Cock feather orientation

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

I like 90 degree 4 fletch, personally. But if you're brand new to trad I really don't think you need to worry about fletching orientation or bareshaft tuning till you have at least a couple thousand arrows through the bow.

Just fletch all your test kit the same and shoot the whole batch for a few days, making notes on which spine of of arrows fly best. You're gonna need more shafts by hunting season anyways.

 

[Stickmark]

I like 90 degree 4 fletch, personally. But if you're brand new to trad I really don't think you need to worry about fletching orientation or bareshaft tuning till you have at least a couple thousand arrows through the bow.

Just fletch all your test kit the same and shoot the whole batch for a few days, making notes on which spine of of arrows fly best. You're gonna need more shafts by hunting season anyways.

T. the Dwarf, is this a four 4" or four 5"? I recently started doing both for more immediate paradox recovery from a wood bow with no cut out shelf. Big improvement.

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

T. the Dwarf, is this a four 4" or four 5"? I recently started doing both for more immediate paradox recovery from a wood bow with no cut out shelf. Big improvement.

I shoot 4 x 3" low profile shield cut

 

[Kdf22]

Whatever orientation gives you the best flight. I’ve shot traditional since the 90’s and I prefer three 5inch feathers in a shield cut. I shoot both with cock feather in and out. I know years ago Black Widow bows liked to orient the cock feather up on their bows. Never tried that

 

[archp625]

Thanks everyone. I am still learning to get a consistent shot process down. But might as well be doing that and gathering data on what spine arrow shoots the best out of my bow. I have ordered feathers form Kustom King to try out when everything comes together. They are 4" shield cut. I will trying different orientations. If they don't work out, I can always strip them off and refletch with something different.

 

[jshperdue]

I like my sight picture better with cock vane out but can see no difference in flight between the two.