Cock Feather Alignment

[nek4me]

Due West

[Mint]

Mike Palmer advises cock feather in.

Originally posted by Orion:
If the arrow is well matched to the bow, really doesn't make much difference.  I shoot in and out.  Cock feather in seems to give just a tad better clearance.  Some folks really like cock feather up.  If that works, then cock feather down should work just as well.  Hmmmmm.

X2

If a bow and arrow is properly tuned, it won't make any difference.  The fletching will never contact the riser (unless its shelf is very wide); the fletch will bend around it.

Unfortunately, it's been my observation that most "trad" guys shoot arrows that are way too stiff, so they have raise their nocking points and manipulate their fletching to avoid contact.

If we're getting clearance issues, cock feather "in" will have the least contact.

You may find this video interesting:

 

[Hermon]

Originally posted by Orion:
You got it.  North is cock feather up, West is out, East is in and South is down.

This of course is for a right handed shooter.  East would be out and West would be in for lefties.

[Covey]

Up

[Deno]

Always out for me, but I may give up and in a try soon since there seems to be more than one way to skin a cat.

Deno

[tippit]

It makes no difference for me...that's why all my feathers are the same color.

[creekwood]

If you are tuned, it won't make any difference.

[FoCoBlackWidow]

Cock feather in for me but "buried" into the corner so that one of the hens is very close to 12 o'clock.