Right or Left Helical

[BPBowhunter]

I currently fletch my arrows with a straight clamp. I would like to try a helical clamp. Is there any advantage in using a right helical clamp over a left helical clamp. I shoot right handed and I do understand you need fletching clearance on your rest. My current set up is beman 400's with 100 grain Rocky Mountain Snypers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[HighBow]

A helical fletch will help stabilize your arrows , right or left is a personal pick, I have shot both and can tell no difference in any flight over the other. many target shooters shoot straight fletch but I'll use my right helical for 3-d shooting anyday over straight fletch.and never use anything but helical for hunting.
Just give it a try on your longer shots and see how much more consistant your groups are.

[mrfritz44]

One thing to consider........a right helical will not have the tendency to unscrew your tips from the shaft upon impact. Other than that, I've heard it was a consideration on longbows and recurves where torque was a major concern, but the left vs. right debate is a matter of personal preference now - aside from my above minor point.

Fritz

[98Redline]

I shoot right helical and my tips will still come loose if I don't tighten them down enough.

One thing to consider is the availibility of feathers. Right helical requires right wing feathers which can be more difficult to find than left wing. I suppose it is a non issue if you order feathers by the 100 pack, but around here, the selection of RW feathers is about 1/10 of the LW selection.

[nubo]

Try using a little string wax on the threads of your broadheads this should stop the heads from coming too loose on impact.

nubo

[BPBowhunter]

Thanks everyone for the help. I picked up a left helical clamp (the only one they had) today and am going to give it a try.

Again thanks for the responses.