Have always shoot with the cok feather up... My dad has always shot the same way so naturally thats how i've done it for the last twenty years. The other day I noticed my firend had his down, I was like Dude what are you doing!! He said what does it matter, he had just put on a new Drop away, I was like UMMMM WELL I AAA... hell I don't know its just freakin me out lol