Hello all, started shooting a recurve this year back in feb and i love it, havent touched my compound since. i'am right handed and was just wondering if it makes a difference if you shoot left or right helical. Thanks for any responses.

no differance at all--just make sure all the fletchings are the same.

JimPic is correct. Doesn't matter. I found Left Wing to be less costly than Right Wing feathers. Heard all kinds of theories on why this is from dealers thru the years - some say its b/c of the factory method of how the turkey's are hung when slaughtered. Can't say for sure. Just be sure ALL your arrows in your bunch have the same.

Might be a tad more feather wear if you shoot right handed and use right helical, but no difference in flight.

chad

In Theory - A Right Helical arrow used on Right-Handed bow will spin 'into' the bow's sight window. However, slow motion photography by Easton that I have seen in the past shows that the helical flethcing on an arrow doesn't even begin to start imparting a spin on the arrow until the arrow is cleared from the bow - and then some. In any case I have always bought Left Wing due to the lower cost!

I tried both on my longbow, and had some flight issues (for some reason) with right and no flight issues with left. I didn't spend too much time on it. I was reading "become the arrow" by fergonson, and he recommended left helical for right handed shooters causesometimes you get feather cuts with right. So left helical it is.

just wanted to say thanks to the people who replied to my question.