@oiBriiaN yes when the FOB pops off the nock is still stuck to it so it comes off in one piece. I was skeptical at first but Paul and the team at Starrflight are quick to respond to any and all emails. Get a set and try them out! You'll be surprised.
@MegaDanbo. This previous post is incorrect. I shoot FOB's and will NoT shoot anything else. With that said...they are heavier than blazers and most other traditional fletching. However..."out of a perfectly tuned bow" fobs had the same impact point at 40 yards as razr feathers with a helical that weighs a total of 9grains. It has everything to do with aeronautical physics. Ie..vacuum, lift, resistance, etc.
Ah, i love these things but i had problems with them and clearance considering my pse omen shoots 366, :O, so my arrows hit quite a bit, but i switched to a limbdriver arrowrest so i have no worries and hopefully can return to these, after i get my trophy ridge crush arrows again, i tried maxima but nt as accurate considering TR crush beats them in every category including durablity and penetraton. Much straighter with tighter tollerances.
i really recommend the FOB fletchings for practice they are amazingly consistent and are cheap for the amount of abuse they can handle.
i used FOB's this past year and had a few problems in the field. when walking threw the thick brush the fobs got snagged and i lost two of them. SO to rap things up, use only for practice and tree stands. hope this helped :)
@Xxhoyt1992xX I actually have a solution for that man, I have a sure-loc lethal weapon sight, and there is a carry bag with it )you can get them all over the place online. when I go into the field i take the sight bag and put them around the bottom of my quiver (exactly what Nugent does with his fletchings)- i even think that they make a "fletching cover" now.
@Xxhoyt1992xX I have had the same problem. But they are so easy to put on in the field, just take them off, stick em in your pocet and put them on when you get to the stand! Takes a just a few seconds per arrow once you get to your stand. Sometimes the best fix is the simplest.
these look alright i guess... im kinda new to bowhunting. and ive found that after shooting throught the target a couple of times of arrows get less consistent. maybe these would help. how much and were do u get them
@MegaDanbo actually, u gain arrow speed. Fobs are lighter than regular fletching. For example, blazers are like 6 grains a peice, so with a 3 fletch pattern, they weigh 18 grains, fobs are like 9 if im nt mistaking and are super short so wind drift becomes almost no problem, when i had to switch back to vanes, my groups loosened up a little and winddrift started affecting my arrows. But now that i have a faster rest, ill switchback
Great vid, I have never shot the FOB but they seem decent. Only thing I dont like about them is that they pop of on impact like you showed and on pass threws.
See, that's one of the things that i love about them...they pop off right where the animal was standing, you find your FOB- you find your blood trail, PLUS you can change them out, in seconds...no more re-fletching, they don't get bent, folded, or torn like vanes can...there was a recent episode on the Outdoor channel that Ted Nugent shot 3 blacktails...all 3 were bad hits, and it was because hit vanes were folded...flexibility=inconsistency
anything can be hard to find in deep grass. I'm not even pullin punches here, i have lost FOBs, i have lost arrows with vanes on them. I have actually recovered more arrows with FOBs on them then vanes (with blood on them vanes get dulled out, FOBs stay bright, and show you where to start lookin).
@muleyhunter1 i really recommend the FOB fletchings for practice they are amazingly consistent and are cheap for the amount of abuse they can handle.
i used FOB's this past year and had a few problems in the field. when walking threw the thick brush the fobs got snagged and i lost two of them. SO to rap things up, use only for practice and tree stands. hope this helped :)
Thanks for a great video. How about showing us some slow motion with broadheads? I'd like to see how much the fob can spin a massive two blade Zwickey.
No man it was a black FOB used for 3D shooting so the flexible fletches can't see the X ring lol. I have never shot a what he said but I might if it makes me mad ;)
the FOBs have a 4 degree internal helical...and with the "ring-wing" the air flows faster around the outside of the FOB and quicker on the inside, that creates a vacuum, making it spin faster, and stabilizing the arrow quicker...that's why i did the slow motion video, to show people how fast they DO spin, and how straight they fly...no matter what broadhead you use.
so when the FOB pops off does te arrow nock come off also?
oiBriiaN 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@oiBriiaN yes when the FOB pops off the nock is still stuck to it so it comes off in one piece. I was skeptical at first but Paul and the team at Starrflight are quick to respond to any and all emails. Get a set and try them out! You'll be surprised.
tommymccrary1010 1 month ago
Awsome video!!! I went to FOBs this year and I am loving them so far!!!
arcticcatmt 6 months ago
man that is cool
paintballhead03 1 year ago
@MegaDanbo. This previous post is incorrect. I shoot FOB's and will NoT shoot anything else. With that said...they are heavier than blazers and most other traditional fletching. However..."out of a perfectly tuned bow" fobs had the same impact point at 40 yards as razr feathers with a helical that weighs a total of 9grains. It has everything to do with aeronautical physics. Ie..vacuum, lift, resistance, etc.
temory0001 1 year ago
Ah, i love these things but i had problems with them and clearance considering my pse omen shoots 366, :O, so my arrows hit quite a bit, but i switched to a limbdriver arrowrest so i have no worries and hopefully can return to these, after i get my trophy ridge crush arrows again, i tried maxima but nt as accurate considering TR crush beats them in every category including durablity and penetraton. Much straighter with tighter tollerances.
Supraterior 1 year ago
i really recommend the FOB fletchings for practice they are amazingly consistent and are cheap for the amount of abuse they can handle.
i used FOB's this past year and had a few problems in the field. when walking threw the thick brush the fobs got snagged and i lost two of them. SO to rap things up, use only for practice and tree stands. hope this helped :)
Xxhoyt1992xX 1 year ago
@Xxhoyt1992xX I actually have a solution for that man, I have a sure-loc lethal weapon sight, and there is a carry bag with it )you can get them all over the place online. when I go into the field i take the sight bag and put them around the bottom of my quiver (exactly what Nugent does with his fletchings)- i even think that they make a "fletching cover" now.
bowhunter4e 1 year ago
@Xxhoyt1992xX I have had the same problem. But they are so easy to put on in the field, just take them off, stick em in your pocet and put them on when you get to the stand! Takes a just a few seconds per arrow once you get to your stand. Sometimes the best fix is the simplest.
dewboy910 2 weeks ago
these look alright i guess... im kinda new to bowhunting. and ive found that after shooting throught the target a couple of times of arrows get less consistent. maybe these would help. how much and were do u get them
TheFrogMaster22 1 year ago
Great vidio,thanks for sharing.
1019drummer 1 year ago
do the fobs make your arrow lose any speed?
MegaDanbo 1 year ago
@MegaDanbo actually, u gain arrow speed. Fobs are lighter than regular fletching. For example, blazers are like 6 grains a peice, so with a 3 fletch pattern, they weigh 18 grains, fobs are like 9 if im nt mistaking and are super short so wind drift becomes almost no problem, when i had to switch back to vanes, my groups loosened up a little and winddrift started affecting my arrows. But now that i have a faster rest, ill switchback
Supraterior 1 year ago
Great vid, I have never shot the FOB but they seem decent. Only thing I dont like about them is that they pop of on impact like you showed and on pass threws.
muleyhunter1 2 years ago
See, that's one of the things that i love about them...they pop off right where the animal was standing, you find your FOB- you find your blood trail, PLUS you can change them out, in seconds...no more re-fletching, they don't get bent, folded, or torn like vanes can...there was a recent episode on the Outdoor channel that Ted Nugent shot 3 blacktails...all 3 were bad hits, and it was because hit vanes were folded...flexibility=inconsistency
bowhunter4e 2 years ago
but when or if the fob does fall off isn't it kind of a pain to fine. I.E, deep grass?
muleyhunter1 2 years ago
anything can be hard to find in deep grass. I'm not even pullin punches here, i have lost FOBs, i have lost arrows with vanes on them. I have actually recovered more arrows with FOBs on them then vanes (with blood on them vanes get dulled out, FOBs stay bright, and show you where to start lookin).
bowhunter4e 2 years ago
ahh okay, I might try some. how much for a dozen or so?
muleyhunter1 2 years ago
@muleyhunter1 i really recommend the FOB fletchings for practice they are amazingly consistent and are cheap for the amount of abuse they can handle.
i used FOB's this past year and had a few problems in the field. when walking threw the thick brush the fobs got snagged and i lost two of them. SO to rap things up, use only for practice and tree stands. hope this helped :)
Xxhoyt1992xX 1 year ago
Thanks for a great video. How about showing us some slow motion with broadheads? I'd like to see how much the fob can spin a massive two blade Zwickey.
reformed777 2 years ago
Sure, i can do that...i use Grim Reaper Extra Cuts, but if i find a zwickey around somewhere, ill put that vid together
bowhunter4e 2 years ago
No man it was a black FOB used for 3D shooting so the flexible fletches can't see the X ring lol. I have never shot a what he said but I might if it makes me mad ;)
grttaxi 2 years ago
were those all fob shots you took arond 1:13 it looks like its a fletched arrow but it spins like a cocksucker
hunik666 2 years ago
the FOBs have a 4 degree internal helical...and with the "ring-wing" the air flows faster around the outside of the FOB and quicker on the inside, that creates a vacuum, making it spin faster, and stabilizing the arrow quicker...that's why i did the slow motion video, to show people how fast they DO spin, and how straight they fly...no matter what broadhead you use.
bowhunter4e 2 years ago