Does Fletching Your Arrows Left or Right Make a Difference?

Hi everyone, this PJ Riley from Lancaster Archery here at our outdoor range got a fun video today. A couple of weeks ago we were doing a video on how to determine which direction to draw an arrow, if you're going to do it with a

left

and

right

shift. and we all know you can test

your

bow with a bear shaft and see which direction it naturally wants to turn, a lot of archers that's how they do it, but we're always curious what happens if you shoot let's say.

your

bow wants to shoot counterclockwise and you shoot an arrow that moves to rotate clockwise which happens well in the video we filmed we were filming we are using a normal camera only in slow motion and it sure looked like that arrow faltered in that the feathers started coming out to flutter and spin the way the string wanted it to go and then they came back and went according to the feathers, so we decided, hey, we need a high speed camera to be sure, so we got a high speed camera and We did some testing today, so what we have here are two five millimeter

arrows

from the Easton shaft.

We are firing an elite ritual. The bow we're shooting naturally wants to spin counterclockwise, so we have a fletched arrow here. We have the 2.75 Tack Controller has an offset of about three degrees to the

left

, so this one turns the way the bow naturally wants it to turn. Then we have our other, uh, five millimeter and this is a factory fletch. It has a shift to the

right

and is quite hard, we have two. inches, I'm going to say this is four or even five degrees possibly, it has a sharp, helical displacement, so what do we see through the high speed that it is?

And you can comment below if you agree to disagree, tell us what you think. It

does

n't matter, but it sure seems to me that the one that's made to spin naturally the way the string wants it to just seems like it starts spinning immediately goes in the direction you know counterclockwise spins so As soon as the string is released, this arrow begins to rotate, which goes against the natural rotation. It sure seemed to me like there was a long hesitation. It is off the bow before it begins to rotate according to the

fletching

. What

does

that mean?

I don't know. That

make

s a

difference

? You say? Leave me a question or leave us feedback in the comments section below tell us if you're seeing what we're seeing tell us if you think it

make

s a

difference

some people say no some people say yes but you can see The difference is that it's definitely happening something different and the spin speed too with these blazers again has that hard propeller, once it gets to the man, this thing spins like crazy compared to the smoother ride of the tack driver, okay? something else we see these are two different styles of vein in terms of flexibility the studs designed by levi morgan i wanted something that was vertically rigid, like the studs are compared to the blazer, it has a little more flexibility so it sure looks like in the high speed video the tack came out and maintained that vertical straightness compared to the jacket, it looks like it bends a little bit, that's cool, I think it's really interesting that you see right away that even before the arrow leaves the The bow like that arrow doesn't spin for at least a few feet, um, so it hasn't really recovered, but it's definitely off the bow and it gets to a certain point where it wants to go the natural path and then it corrects itself. and get back on the road. the way the veins make it spin essentially why fighting is what I say levi murray is the first guy to mention that to me that's the first guy I ever heard of talking about it he basically refers to it as throwing a knuckleball well Think in the way a knuckleball looks like coming towards you when it moves.

In this way, it is actually moving. Not only is it not an illusion. It's actually moving. I'm not 100% sure if I would be right or not, but at that point. where that arrow actually stops spinning, I think you'd personally lose accuracy right there. I never really thought about timing an arrow, you know, marking it, but after watching videos and seeing people talk about it, you know, when it's social media, you know, you learn more. I've tried a lot of different bones, okay, and I find that the slower the bow, the faster it spins, and I've seen ones that turn in three feet three four feet.

I have seen bows that barely turn them. Not at all, I'm sure the ones that make them really hard, if you fight any other way, they'll create a kind of knuckle ball on every elite bow I have and it has to be the string twist, you know. direction of spin is clockwise to the left, you know, if you mark the top of that arrow when you shoot a bare shaft that always wants to spin left, so I started shooting left field all the time, what you think is that Your bare shaft is going to come out naturally one way or another, I totally understand that concept, however, I don't feel like it comes out strongly, it comes out naturally that way.

I'd be willing to bet that if you did hours right and left with the same bow at high speed like this, you probably wouldn't see a difference. I think our veins are going to start turning, whichever way they are meaty most of the time, for a right-handed shooter with most of the strings you have. Naturally, the arrow will want to turn left to hit a target. I always move the arrow in the direction it wants just because you want it to spin outside the bow on my hunting and

arrows

I tend not to do that and it depends on what arrowhead you are shooting. but I always use screw on tips for hunting and they constantly unscrew me if I have a left propeller they always want to go back my hunting tips want to unscrew is there a difference?

I just switched left. I handed it in two and a half months ago and to get my veins clear on a left handed bow I get better clearance with the right helix so I'm shooting all the elite bows with the same twist, same strings I'm shooting now with the right helical. arrows I'm shooting pretty well, okay right now with them, I would say you know, is there any difference from the video? yeah it seems like it makes a big difference, my opinion on it with just some very quick thinking with field points on a target setup probably doesn't make a nickel difference.

Honestly, I think it's important, yes, because, as I just said, I don't know if it really plays a factor in accuracy or not, but my opinion would be that. The arrow stops in mid-flight and then corrects itself. That's something else that has to be fixed and that you can completely eliminate, for example, if you personally make a bad shot. I think that would be expanded because that arrow is unstable to begin with, like with an arrow. Arrow that turns left naturally. I try it with a left latch and a right clutch. It's close enough that you can barely tell the difference for a glued spot.

There is absolutely no point in flying in the opposite direction as you do. wants to go, but with the screw tip I always want to tighten it because I don't have to constantly tighten my tips and my holder wants to tighten it, but if you're shooting a broadhead that has like offset blades or something, then you have to match that and do what the widehead has to do, otherwise it will hit and cause all the transitions, but some settings will be more critical than others, but for the most part not enough to matter really well. but that

fletching

is there for a reason, it's to guide that arrow, all it does is direct the point, so if it corrects that quickly, you know you can see it, you know the right propeller is going to stop and then take control of the left heat. it starts right away, so is there any difference in your accuracy?

I think it could be detrimental, it will make you lose a tournament. I'd have to do a lot of testing to see it, but it's cool to see, but uh. I don't know, you know there's no jury in my favor, but I like that it's good, good information, that it's quieter, stiffer, smoother, safer, smoother, higher, creates more resistance, creates more control, too creates more noise. One of the big detractors of fixing the blades is more noise, you know, because you have to have more vane to direct the smoothness towards me, it's more for feathering capabilities than anything else.

I just think a softer vein I can put a little bit of acetone on it and I can make it stick better with different glues. Stiffer veins seem to have different materials. I find it harder to get stiffer veins, but I also prefer a softer vein for shooting. I really do not know. I have a lot of data to support why I prefer stiff veins to probably cut well. They can be great. for broadheads, but in general for the target, even for shooting at a target, it is softer. Shooting with flexible arrows, for example, they have a great memory.

If I shoot one in a group and double them in just a few minutes, they come to life. Perfect, although I love shooting arrows, I like to keep my things perfect and I simply believe that a smoother vein increases the longevity of my arrows. I think having a vein that acts more like a feather on a large diameter arrow like a 2712 I like how it would run. On the inside, I think it's better for me anyway, with my particular setup, obviously everyone's going to be different and I mean, we've discussed a lot that every setup for everyone is going to be different no matter what I mean and what I do. what someone else makes might be completely different and work for them but not for me and yes, I think with my indoor stuff having a vein that is much softer and acts more like a feather on a large diameter arrow, I think that It is, in my opinion, more accurate.

I run one that's kind of like between I'm shooting the q2i's. They are stiffer than a blazer but not as stiff as a fit. It seems like it's a pretty good combination because when you hit your arrows and things, they don't want to break or bend very easily, they hold up very well but they also stick very well and don't want to come off, you get a very stiff band, they become difficult to stick and If you hit something, it's very easy to like break or break them. I have a very soft streak. They will always bend, wrinkle, and warp, and it's a problem, but it seems like a stiff vein tends to direct an arrow.

Well, if you manage to make contact with your fighter, you will have major problems with the stiffer veins, rather than a softer vein, so tell us what you see, let's start this comments section.