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Feb.27,2011
Starflight FOB
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Are you using Starflight’s FOB arrow flight system instead of traditional fletching? If you are then tell us what you think of the FOB’s by leaving a comment below.
(2/27/11) The review for Starflight’s FOB was provided by Arren D. Thanks Arren for your very insightful review.
Outdoorsman Review:
Today I am reviewing the Starrflight FOB (Fletching Only Better).
Price: $19.95 for 13 plus shipping
Initial thoughts: The tube was flimsy but the product inside the tube was anything but. When I purchased the FOB, I thought it would be much larger in diameter than it is. When on my Easton Axis Full Metal Jacket arrows, the FOB is just a tad shorter than my fletchings.
Installation: Not much to installing these, just pop off your nock and place this between the aft of your arrow and the nock. The nock will hold the FOB in place, which allows the FOB to spin your arrow.
Design: They appear to use drag to spin the arrow. Much the same as putting a helical twist on your fletchings. The FOB pops off during a pass through shot, falling to the ground where the animal stood. This supposedly allows for better penetration and quicker blood spotting, but I have not hunted with these yet. NOTE: Due to its not being attached hardily to the arrow, as a fletching would, you MUST have a fall-away rest that is timed correctly.
Shooting: This is what really matters, how does the product shoot? The biggest complaint most people have with the FOB is the fact that it will change your mounting position. This is a fact, I had to adjust numerous times to find that comfortable spot. Eventually, I used the FOB as a kisser button, giving me three points of contact to focus on when taking the shot. It could be the three points of contact, or the quality of the FOB design, but my groupings shrunk at twenty and thirty yards considerably.
Durability: I would not recommend shooting the FOB in groups too often. While they are pretty sturdy, too much contact with another FOB and they might break. I shot groups for much of the afternoon and broke three FOBs. Countless times the FOBs popped off with little or no damage, but there where times when the arrow would impact on the FOB and break where it holds to the aft of the arrow. Overall, I would consider these very durable, as when you are in the woods all you get is one shot.
Overall thoughts: I will be using these in the field this year. I am extremely confident with my shot and know that any animal within 50 yards is a dead one. I would give these 4.5 out of 5 stars all around. The only reason I would drop it that half star is that you have to purchase to fit your arrow, one size does NOT fit all.
Manufacturer’s Specs for the FOB:
- Superior flight characteristics – Designed by archers
- Installs in seconds – No glues, fletching tools, cleaning or scraping
- Instantaneous rotational torque – Simple broadhead tuning
- Consistent flight every time – Injection molded, highest quality
materials and tools - Utmost arrow penetration, stability and retained energy (speed)
- Faster the flight the better they fly
- 70% less cross wind drift
- No flight deformation – Reduced tail walk, wobble and chatter
- Outlasts vanes 10 to 1 – Field replaceable rugged, durable
and reusable - Saves money – Buy bare shafts (use nocks supplied with arrows)
- Legal for hunting in all states, countries, NFAA and FITA
Tags : fletch, FOB, Starflight
for approximately and hour, the glue would have either not adhered well and pull away with the clamp, or adhered well enough to go onto the next vane, with some reservation about “leaning.” Once the epic battle was won to get each vane to stick, the arrows were given about 5 days to set well.
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