LEFT VS RIGHT WING FEATHERS....

[eightwgt]

I am sure this has been answered before, but I have never discussed it....

What are the reasons that it seems a lot of trad archers use left wing fletch on arrows instead of right ?

are there pro's / cons ?

Thoughts ?

[fourweight]

I beleive that part of the idea of left versus right is that most archers are right handed. When left helical feathers leave the bow supposedly theyspin away from the bow and not into it. I have shot both and if thebow is tuned it doesn't seem to matter.

[BobCo19-65]

The main reason is whether to person is shooting off his knuckle or not. One way will dig in and cut and the other will not. If you shoot off the shelf it will not matter much.

Personally though, I use right wing mainly becuase it matches the bevel of my grizzly broadhead. I don't want the arrow spinning opposite of the way the bevel wants to cut.

[fishstix]

It really does not matter unless you want a certain helical. Also is you are using single bevel broadheads it will matter. Was an old understanding that right handed shooters should shoot left and right left, the way the bows was built. but now a days doesn't matter.

I learned the hard way when I shoot off my knuckle that left wing is the way to go.

I shoot off my knuckle with an osage bow I built, and right can create a cut after a while.