feathers or vanes

[AK NIMROD]

if you are shooting off the shelf then you should use feathers. i use feathers out of my recurves and compound. i preffer them you can put different products on the feathers to make them hold up better in the rain. with feathers you can use fletching tape which i really like. vanes will fly just fine if off an arrow rest....and i have had carbons with vanes fly without an problem out of my widow off the shelf.