Indoor Feathers- RH or LH

TMax27 · 02-21-2010, 10:05 PM

Indoors folks normally use big honkin 5" feathers. However, I've seen that someRIGHT hand shooters use RIGHT HELICAL and some use LEFT HELICAL.

Why would a shooter choose one over the other?

Daniel Boone · 02-21-2010, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TMax27

Indoors folks normally use big honkin 5" feathers. However, I've seen that someRIGHT hand shooters use RIGHT HELICAL and some use LEFT HELICAL.

Why would a shooter choose one over the other?

Dont think its really matters. You will see everthing possiable in fletchings for indoor.
DB

rodney482 · 02-22-2010, 04:42 AM

That only applies to shooting off the shelf of a stick bow.

If you use a bitz makes sure you get the right clamp, they sell LH and RH clamps for LH and RH feathers.

TMax27 · 02-22-2010, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by rodney482

That only applies to shooting off the shelf of a stick bow.

If you use a bitz makes sure you get the right clamp, they sell LH and RH clamps for LH and RH feathers.

Rodney,
This weekend I saw compound shooters w/ drop aways and blade rests shooting LH and RH feathers. These were right handed shooters.

rodney482 · 02-22-2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TMax27

Rodney,
This weekend I saw compound shooters w/ drop aways and blade rests shooting LH and RH feathers. These were right handed shooters.

Yes I am sure you did,,,but shooting them out of a drop away or blade rest has no impact on LH and RH feathers.

I shoot LH feathers on my XXX GT with a Limbdrvier and they shoot really well.

but I could just as easily shoot RH feathers

TMax27 · 02-22-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by rodney482

Yes I am sure you did,,,but shooting them out of a drop away or blade rest has no impact on LH and RH feathers.

I shoot LH feathers on my XXX GT with a Limbdrvier and they shoot really well.

but I could just as easily shoot RH feathers

OK. I see what you are saying now. Earlier I was still half asleep

J.A.G. · 02-22-2010, 08:49 AM

i was at a seminar recently where a local shop tech told the audience that in his opinion when shooting righthanded, you should use left helical fletching.

When using right helical - when the arrow releases from the string it is naturally rotating away from the riser, then corrects itself and straightens up. If you use LEFT, then in doesnt veer away from the riser, stays straight in its correct path, therefore hits the spot with more accuracy.

He did not mention if feathers or vanes were preferred for this.

What do you think about this? I was thinking, No Way! But I have never tried it. would like to know if anyone else has heard of this?

Daniel Boone · 02-22-2010, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by J.A.G.

i was at a seminar recently where a local shop tech told the audience that in his opinion when shooting righthanded, you should use left helical fletching.

When using right helical - when the arrow releases from the string it is naturally rotating away from the riser, then corrects itself and straightens up. If you use LEFT, then in doesnt veer away from the riser, stays straight in its correct path, therefore hits the spot with more accuracy.

He did not mention if feathers or vanes were preferred for this.

What do you think about this? I was thinking, No Way! But I have never tried it. would like to know if anyone else has heard of this?

You are correct here. But sense the drop aways have been introduced it really doesnt matter if tuned properly. Spring steel rest your tech may be right. Lets see what the old man Xquest thinks!
DB

TMax27 · 02-22-2010, 09:55 AM

Good discussion, lets keep this going. Never too soon to start planning for next year's indoor season. Tonight the XXL recieves the 3D swap.

JAVI · 02-22-2010, 10:09 AM

Shot em both ways off my ProTuner... can't tell no difference.. but I got a heck of a deal on a big bag of left wing feathers and so I used em..

Only reason to choose one over the other would be screw in points and I don't use 'em for target arrows..

J.A.G. · 02-22-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Boone

You are correct here. But sense the drop aways have been introduced it really doesnt matter if tuned properly. Spring steel rest your tech may be right. Lets see what the old man Xquest thinks!
DB

He was telling us this while showing us how to put on a drop away rest.

and mentioned a slow-mo video.. This was the first time I'd heard such a thing.

Daniel Boone · 02-22-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by J.A.G.

He was telling us this while showing us how to put on a drop away rest.

and mentioned a slow-mo video.. This was the first time I'd heard such a thing.

Honestly if your tuned right your arrow should go straight down the blade or fall away. Thats what slo motion shows me from all I have seen. Finger shooters arrows never go straight down and this may be a consideration for them.
DB

JAVI · 02-22-2010, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Boone

Honestly if your tuned right your arrow should go straight down the blade or fall away. Thats what slo motion shows me from all I have seen. Finger shooters arrows never go straight down and this may be a consideration for them.
DB

I have a ton of HS video and I've never seen the arrow rotating until after it departs the bow.

They have to be talking about archers parodox and it's effect but fletching got nothing to do with that..

got to quit posting from my Iphone..

SandSquid · 02-22-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by J.A.G.

When using right helical - when the arrow releases from the string it is naturally rotating away from the riser, then corrects itself and straightens up. If you use LEFT, then in doesnt veer away from the riser, stays straight in its correct path, therefore hits the spot with more accuracy.

I've heard that resoning before, and it was the primary reason I shot LW feahters.. and I used to shoot a stick-bow off my thumb.
Since 1980'something, I've reviewed lots of high speed video and have come to the conclusion that it makes ZERO difference, since the arrow does not begin to rotate until well after it has left the bow... even with 5" natural fethers in helical or kurlyvanes or spinwings... they are 5 feet gone before they start to rotate.

Now if you have ever gotten a quill jammed into the base of the back of your thumb, you KNOW why a RH shooter shouold shoot LW feahters... if you are shooting a longbow off your thumb and not wearing a leather glove.

I still fletch everything LW because I have mostly all LW clamps, and the LW feathers used to be chaeper.

TMax27 · 02-22-2010, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SandSquid

I still fletch everything LW because I have mostly all LW clamps, and the LW feathers used to be chaeper.

Are you meaning you fletch everything LEFT HELICAL w/ LEFT WING feathers because you have LEFT HELICAL clamps?

For a little clarification:

(looking from the nock end)

_I = RIGHT WING FEATHER

I_ = LEFT WING FEATHER

correct???

J.A.G. · 02-22-2010, 01:05 PM

good topic, good discussion

SandSquid · 02-22-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TMax27

Are you meaning you fletch everything LEFT HELICAL w/ LEFT WING feathers because you have LEFT HELICAL clamps?

Correct.
I do own a single Right Helical clamp, but I couldn't even tell you where it was right now.

XQuest · 02-22-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Boone

You are correct here. But sense the drop aways have been introduced it really doesnt matter if tuned properly. Spring steel rest your tech may be right. Lets see what the old man Xquest thinks!
DB

Many years ago when we shot fingers and bare bows there were clearance and centershot problems that required L/H to shoot left wing and R/H to shoot right wing strickly for clearance.Nowadays with the tech on the bows there is no problem and no reason to be concerned.....shoot what you want and what you are happy with.