IMO, flocking is one of the best things you can do. They give the decoys that extra edge. We hunt some really pressured geese and the flocked heads really make a difference. Im not sure if this means anything, but we hunted over big foots with flocked heads and the guys about 1/4 mile away hunted over regular BFs and we got our limits and were out by the time they even fired a shot. We do take good care of our stuff. all our flocked heads have a pantyhose on them when we travel. Next year we aer going all out with the Green Head Gear decoys. I have hunted with them and fooled around and i think that if you take care fo your gear it will be fine.
Timmy