The Ranch Fairy has turned me into a Tinker Bell! 😂

Hey Ranch Fairy! You have a broken garage door spring. Get it fixed before you burn your motor up. Words from a garage door repairman... Also I love your info. My buddies and archery shop think I’m nuts but i know I’m right on track with your extremely helpful advice. Thanks again.

I love your videos man , I’m totally addicted to bow hunting now and these videos really help me.

Well freaking-a Fairy! Great stuff! Just got my test kit and pretty soon I'll be doing this.

If you're fletching new arrows and just nock tuned I recommend double sided tape. Worked amazing to mock up the shaft quickly, then visually test the cable clearance on the bow.

Thank you You have done a very good job of explaining this without making it over complicated You deserve all the support of major budget brands as you’re doing some good work to help hunters and the ethics of hunting...

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Fox Thanks

Great content I've been hunting 14 years always thought how to get groups tighter till now never knew nock tuning was a thing..

Thanks for all the help! I’m finally feeling confident! 32” Gold Tip Kaos 200 spine with 200 grain Ethics and 100 grain Magnus... PSE Phenom 60lbs

@teamflanneloutdoors5631

3 жыл бұрын

Great shooting bow👍

Troy your test kit really works got the field points 300 up front 588 total arrow weight 20 foc fly like darts out to sixty great stuff

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Keller Nice - you mean they can go that far!!! Hahhahahaha

That's why you're the fairy! You went through all the trials and you're teaching us so we don't do zannies or any other synthetic garbage. Good lookin out, Coach! Nice video!!

Ranch Fairy has made me realize how much effort is needed to achieve perfect arrow flight. Alsoade me realize it's gonna cost some money but it all seems very worth the investment in the long run. Can't wait to get started. Test kits on the way.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Bows and bowhunting create challenging outdoor maintenance and preparation scenarios. Best explored before the season!

I've used fletching tape for years. Never come off in humid conditions or heavy rain. Always there then easy to pop off with less mess. Tuning daydream material

Well now I have to find another archery range! My ranch fairy setup is blowing through the target bales at 60 yards! (thanks that’s a good thing)

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

HA! Built to stop all the "Speed" bows huh??

@elesterisaac2141

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy Mr. Fairy this may sound weird, but I'm the only black archer I know. You may wonder what the issue is. Well I live in a black neighborhood and none of the homies here know a thing about archery. I rely heavily on your experiments and conclusions. You've completely revolutionized the art. I now do my best to hang on your every word, rewinding parts of your videos many times. I love your work, but I shoot traditional. I get confused at times determining how many of your tips apply to recurves and longbows. For example after this video I'm not sure how to fletch my arrows after nock tuning considering I don't have to worry about cables. Not fault of your own of course I'm just new to arrow building. You're the man! And we'd be stuck without you. Would you mind terribly distinguishing what trad guys should do in your videos? Thanks and may God keep you.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

@@elesterisaac2141 howdy 👋 and I just posted a video on Trad bare shaft tuning! More to come

@elesterisaac2141

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy Thanks God bless you sir.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

@@elesterisaac2141 Holler at me any time Troy@ranchfairy.com

How fitting that video was. I just glued the steel sleeves on my new shafts so I can shoot them tomorrow. Used Arizona Archery Max Impact glue today so I can put the 210 grain steel Centerpin points from Valkyrie into a nice stiff target tomorrow. Ever tried this insert/outsert glue?

And my learning continues! 👍

Troy you’re such a great antidote for the idiots at my ‘shop’-thanks.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Vaccine

So much information 🤯 ouch I kind a don’t where start from now I’ll figure it out you got me a base line. I need a ranch fairly kit for sure.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Troy@ranchfairy.com - holler

Hats off to Spongebob and Patrick in the background. Thanks for another great video.

Hey dude, I’ve been waiting for a year for some TRADITIONAL archery hunting video and range video on ADULT arrows. Please man!

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

maybe.......

@relevation0

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy yea i would like to see a vid on setting up the shelf on a traditional setup

I think that ranch xanie fairy sounds great'' just buckle up good in ya tree stand so you don't knod off and drop your bow lol ive ben there done that, just keep droppin the knowledge bow season is just a few months away,,, thanx

Thanks again RF

Ive been using Zinger Fletches with great success. Super easy to fletch and unfletch and adjust. They are like fobs without the ring and they feel like blazers They fit tight onto your shaft. You also have the option of gluing. Ever try them Troy?

I was just going to ask about this!!!

I'm scared... This made sense to me the first time through without rewinding... And who did the music? That bass tone is killer!

Here from THP , great info .

Bohning HEAT vanes in 4 fletch right helical. Same surface area of a blazer but with a lower profile!! That's my ish!!

Would you recommend putting a 100gn insert in the arrow and than see witch handload works or put the handload on and just shoot until you see witch handload works.

I can’t seem to figure out what fletch orientation I should put on. Would love to just keep it simple and DIY with the quikfletch wraps, but can’t seem to find info on what offset they’re using... also by the time I buy all of the quikfletches I could have bought an EZ fletch or bitzenberger and piles of vanes. Just started the process, bareshafts are tuning well but still waiting on components to toy with 650ish gr.

I began nock tuning, had horrible left tears regardless off the -nock turning-. Adjusted my rest, near bullet hole with a slight high tear. Adjust rest, *bullet hole* achieved. I’m shooting easton fmj’s. My assumption is the aluminum arrow with carbon core must not have a distinct spine....🙃

So I’ve been watching for a while (thank the hunting public) and I’m starting to get the idea. Have you ever thought about putting the whole process down in a list start to finish?

@DaCajun1

4 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

@justinmailloux549

4 жыл бұрын

Step 1: Throw away your full metal jacket arrows. Step 2: Throw out your flappers. Step 3: Forget about buying twizzlers. Step 4: Build some adult arrows. 😁

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Working on it

Perfect!

Does having a Smaller diameter arrow such as a Black Eagle Deep Impact change any of these set up steps?

I shoot triangle type bow ( think liberty archery bows ) that have a pistol grip style handle riser that shoots between the cables it is only 21 1/2 inches axis to axle with a 27 1/2 inch draw I use a whisker brisket arrow rest that is full entrapment with a pendulum sight I am using factory arrows and my bow adjusts from 30-70-lbs I am not hitting cables but I want to shoot lighted nocks to be able to find my arrows easier what do I do to tune my arrows for this?

Question straight or helical with single bevel? If I missed it please point me in the right direction . Thank ya

How is it you are shooting a new Elite Kure and don’t have your center shot set? The Kure has the tune ability to not have any fletch contact unless they are like 4inches tall?

Ok, so now I'm real confused! Whats the sense in bare shaft knock tuning if your just going to have to knock tune again with b.heads?????

Are Gold Tip Hunter XT 400 twizzlers? Thats what i was sold...havent had any issues. Gunna start tuning my arrows, def thankful for the knowledge RF!

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Mendez Above 45# - yes

Hey Troy, I was wondering if I buy your ranch fair kit and say everything tunes with my bow. Would I have to stick with those arrows that come with the kit or can I change arrow brands with the same spine, inserts etc that is best for my bow.

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Hunter Vang You can. But it won’t be exact. Gotta double check your new set Easier to buy the arrow you want for testing

Im going to try 4 fletching AAE Trad 2.6" vanes (3.8gr. each) on my BE Spartans. 4 AAE Trad vanes are lighter the most vanes 3 fletched

Thanks to ranch fairy I spent a few hours this morning playing with my shaft... I'm 70lb/29 inch draw 345 ibo. I was shooting bare shafts with a lighted nock.. everything gold tip tells me on there website is completely false!!!! Guess what after changing a 100 times I finally found my combination for my bow 300 spine gold tip hunter xt 27 inch shaft 150 grain Insert weight and a 250 grain field point flys completely straight @ 20 yards!! I'm now ordering some 4 inch vanes and will be using a 250grain 3 blade vpa I also ordered a diamond stone sharpener / leather strop I'm going to get this suckers scary sharp total arrow weight a little over 700grains can't wait to see the pass thru power on a deer this year shoulder blade will no longer be an issue I feel

@officerfoxtrot3633

3 жыл бұрын

How did your setup do? I used 3 blade vpa’s a couple years ago and they are really tough and work well. I’ll have a 700+ grain arrow this year with iron wills and day six Evo xl’s. Might try to get a summons tree shark to fly and setup a golf bag of arrows for my quiver.

@RockyMountainWest13

Жыл бұрын

I too play with my shaft during ranch fairy videos

I got tired of shooting twizzlers and losing deer so I upgraded to 645 grain deer slayerzzz with a Magnus cut on contact up front. Shooting at 252fps out of my mathews TX5 at 70lbs 29” DL. My old arrows shot at 315fps but as the shoulder blade on the buck I shot this past season has taught me... speed don’t mean shit. Also I have a 50lb recurve id love to get into traditional archery with but I don’t know where to start with it. Do you have any suggestions on arrow brands and how much weight to put up front? Also what spine arrow would I need to shoot with it? I hunt Kentucky white tails and every year take a week trip to Texas for a hog hunt.

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Ebonite This kzread.info/dash/bejne/hWGLx9N-pqaehJs.html

In one of your videos you gave the name of a fletching company you had talked to at ATA. The glue adheres better to the material they use. What was the name of those fletchings? I can not find it again.

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Hunter McCracken Q2 i fusion

So a question I have on nock tuning is can this also be accomplished by finding the stiff side of the shaft and setting your nock at a consistent spot in relation to it?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Eric Pelchat it’s a good start but I have to tell ya something When you shoot an arrow a lot of things happen........

How do you align your broadhead with the knock and fletchings? Do you align the broadhead differently if it is a three fletch versus a four fletch arrow?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Everything Outdoorsman I don’t. I spin them straight and be done with it

@everythingoutdoorsman

4 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy ok thanks. Maybe something to add to your test lab for future episodes. I was shooting 400 spine twizzlers but spined up to 300 after watching some of your latest videos with THP. Im newer to archery, but just acquired all the gear to do my own arrows. Now im starting all over and hoping to increase my FOC and accuracy. Appreciate the help.

So what if you knock tune and then fletch your arrow and move it back to be knock tuned and your fletch hits the cables? Do you just move your fletch or be out of knock tune?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Sean TNPer Cut fletch off and do over

I see you’re using the KURE. So that has me wondering. The way you tune arrows, do you even need to use the SET technology the bow offers?

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Hunter Lawrence I haven’t had to on the KURE but it’s sure nice to have it!

I fletch my arrows a little out of tune so when I rotate the nock after fletching they pass perfectly over the shelf and in the notch I cut in my recurves shelf without deflection in the shot. I dont own a compound bow so I never would have realized this was an issue for you guys.

@GrizzAxxemann

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, fletching clearance is a thing. Not realizing that my vanes were bouncing off of EVERYTHING due to me replacing the delrin cable slide with a roller and having my center serving slipping up my string (string failure!) with each shot was driving me batshit loco trying to zero my new sight. But it did show me that the weather extremes I deal with where I live leads to premature string wear. Hell, in a 3 month bowhunting season, I can go from t-shirt to parka in as little as a day. My new post-season routine includes getting a new string and cable for Xmas.

Can you nock tune pre-fletched arrows? I know you said you do it the hardest way possible but the arrows you buy in store already have fletchings. I know its optimal to do each step as you illustrated but I just want to know if its possible. Thanks!

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Johannah Lawrence He thinks of everything kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYR8u5qgmLevl7A.html

@lifebreadbakeryandminifarm2834

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy haha I know. I didnt see this one before but I found it in the link of another video. I'm going to see about upping the weight up front on mine this week. Going to do some before and after penetration tests. Do you see much of a difference in sighting when you increase arrow weight? I know you use the esv which is a bit different but for us pinners, does it affect it much? Assuming you get the tuning done correctly?

I thought I was weird 😂 I have been doing it that way since I started.... Just made more sense.

@alexmanion5389

4 жыл бұрын

Blazers won't clear my hamskea cage but everything else does. I shoot those with the cock up and slightly tipped toward the riser.

@ThePatriotParadox

4 жыл бұрын

I wish I had a hamsky I bought a qad hunter rest and timing is off and makes loud snap sound after I felted it and put rubber on my riser and then contacted qad and they said they don't know what to tell me.... Even though I have a full warranty when I bought it a few months ago. And said drive to the nearest qad shop to see if they can help...lol which is about 150 or 200 miles away. So there was sixty dollars down the drain. It is so loud if a deer heard that it would be in the next county before the arrow made impact... And that's at 30 yards.

@ThePatriotParadox

4 жыл бұрын

Btw try blazer heat vanes....I love them they're a little bit lower profile and a little longer to compensate.... May be able to clear with no problem. And they look sweet plus quiet and accurate

@alexmanion5389

4 жыл бұрын

I tried some heat vanes but occasionally the base wouldn't lay flat, maybe too much helical? I ended up settling on four aae pm23s, I've been happy with them. I saved up for a year to get a new bow and when I got to the shop the guy working there had the one I wanted used/almost new. So I had a little extra left and went with the hamskea hybrid hunter pro. I think they gave it to me for 130 with all the other stuff I bought. I've been very happy.

@ThePatriotParadox

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah to much helical.... Just a one helical would be great for hunting maybe two

And how about the black tape before the fletching. Is it a tubulator?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Ivey Yes

So, you tune your insert, then you tune your nock, then fletch accordingly. So broadhead "alignment" is irrelevant then right? Broadhead rotation will be mandated by the tuned insert and nock?

@RanchFairy

Жыл бұрын

Perfectly flying, consistent across ALL the arrows, every one you've "put in the work" Yup.

Could you glue the nocks in the tuned position?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

David Griffin Sure - not recommended - they are slip fit and easy to replace

If you shoot lighted knocks hunting should you nock tune with those nocks? Or do you think no lighted knocks are best? Thanks Keep up the Great videos RF.

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Level with lighted

How do you like the Arizona ez fletch?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Gary Miller super simple

Is nock tuning going to make much of a difference for finger shooters?

@EA.71

4 жыл бұрын

When I shoot the finger, the difference it makes varies... depends on who it's at

You nock tune from that short of distance? 5 yards?

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Crave Sure - especially when you’re doing a couple dozen.

Have You checked out Axis 5MM Shafts. I'm interest in Those. I like Easton Aluminum. Not a Big Fan of the Low Quality Carbon Shafts. They are tough but They don't Fly as Good as Easton SuperSlams. Feathers will lay down some when they leave the Bow. With a Feather Burner you can Design Them any way You want.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Simple HIT INSERTS SUCK The arrows are fine

@christopherwatson283

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy I saw the Strange Inserts. The 5 MM inserts appeared like the should work fine. The 4 MM not so good. You do know that Most Carbon Shafts have a Heavy side that makes that part of the Arrow want to fall to the Bottom. So the shaft is going to follow that heavy part of the Arrow. It's because when they are built there is a slight overlap in the shaft. That overlap seeks a downward position. Like a pendulum.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherwatson283 yes, its a seam. That can be overcome by nock tuning the arrows.

@christopherwatson283

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy The Heavy Side is a Constant. Gravity is Constant. The Nock is a Constant. The position of the nock is a variable because of Gravity. Only thing I see is putting the heavy side up or down to start them off in the same position to make the Variable a Constant. They are still out of Balance with Centripetal Force pulling on the Heavy Side as it spins. The Arrow is not spinning true. It's wobbling like an out of balance tire. No matter the nock position. The Variable Force applied by the Fletching that makes it spin is applied at Release. The Arrow can't Spin until it has left the String. What do you Tune?

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherwatson283 Well, since there are all those facts, here’s what I do. I go shoot my bow and turn the nock. When it shoots perfect - awesome. Here’s a kicker “Which way does the arrow bend (left, right, up, or down). at release in relation to the heavy side?” Would that hurt or help? Also Does the arrow rotate like a diesel cam in fight or is it consistent like a merry go round with one kid on it?

What brand of feathers do you use, I can’t seem to find them any.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

Gateway

@lancecoleman.3663

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy thank you!

Would this be the same concept for crossbow bolts

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

chasetin roden Gotta sit on the rail correctly

@EA.71

4 жыл бұрын

I shoot a crossbow so I'm in the same boat but this channel is amazingly helpful. It took a second to sink in but it's pretty straightforward. However the bolt sat on the rail against the string and it was nock tuned, that's how it has to sit with the cock vane in the rail. So mark it nock tuned and that mark has to ride the same exact way with the cock vane down after its fletched. After Ranch Fairy learns from the Wizard and teaches us, we can apply it to crossbow bolts. I love this stuff!!!

So it doesn't matter how the fletchings are orientated (I wanna have my cock vane on top of the nock tuned mark) as long as the nock tuning mark is facing up

Poorly aligned feathers also make a lovely, non-woodsy, quarry please run away sound when you draw the bow. They can smell you 180, but they can hear you 360.

Dr Ashby's penetration factor #2! We cann dooo iiitt!!! Alllll season longggg!!!!!! Ok, it's past my bedtime....

Is there anything else we should know before going full throtte on this ? No sandbagging info now Lol

My jojan is the same way. Easy to figure out if you got a brain the size of a peanut. Good video

Is nock tuning the same is spine indexing ?

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

I have no idea. What I do know - for a fact! My 65# bow with speed cams and 5” brace height DOES NOT NOCK TUNE The same as my elite Kure at 65# So I’m a fan of checking everything instead of shooting “ok” arrows.

@jeffzirkle8728

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy I did some research and it is the same per say but you will still need to adjust the nock for fine tuning the arrow. I was just interested in how you felt about the two in comparison as some company's as advertising an add on fee for spine indexing your arrows for you when purchasing. This fee I would find unnecessary if I am going to nock tune anyways. I know I might ask some dumb questions but I am wanting to start a custom arrow archery business in my area and I am just wanting to absorb as much info as possible and provide a superior service. I have found from your research and my own that a lot of what I have been told over the years by the Pro Shops in my area has been a load of crap.

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffzirkle8728 hit me on email Troy@ranchfairy.com

@jeffzirkle8728

3 жыл бұрын

@@RanchFairy broadheadhavoc@gmail.com sent ya an email this morning

@RanchFairy

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeffzirkle8728 Did I get it and respond?

So 4 is better if you didn't bareshaft tune.... 🤔 wish I had the tools to test for 2 feather fletch. 🤷‍♂️ I'll get there someday.

@RanchFairy

2 жыл бұрын

No - 4 is better - see my 4 fletch video No shortcuts You don’t bareshaft - you don’t have the best of the best but it can be tuned

On a related note: You do know that, if your arrow blows completely through the deer and sticks in the ground you’ve wasted the energy. it’s energy that could’ve been used towards cutting, with a larger mechanical broadhead. Your arrow should just barely penetrate the other side of the deer, otherwise you’ve been wasting all the energy that the bow has stored and transferred to the Arrow.

@chrispegg6547

4 жыл бұрын

Deer are not one consistent none moving media - they vary in muscle, bone, tendons and are moving etc have you not been listening?

@_jurist

4 жыл бұрын

Chris pegg Yes Captain obvious

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Keep doing that

@EA.71

4 жыл бұрын

If it opens at the right time. Too much fun involved before you get to the shot to be riding on an if and have a bad finish. Just sayin, brother

@_jurist

4 жыл бұрын

Edward Alsup1971 if it opens up on time? Lol 😂 has The idea behind an arrow, is to cut the deer, to transfer the energy from the bowstring, to the cutting surface of the Broadhead. So that we can exsanguinate the deer. The larger the cutting surface area or diameter, the better. The arrow only need to have just enough energy to penetrate all the way through the deer. If you’re shooting arrows that are just blowing right through the deer no matter what angle you’re shooting you need to put a bigger Broadhead on or turn down your poundage. Because it’s just wasted energy. An accurate shot kills deer.

If we nock tune to where we can bare shaft 40+ yds!! Why fletch period???

@RanchFairy

4 жыл бұрын

SuperSYMPATHIZER I guess you hunt in a vaccum or there’s never wind Maybe your release is 100% perfect - never bending over or crawling on the ground. Video games leave much to be desired!!

@SuperSYMPATHIZER

4 жыл бұрын

Ranch Fairy video games create laziness. I’m just thinking wind would effect veins more. I’m going to do some testing. No vein will definitely help foc

@EA.71

4 жыл бұрын

offset and helical fletch spin the arrow. Duh....

@SuperSYMPATHIZER

4 жыл бұрын

Edward Alsup1971 Japanese karate 🥋 is everywhere duhh

@EA.71

4 жыл бұрын

@@SuperSYMPATHIZER I think vanes make the shaft follow the broadhead better. That's all I'm saying. I'm not tripping. We're following RF who follows the Wizard and Dr Ashby. It's ok

Here's the essay button do it right the first time and you'll succeed put in the effort building an arrow to kill is the hardest thing to do carry the meat out Is the hard part

Pro tip: if you have a southern accent in a video change the play back speed to 1.25 and they sound like a yankee.

No poppin zannies boys and girls.

@EA.71

4 жыл бұрын

I'll just stick to the "food plot" to stay calm...