fletching from nock valley or shaft end?

[greenbear]

Just fletched my first arrow.  End of fletching is one inch from end of shaft.  Checked alongside of arrows made by "the shop" and theirs is shorter.  

Any suggestions?  Shooting a 35# longbow; 500 spine arrow; 100 gn inserts + 135 zwickey bd's.  5" parabolic.

Any suggestions? Rule of thumb that you go by?  I saw the easton site claims 1" from nock end of shaft.  They speak of blazer vanes.  I don't know if this would be different?

Thanks for the advice. Once I got the jig set, it was pretty easy!

[Grey Taylor]

You can put the feathers wherever you want to, there really isn't a standard of any kind.
The further back they are (closer to the nock) the more effective they are at steering the arrow but you need to be sure they are far enough forward that your fingers don't get tangled up with the feathers. Feather cuts that have a trailing edge typically need to be further forward for this reason.

Guy

[durp]

i put mine up 1.5" from the nock valley...this gives me room to get my fingers around them without touching the feather...spoked way to many deer with just the fingers brushing the fletch...never noticed any change in arrow flight.

[greenbear]

Thanks folks.  I figure there is no "right way", but would like to help it if I'm not using up my feathers and wraps with positions that are known to be less than ideal.  

The good news is that maybe today will be my day.  SE PA is freezing over  

[Grey Taylor]

I finally took the time to measure my arrows. It looks like the fletching clamp index I typically use puts the rear of the feather at 1" from the throat of the nock.
If I'm making arrows for a newer archer who's fingers haven't figured out the drill yet I set them further forward.

Guy

[Trad-Man]

Originally posted by durp:
i put mine up 1.5" from the nock valley...this gives me room to get my fingers around them without touching the feather...spoked way to many deer with just the fingers brushing the fletch...never noticed any change in arrow flight.

Agreed.  I push mine forward...just to keep my fingers out of the feather.

[JamesV]

one inch plus the nock is just right for my fat fingers.