FOB/ Zinger Fletching

[athompson18]

Has anyone had any experience with either of these? I have always wondered how they do vs real fletching, and real world experience with an animal and them popping off with passing through.

Pros? Cons? Personal opinions?

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[Camelcluch]

I tried FOBs a few years ago. They work well enough and were excellent in cross wind. They were loud and slow. I put a few in my pack for emergencies. They just were not as good as fletched arrows.

 

[BuffaloBill]

I got some Zingers last season from the classifieds. They work pretty well IMO. I have the four fletch with six degree offset. I think they are louder than Blazers but I like the convenience of them. Don't have to worry about glue or a jig. They just slide on. Accuracy seemed about the same for me. They will come off with a pass through by design.

 

[Homebrew454]

I used FOBs since shortly after they were brought to market. I love them. I have a new arrow setup and I'm trying the Zingers. I bought their test kit. I'm looking forward to testing then this spring.

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[Arrowsquirrel]

I used zingers last year and they worked fine. Going back to vanes this year though. They start to slide on impact into target after a while and they are noisier than vanes but they sure are convenient.

 

[raisins]

With my form and face structure, I would get major face contact with a FOB. That's something to consider. If you get any contact at all with something like blazers, then I don't know how you could get FOBs to work. But maybe I'm missing something.

 

[SnakeEater]

Used the zingers last year and had 4 shots on critters. Each pass through, the zinger popped off. Other than that they worked great, maybe just a touch louder than fletchings. I got a dozen 4 fletch for standard arrow diameter if your interested.

 

[ofor]

I have both. I personally couldn’t get to my normal anchor point with FOB’s so I never tried hunting with them. I use a mix of fletched arrows and 4 fletch zingers and haven’t noticed much of a difference. I suck at fletching so the zingers are appealing to me for that reason. You can always attach the zinger with a few drops of fletching glue if you don’t want them popping off on entry.