AAE has some new vanes coming out soon that are soft enough to the shot off of the shelf on a trad bow. According to the testers they hit spot for spot with broadheads compared to feathers out to 40 yards.

They are completely waterproof and sound like just the thing for wet weather hunting.

What is your opinion on these?

Jeremy

I have been shooting vanes for awhile, and personally find them to be better than feathers to hunting. I have not used the nee AAE vanes but I have never found shelf clearance to be an issue assuming the arrow you shoot is not too stiff. These days I shoot off an elevated rest with Blazer vanes.

Looks like something I want to try. Now in hind sight I should have visited their trailer when it was here for the big target shoot last month. 

They are being manufactured now and heard they should be ready for orders in the next couple of weeks.

Got some on the way.
Going to have them for sale soon I hope.

I'd like to be able to see and touch some before I form an opinion on em. I made it this long with feathers, dont reckon I have to have any.

Are they just regular vanes but really soft? Or do they have some kind of grain or fiber type deal to them to make them compress like feathers?

I can't see them putting much effort into designing anything new for traditional guys, so I'm assuming they are just soft squishy vanes.

I listened to the podcast with Aron Snyder and the guy from AAE. Sounds like they did put a lot of effort in coming up with a material that would shoot well off the shelf and tune just like feathers without an elevated rest. The are much lighter and less stiff than normal vanes. From what I heard on that podcast and also the recent Push podcast I definitely will be buying some to try them out.

I'll stick with feathers. If it is too wet to hunt with treated feathers it's too wet to bow hunt. IMO

If they work, I'd make up a set of "rain arrows". I live in PA. If you don't hunt in wet weather, then you wouldn't go very often.
Tedd

I'm trying them.

Which ones they make a few of them. I just looked on Lancaster.

Quote from: The Whittler on May 19, 2019, 09:43:02 AM
Which ones they make a few of them. I just looked on Lancaster.

Not available quite yet.
Right now they are being called "Trad Vanes".
Will be in 3, 4 and 5".

Natural feathers have two distinct surface differences which contribute to natural spin.  Can a plastic vane do that?

Quote from: BAK on May 19, 2019, 09:49:04 AM
Natural feathers have two distinct surface differences which contribute to natural spin.  Can a plastic vane do that?

Good question. I know they guys testing them now put a helical on them.
I run 4 fletch straight. I am interested in testing them myself!
3" and 4"...

Steve, are you on the list to get some? I contacted AAE

 
Jason - trying to get samples from Aron. He's helping with a hookup tp AAE

Quote from: BAK on May 19, 2019, 09:49:04 AM
Natural feathers have two distinct surface differences which contribute to natural spin.  Can a plastic vane do that?

I assume you're being daft. If you mount a vane with a right or left helical it will spin that way. Superior to a feather in that regard as you can use the same vane for either.

Looking forward to reports from the trenches

Interesting!

These sound interesting, however, after ready the Ashby reports on fletching, I switched to 3" four fletch and water is not an issue. I've soaked them in water and shot them in rain and they fly fine. Granted, I don't shoot much over 20 yards, but it works well. Check out Trad Lab on the Push podcast. There's some interesting information.

Quote from: Hanktownpete on May 20, 2019, 09:29:12 AM
These sound interesting, however, after ready the Ashby reports on fletching, I switched to 3" four fletch and water is not an issue. I've soaked them in water and shot them in rain and they fly fine. Granted, I don't shoot much over 20 yards, but it works well. Check out Trad Lab on the Push podcast. There's some interesting information.

Yes, Cody put lots of time into that! I agree with the small feathers and water. I like 4 fletch smaller feathers. However, it would be nice to have some vanes in the quiver!