Left vs Right Helical

[serious hunter1218]

I don't know which helical to go with for aae max hunter and max stealths.

 

[bsnedeker]

It makes no difference unless you are using single bevel broadheads. Some guys will test their bare shafts to see which direction they turn naturally and then fletch the helical so it goes the same way. I think you would have to be a professional shooter to be able to see any difference in your groups if you fletched them the "wrong" way but that's just my opinion.

That said, it's a very simple test to see which way your bare shaft arrows spin out of the bow if you are worried about it.

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[5 shot group]

Shoot what makes you most confident.

 

[jmez]

Mine are right. That is the clamp my jig came with about 25 years ago.

 

[Beendare]

I’ve always used right,


....doesn’t left unscrew your FPs/broadheads?

 

[N2TRKYS]

I’ve always used right,


....doesn’t left unscrew your FPs/broadheads?

Nope

 

[N2TRKYS]

Do whatever makes you happy. Tuning arrows is unnecessary, anyway.

 

[540-Virginian]

I fletched right forever. Learned about the bare shaft tune and seeing how the arrow ‘naturally’ turns. I found all my arrows regardless of brand spin left. So I fletch them left helical now.

I haven’t noticed any difference and the fact all my arrows of any brand spin left makes me think it has more to do with how you shoot vs the arrow itself. But since I shoot arrows to spin left I’ll fletch left so in my mind it makes me think it helps and I don’t have another excuse for a bad shot.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

It's a good idea to match your fletching orientation and bevel orientation if you're shooting single bevel heads so both components are working to spin the arrow in the same direction, but other than that, left/right fletching orientation doesn't really matter.

Though the practical effect is negligible, the video below is interesting and shows what can happen when an arrow is fletched opposite its "natural" (i.e., bareshaft) rotation direction: rotation begins in the natural direction then reverses a few yards downrange. John Stallone published test data showing a minor increase in downrange speed when an arrow is fletched to complement natural rotation (≈2-3 fps at 80 yds, which would have a negligible impact on accuracy, penetration, etc).

 

[406unltd]

I saw a bobble on the back end of my arrows when shooting at 40. I had always fletched right offset. I Did some research and decided to strip an arrow and clock it. When I clocked my arrows I saw it naturally turn left. Fletched that arrow left and it 100% took out that bobble and lead to cleaner flight. My arrows were accurate before with right offset. But without a doubt left offset is much cleaner in flight and that alone lets me know it’s better. What I can say is that with broadheads I feel like the left gave me better accuracy. Placebo? Maybe but I’ll take what I can get.

 

[ncstewart]

If you shoot single bevel go left cause right are more difficult to find


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[Staninator]

It makes no difference unless you are using single bevel broadheads. Some guys will test their bare shafts to see which direction they turn naturally and then fletch the helical so it goes the same way. I think you would have to be a professional shooter to be able to see any difference in your groups if you fletched them the "wrong" way but that's just my opinion.

That said, it's a very simple test to see which way your bare shaft arrows spin out of the bow if you are worried about it.

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I think you're totally on point and this is what my local shop does. Go with the direction of the bare shaft and you'll be set.

 

[Zac]

If you really like to tinker you can cut your serving and peep. Rotate your string 180 degrees, re-serve, and tie in a new peep. This should spin your arrow the opposite direction than it was previously going.

 

[xFREDx]

i did testing on this with field tips and bHs. i clocked my arrows and found they routed lefted. so i fletched my arrows left. I then fletched some right. All were within 1 grain of each other. i used an IW solid BH. I could get my left fletched to group together (BH and FT) and i could also get my right fletched to group together (BH and FT) but i couldn't get the BH of the left fletch and the right fletch to group together. Maybe with taller vanes i could but i was using the the AAE Max Stealths. Another theory i have is that since one wanted to turn naturally left maybe the right fletched planed a little more with the IW BH. Another BH that has more vents maybe able to get to group together. Who knows and i would like someone to see if they could do it that is better than me. After all of that i found no difference in accuracy once each were tuned. Just pick whatever you want that gives you more confidence.

 

[shoeshineman]

I've tested this myself. On my recurve, I used a left-hand twist to tighten the string and then the bareshaft rotates clockwise (right helical). I then used a right-hand twist on the string and bareshafted and found a counter-clockwise (left helical) spin. I just match my helical to the "natural" rotation direction of the bareshaft.