I’m looking for a source of product status ect. Specifically AAE products at the moment, but preferably more universal than that. Does anyone know of a blog or other source, that congregates this info?

Background (rant) for asking:

At present I’m looking for vanes for my target recurve kid. Got told by the gurus at the range/club, that flex fletch ffp 187 was a good choice, so I ordered ffp 187 no-prep. Just to get an email back from the local shop, that ffp 187 no-prep was discontinued. And they suggested AAE wav, gas pro naca 200 performance (or spin wings, but the coaches don’t want us to go for spin wings at the present)

OK, fine, I can see that JVD (my local shop’s wholesaler) only carries one color of ffp 187 no-prep now. But then another kid at the club was shooting AAE hybrid shield 185, and all of a sudden those are being discontinued as well. So I’ve tried ordering AAE wav … to the be told by the same gurus what wav was probably also discontinued. But I can’t find any announcements, just dwindling stock at the wholesaler level.

I don’t know much about archery, but I know that I don’t want to fletch a dozen shafts, just to then learn that once the clicker-side vanes are used up, then we’re SOL.

  • kurap1ka@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It happens often that some products just stop being produced. I guess buying bulk would be an option or betting on easton as they rarely change things like vanes. Also, same as with the last question, unless your kid is shooting 630+, there isn’t much difference in vanes. Smaller might be better as more drag might reduce the effective range (e.g. if they are struggling with their competition distance). Spin wings and similar vanes might tear faster, but they are also replaced in a heartbeat without any glue that needs to dry or fletching jig required.