this is now my second bow with the QAD Ultra Rest on it.i always shot on my hoyt with the cock -feather down like normal.well,i just got a 2009 bowtech captain and the guy at my local shop said he always noticed if you put the cock-feather pointing out away from the bow that it clears every aspect of the rest so thats how he had me shooting it today.

does anyone else do this?

or is this guy crazy?lol

also,would this cause in any way,shape,or form for the arrow to fly differently?

-jaydee

In all honesty, it shouldn't matter what orientation the cock feather is. It should clear the riser/rest.

With that said, I like my cock feather up with the QAD.

I always, always, always shoot a drop away, no mater what it is, with the cock fletch up. The only way I could see this being a problem is if you are using very tall fletchings that would contact the crossbar of the QAD. A simple way to see if this is going to be an issue is to slowly pull the arrow through the rest in the upright position. Because you are using feathers, you will not damage them during this little test. Assuming that the cock fletch does not come in contact with the crossbar of the rest, it would be smarter to nock your arrows cock fletch up. This way, you will give the rest more room to get out of the way of your fletchings. Make sense?

I doubt that it would cause the arrow to fly differently.

I switched to a QAD from a WB and I will never go back. I shoot cock feather up and have never had a problem with it.

Is there a reason why?

Originally, because that was what I was told at my pro shop, but being the way I am, I tried orienting the cock fletch in just about every direction. I found that I had fletching clearance issues whenever any one of the feathers were pointed down within about a 20° range from being perfectly vertical. I was not using my limb driver for these test. I used the QAD Ultra HD. This caused me to conclude that by orienting the cock fletch up, there would be more room for the fletchings to clear the arm. Make sense?

Sure it makes sense. But if you time the HD right, and have proper clearance from the riser/cables, a guy should be able to have any type of direction he wants.

It seems its real critical for guys with quikspins, and blazers and other wider blades. You got to love feathers because it doesn't mean anything to them.

yeah,i am shooting cabon express maxima 3d selects with blazers on them.so thats why i was asking what was proper

I shoot blazers and have had no problems with the cock fletch up. Since it works for me I have not tried any other way. Shoot what works for your setup and I don't think up down or sideways really matters once the arrow is gone.

Excellent choice of shaft. The 3D selects are great.