Fletching cutting bow hand??

[Kingstaken]

Anyone else have either a scar or cut that reopens when shooting on the top of their bow hand?
Got the front tip of the fletched about 1/2" long from a 5 1/2" shield fletch buried in my hand the other day. Took tweezers to get it out. Boy did that one bleed.
It usually happens when switching from a bow with a dished handle to one with a stright handle. Puting my hand to high. I'm sure the high shield fletch doesn't help either.

[bamboo]

jim
are you shooting left wing feathers?

[Kingstaken]

Yup, I shoot left handed also.

[Nakohe]

I had a Widow with a high wrist grip that the fletch would cut my bow hand. Had to wear a glove to keep from being cut. I Do not shoot high wrist grips anymore. That was the only bow that it ever happened to me on.

[deerslayerUSA]

That happened to me last weekend. It freaked me out because that was the first time it happened, and I thought I was doing something wrong ie my form.

[Ted A. Young]

Have had this problem off and on.  1. might be a sharp end on the lead end of the feather.  Put a dap of flech tite on them.  2. raise your brace height.  Both helped get out of cut bow hand.

[dan ferguson]

Kingstaken, If you shoot lefthanded you might try right wing fletch, or turn cockfeather in, and yes it hurts.

[bamboo]

thats what i thought. i  agree with what dan said!!!i shoot rgt handed and it doesn't happen every shot w/ rght wings [and yes it hurts!!]but never w\\left wings

[aromakr]

It doesn't matter what wing feathers you shoot, the problem as suggested by Ted is not trimming the leading edge of the feathers down and putting a dab of glue on it. Even after the glue dries I like to take a smooth shank of a screwdriver and burnish that edge down.
Bob

[Kingstaken]

Makes sense. Just with the 5 1/2", 5" and less never a problemo.

I do hit the tips of fletch with glue after I place with fletching tape.

Just a thought, could the tape due to it's thickness no matter how thin, could be the issue?

I don't remember this problem when I glued.

[Leland]

Cock feather in cured the problem for me.

[traditional beagle]

Had that happen to me when I switched to carbon arrows on a bow that never did it. The arrows were to stiff in spine. It had nothing to do with the feathers for me. Switched to my other bow with same grip but higher poundage and no problem.

[John57]

I had a straight grip bow that caused this, so I either tapped the front point of the feather with narrow plastic tape or smoothed the edge down a bit an put an extra blob of fletch tite on is.
Both methods solved the problem well.

[RamiusEng]

I used to have that problem.
My nocking point was way too low...and the string stretched a bit.

I am a lefty and I shoot RW feathers.

Hope this helps you diagnose your issue.

[foxbo]

Bob Morrison says to raise your nocking point a bit and use two nocksets. The one under the nock keeps the arrow from sliding down the string during the shot and can keep the quill from cutting your hand.

[DEERSLAYER1961]

Left or right wing has nothing to do with it.  I will bet your nock allingment is in need of adjustment. Turn your nock a TINY bit at a time till the fletch does not cut your hand.  I also use a dab of glue on the ends, but I do that to keep the fletch in place.  I have found the best nock placement is when the nock locator is pointing between the front, and rear of the fletch as you sight down the shaft.  This also forces the lower hen feather to line up with the groove where the riser, and shelf come together.  I also don't put my rug rest tight to the riser, I leave it 1/8" away leaving a space for the fletch to slip through.  

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