Shooting Cock Feather In???

[BOWMARKS]

I have found cock feather up works best for me .

[Pepper]

I have done it for years, and I prefer it over "cock feather" in.
Seems to recover faster,and less wear and tear on feathers.

[HangingLimbArcher]

I was taught cock feather in as a child, and through time and trials including trying cock feather out, i have come to shoot a varaiation of cock feather in. I shoot cock feather in the corner, that being the corner of the shelf and the riser. Works great the knocking point is lower and keeps the arrow more in line for me.

[COMPOUNDLESS IN CONCRETE]

Originally posted by BOWMARKS:
I have found cock feather up works best for me .

Me too.  That way only one feather is making contact and it is in the corner where the strike plate meets the leather shelf pad.  Seems to recover faster at close range.

[rraming]

Originally posted by rightminded:
I shoot left handed.  I use right wing fletched arrows.  If i use helical left wing fletched arrows i need to turn the cock feather in to get good flight.

The best point in my opinion - I'm right handed and shoot RW feathers, I would get better clearance using LW feathers (I'll switch once I use up my stuff) anyway, recurves seem to show this edge of shelf feather contact using RW, cock feather in with a shelf which will show it - like velcro, it will burn the outside edge- it doesn't happen on my longbows - using the opposite helical and cock feather in allows more clearance. Whoever mentioned Fred in MBB I reviewed that last week and he is shooting left helical as well. I have no comment on the pink feathers though.  :eek:

[Bow man]

I shoot my SJR with the cock feather in just seems to work for me