No fletching

[Don Case]

I've seen a few posts where people talk about testing arrows with no fletching. Could someone explain this a bit?
Thanks

[Pat B]

Don, on center shot bows(FG) where the arrow doesn't go through much paradox, shooting bare shaft arrows(no fletching) is part of an arrow tuning process. If an arrow flies well without fletching it shouldn't take much fletching to stabilize a broadhead arrow which will help keep arrow speed higher. Fletching = drag
It might work with selfbows but a longer arrow with lighter spine would probably be necessary.

[Don Case]

Bare shaft but with a point of some sort or complete bare shaft ie. a stick?

[Mad Max]

Bare shaft but with a point of some sort or complete bare shaft ie. a stick?

Yes With a point and string nock ( just like what your going to use)
no fethers    no fletching

[Don Case]

Got it! Thanks guys

[Pat B]

An arrow before fletching.

[H Rhodes]

Just don't shoot a broadhead on a bareshaft...  I have read warnings on that and believed them enough not to try it, but it's not supposed to be good - they say they can wind plane and go in unexpected directions.  I do my bareshafting with field tips. 

[Pappy]

Yep,good advice H Rhodes,I tried it and they are wilder than a bat. I do it with most all of my arrows, on a new bow to see what it needs ,then make the other arrows accordingly, just arrow before fletching as PatB said. You can lengthen or shorten and add tip weight until it hits the target straight,then when you fletch they will fly like darts and hit where you look. 
   Pappy

[Del the cat]

I always test drive my car with no tyres, just to see how it handles  
Del

[Buckeye Guy]

Del
I leave the tires on so it don't hit so hard when she comes back down on all four!
Guy

[scattershot]

I always test drive my car with no tyres, just to see how it handles  
Del

Yeah, but you can do that in London, on account of the traffic slowing everything down.

[4dog]

thats funny Del...causr i cant picture you driving at all...lol   

[Pat B]

You are looking on the wrong side of the road, 4dog.   

[Don Case]

Rather than hi-jack the "sealing river cane" thread, I thought I'd resurrect this one. On the "sealing river cane" thread PatB mentioned that two of his six arrows hit the target broadside. What would cause that? What would be different from the four that went straight?

[Pat B]

Don, I think they are a bit over spined. Even after fletching they shot like an over spined arrow. When those two came off the bow the rear went to the left first in paradox then took a hard right, flat into the target.