cock feather or vice versa, no problems. I guess if you had feathers that were radically different, might cause some flight issues.
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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2010, 02:41:12 pm »
Hillbilly
That's about what I figured.  I was just thinking about it is all.  Couldn't imagin it really being that much of a problem since nobody ever mentions it.  Just human nature to overthink things.  I NEVER do that!   ;D

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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2010, 11:42:42 pm »
 I don't think it really matters if your arrows are tuned to your bow properly.
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Offline Steve Cover

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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2010, 06:03:39 am »
Quote from: Fishoonah on February 01, 2010, 12:15:02 am
I always wondered at the correct term for arrows that fly like drunk hummingbirds,.."wompty woo".   Cool !  '  Frank
Sounds like some of the arrows I've Made.

Now, I know what to call them....



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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2010, 10:12:19 am »
lol nice shot ;)
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Re: Mixing Feathers
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2010, 01:44:43 am »
Quote from: youngbowyer33 on February 05, 2010, 10:12:19 am
lol nice shot ;)
Worse than that, it was a 3 arrow group!??

LOL  Steve
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