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Benefits of an Engineered Airfoil
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Superior flight characteristics - Designed by archers
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Installs in seconds - No glues, fletching tools, cleaning or scraping
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Instantaneous rotational torque - Simple broadhead tuning
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Consistent flight every time - Injection molded, highest quality
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Utmost arrow penetration, stability and retained energy (speed)
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Faster the flight the better they fly
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70% less cross wind drift
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No flight deformation - Reduced tail walk, wobble and chatter
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Outlasts vanes 10 to 1 - Field replaceable rugged, durable
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Saves money - Buy bare shafts (use nocks supplied with arrows)
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Legal for hunting in all states, countries, NFAA and FITA
How FOBs Work
The FOB is a single part that replaces any type of three or four fletch application, either vanes or feathers that are normally applied to arrow shafts.
The fixed FOBs, as covered on this website, are designed to be used with fall away rests only!
We have not tooled up to facilitate standard aluminum shafts using uni-bushings, ACC's and G-nocks. Some of our field testers have already made nock adapters to use the FOB on their aluminum uni-bushing shafts with great results. Shoot us an email sales@mitchsguns.com us if you are interested in making a nock adapter for uni-bushings.
At first glance, the FOB appears to be a no-brainer piece of plastic that you would find in a kid's meal at a burger joint. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. Starting with the age old principal of Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) our engineering team went to work and kept the KISS principal foremost in their thoughts. If man has learned one thing from history it's that simplicity of design will always outlast and outperform complexity in a hostile field environment - hunting for example.
The function of the FOB is therefore very simple indeed. One has only to slide a FOB onto the back of an arrow shaft and insert the press in nock of his or her choice and the arrow is done. Due to the superior design and stringent quality control of the FOB, each and every arrow will be the same - perfect every time!
There are a number inherent issues with vanes or feathers starting with the time consuming and tedious process of either replacing them when damaged or applying them on new shafts. I'll bet that most of you folks out there have a bunch of damaged arrows sitting in the corner waiting to be refletched - I know that we used to. Finally, the issue of high-speed stability, especially with broadheads, rears its ugly head. Our wind tunnel/strobe light testing of vanes and feathers reveals significant instability at moderate to high speed due to the fletching folding up and chattering or vibrating. You simply have to see this phenomenon to fully appreciate just how poorly a fletch performs under these conditions. Now throw in a crosswind and they really struggle to perform adequately. It's not the vanes or feathers fault, they are doing what they were designed to do and they have done it remarkably well over the centuries.
The issue is that mankind has pushed the technology envelope so far that the old fashion fletching has exceeded it's design capability - There is simply no margin left for these old trustworthy friends to use.
The Nitty Gritty
I know all this sounds good, but let's take a look at just how
the FOB accomplishes all these great things:
In flight is where the FOB's aerospace design really demonstrates its superior capabilities. As soon as the arrow leaves the string, the powerful steering forces of the FOB's ring wing instantly stabilizes the shaft flex paradox that all arrows are subject to when shot. At the same time, the three FOB struts impart an quick and consistent spin on the arrow, which normalizes any inherent shaft straightness run out (usually .002" - .006"). Because the FOB is lighter than three 4" vanes and glue, its initial arrow velocity is higher than that of a fletched arrow. Since the FOB arrow stabilizes more rapid than the fletched arrow, less speed robbing air friction is spent in the first few yards of flight enhancing the FOB arrow velocity delta over the fletched arrow. The stability that the FOB imparts on the arrow makes broadhead tuning simple and the arrows fly true regardless of arrow speed or cross wind forces. Big broadheads at high velocity under complete control - WOW!*
To summarize all that technical stuff, the FOB arrow starts out faster, stabilizes quicker, shoots flatter and hits harder. Simple huh? Couple the technical advantages with the ease and simplicity of use and you have a product that will improve your shooting, save you time and lower your frustration level significantly.
*Compared with 3" and 4" plastic vanes.
OK, Admit it... You all have a bunch of arrows that need work.
Give FOBs a try... You won't be disappointed!
Tuning Tips
We have had great results using the FOB with all kinds of Mechanical (expanding type) as well as fixed blade broadheads. For target shooting with field tips, you can't beat the 1" FOB. FOBs have an incredible amount of control over the arrow flight.
Some archers have not been setting up their fall away rests with sufficient clearance, or they don't have the rest falling away quickly enough. As a result, they are getting mixed performance results. We offer the following tips to enable you to obtain perfect arrow flight.
FOB Tips
- FOBs are for use with Fall Away arrow rests only.
- Ensure that you have adequate clearance between the cable guard/cables and the FOB.
- The fall away rest MUST get down and out of the way quickly. Our testing shows that most fall away rest setups are still experiencing some interference issues with vanes. The flying wing of the FOB, being more of a hard surface than a normal vane, is not as tolerant to interference with the arrow rest. But, due to the extremely powerful steering forces, the FOB will recover so quickly that you may not immediately detect interference during arrow launch. Bottom line is to make sure that the rest drops out of the way quickly.
- Use the FREE tester FOB included with each FOB purchase to check for clearance.
- With the arrow nocked to the string, slide the clearance tester (the off colored FOB) up and down the arrow to ensure FOB clearance at cables, cable guard, bow riser, arrow guides & and sight. Some rests/arrow holders may need to be adjusted/modified to allow for FOB clearance.
Recommendations
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Want to know how to set your rest up for FOBs?
Click here for detailed instructions for setting the most popular rests for use with FOBs.
Click here for video instructions from Kenny Parson on most popular rest set ups and bow tuning tips. -
We recommend that the fall away rest be used with its nylon cord or cable as the material for lifting the rest. Secure the lanyard from the arrow rest over to the "Down Bus Cable" of your bow. We do not recommend securing the lanyard to the cable slides as some rest manufacturers are recommending. The cable slide has some inherent delay when the bow is fired which results in a delay in the arrow rest drop.
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However - If the manufacturer of your bow recommends using the cable slide that is acceptable. The reason some bow manufactures suggest using the cable slide is because of the characteristics of the some binary cam system. If you tie into the down cable this may cause the cam attached to that cable to rotate more during the draw cycle causing the cams to come out of sinc. Always follow the Bow Manufactures recommendations.
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As for tuning, there are a couple of ways to accomplish this. First, you can paper tune with bare shafts and then fine-tune with your preferred broadhead and target tips. Second, paper tune with your old fletched arrows and then switch to the FOBs followed by fine-tuning with broadhead.
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Due to the FOBs far aft location (by design) on the arrow, a small percentage of shooters have experienced an interference issue between their chin and the flight ring of the FOB. This is easily remedied by making minor adjustments to either ones peep, kisser or anchor point
Available FOB Colors
Streamlight CR123A Lithium Batteries:
 Price per battery: $2.29 Price per 12/pack: $20.50 |
The 3V CR123 Streamlight Lithium Battery is the best as a replacement for any standard 3-volt (123 CR123 123A) lithium battery. These Streamlight Lithium Batteries are extremely popular for the flashlights and digital camera use and will work just fine for any device that needs a standard 3V Lithium battery. Streamlight 3V Lithium Flashlight Batteries can be used in flashlights, film and digital cameras and any other device that uses the following battery models: 123A, CR123A, CR123, CR17345, K123A, VL123A, DL123A,5018LC, EL123AP, SF123, SF123A 3V Lithium Battery. Streamlight Lithium Batteries are the replacement battery of choice for Streamlight Scorpions, Streamlight Twin-Tasks TT-1L, Stream light Twin Tasks 2L, Streamlight Tactical Lights TL-2, Streamlight Tactical Flashlights TL-2LED, Streamlight TL-3 Tactical Lights, Streamlight Tactical Flash-lights TL-3 LED, Streamlight Night Fighters NF-2, Streamlight Night Fighter Flashlights NF-2 LED, Streamlight Tactical Gun Mount Flashlights. Streamlight Lithium Batteries are a 3 volt CR123A lithium battery with a shelf life of nearly 10 years. |
Cleaning Supplies
Pint - $20.99
Butch's Bore Shine Butch's Bench Rest Oil - 4oz. - $5.99
4oz - $7.99
8oz - $11.99
16oz - $20.99
 Shotguns - $15.99 24036 - 10 GA 24035 - 12GA 24034 - 16GA 24033 - 20GA 24032 - 28GA 24031 - 410GA BoreSnake Kits - $23.99 34035 - 12GA 34033 - 20GA |
 Pistols - $14.9924000 - .22 24001 - .30/.32 24002 - .357/.380/9MM 24003 - .40/.41 24004 - .44/.45 BoreSnake Kits - $21.99 34002 - .357/.380/9MM 34004 - .44/.45 |
 Rifles - $15.99 24010 - .17 24011 - .22 24012 - .243/6MM 24013 - .257/.263 24014 - .270/7MM 24015 - .30/.308 24016 - .32/8MM 24017 - .338 24018 - .357/.375 24019 - .44/.44-70/.458 24020 - .50/.54 BoreSnake Kits - $23.99 34011 - .22 34014 - .270/7MM 34015 - .30 |
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