cock feather "in"

[TOEJAMMER]

Jack Howard shot that way over 50 years ago.  He did many tests using a shooting machine with his Gamemaster bows to show it stabilized the arrow much quicker.  It ended up with much tighter groups downrange at distance.

[Davie C.]

Four-fletch has always worked for me. I fletch them at what I guess is 80/100 degrees and align the nock so that the feathers lay in a wide "X" rather than a tall "X" when nocked. I've never had a fletched arrow fly funny after bareshafting well.

[hickstick]

I'm settled on 4 4" fletch @ 90 deg.   I don't have to worry about nock/feather orientation...just nock n shoot.

[koger]

I get as good or better flight. I have even tried LW fletched arrows, and I am a RH shoote, shoots fine to me. As stated above, less contact from the feathers overall. By the way, good to see you post Jon, how is your dad doing, tell him I asked.

[mwosborn]

Gave it a try - thought my arrows flew a bit better - but could be my imagination?  I think I will keep trying it just out of curiosity.

[joe skipp]

I stated this in another thread...I shot cock feather in after a conversation with the late Jack Howard back in the 70's. That's because I was using RW feathers and I'm right handed.

Using full helical on all my arrows, turning the cock feather in when using RW feathers puts the odd hen feather in the "up" position when nocked. If you use LW feathers, full helical, the odd hen is already in the up position with cock feather out.

Use RW feathers, cock feather in, LW feathers cock feather out.....

[Thebear_78]

RW feather and have been shooting CFI on all my bows for years.  They always seem to get better clearance this way.

[Tajue17]

I bareshaft tune my arrows to my bows and I noticed especially with carbons where the nocks turn that it almost don't matter (like a flu flu) where the feathers are on release and I guess same for the broadhead even if its 2" wide tree shark it doesn't matter where its turned to or has no relation to the fletch or where the fletch is turned to.

I even noticed its more so the case as the fletch gets smaller say 5.5 highbacks compared to 4" low cut EV howlers.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

I've got one setup that favors a cock feather in, but the rest either don't care or prefer it out.

[Kenny New]

Been shootin cock feather in for several years now also. Works well for me.

I used to shoot cock feather out, but got alot of wear on the bottom hen feather riding across the arrow shelf. Turned the cock feather in and the wear on the bottom hen feather went away.

[Ark.Buck]

I agree with Kenny, when I switched to CFI my feathers last alot longer.

[LimBender]

I think I see what some are saying?  I was getting bad flight on a couple arrows (all identical). I checked and due to being right wing, helical and handed, the rough lip was catching on the rest material (making it pile).  I can adjust slightly to avoid this, but am gonna try CFI.

[arky714]

rotate cock feather down to where it just clears the rest I had trouble with feathers hitting hand and that cured my problem it will leave one hen feather almost streight up...try it it will cure a lot of right hand right wing problems...dave