VANES ** What’s the best or are they all really the same**

In order to have accurate results you must have accurate testing

Many times over my career when trying to help an archer determine why they were having inconsistent flight from a set of arrows I found the problem was not the arrows

So i decided to suggest to everyone that i talked to about arrow accuracy to set a baseline of their skill level

And while setting the baseline it verifies the bow is properly tuned

So here is the process I believe everyone should perform

Anytime you change bows, arrows, fletching, broadheads etc

Find one arrow from the set that you know is accurate and shoot it 12 times from the distance you intend to practice

This establishes what your ability is with that setup

You can't expect a set of arrows to shoot better than you have the ability to shoot

Let's say at 40 yards you shoot 1 arrow 12 times and it's a 2 in group then you should not expect the set to shoot any tighter than 2in groups

If you shoot a 3 in group with 12 single shots or a 1 in group it's the same thing you have established a baseline of your ability

Now let's say you have a set of arrows that are shooting within you established baseline and the group opens up

The 1st thing you need to do is shoot 1 arrow 12 times to determine if it's the bow or its the arrows that's developed a problem

This process is especially effective when comparing one vane to another

You will absolutely know if 1 vane performs better than another

One additional point

If you do have a group of shafts that are consistent that you want to fletch each one with different vanes to compare vanes you should shoot each arrow at it's own target to obtain the most accurate results

But the ideal way to compare vanes is to only use 1 arrow shot 12 times then refletch and go again.