Wild Turkeys have the best, most durable and water resistant feathers available. Biggest difference I've seen between the cheaper and more economical commercial feathers is the consistency of the base, but in my oppinion the cheaper ones hold up fine. For the most part RW or LW is a personal preference as far as flight and accuracy, but with some bows a LW is better for a right handed shooter and vice versa for a wrong handed shooter. This comes into play if the feather will touch your hand as the arrow crosses the shelf, the RW feather might burn you as they call it, if your hand is far enough below the shelf so that the feather won't touch it then this won't come into play.