fletch spin

[Tropicalshot]

how do you fletch your arrows (recurve) as a right hander do you fletch with the norm and have the arrow spinning clockwise if you look from the back to front,

what about lefties, do you fletch the same or does your arrows spin counter clockwise looking from the rear to front,
as they are comming leaving from the otherside of the bow should the spin be opposite from the right handed recurves,

any one done any testing???
something for the mr Fiddles on here to play with??

[johnske]

A RH archer uses clockwise spinning vanes because they give better clearance as the bottom fletch passes the rest. Also, the front of the bottom fletch then angles away from the rest and if there is a little contact it is only the side of the fletch pushing the rest in towards the bow whereas if the vanes were angled in the opposite direction the front of the fletch points in towards the rest and would tend to 'ride up' over the rest on contact.

[tel]

Starting from scratch (jig set straight) how do you alter it to give the offset? ie for a right handed archer is the leading edge right of the rear or left (looking from the nock)?

[archer_thom]

I've done tests and it makes no difference that I could detect, you just have to make sure your clearance is ok.

As a lefty I do always make sure I have "left hand" spinwings, but my recurve indoor arrows are straight fletched with feathers (you can only get right hand ones here now) and my compound indoor arrows are helical right handed fletched. Because it looks nice.

I'm considering using plastic vanes rather than spins on my ProTours. What I'd like to know is, should I fletch them straight or helical? My biggest fear is that if one isn't quite straight the arrow will drift sideways.

[Devon_Archer]

I always fletch my arrows with a slight clockwise alignement, I am right handed

I use normal plastifletch fletchings and a tolman jig with the angle adjustment on it, I use superglue to attach the fletchings to the carbon lightspeed shafts

I have tried a lot of different spin wings and others in the past but found them rather fragile at field when they sometimes pass through or end up in the brown stuff, although I admit I haven't tried the lastest ones

I find the way I fletch the arrows gives a distinct advantage over using the same fletchings put on straight

The only slight disadvantage is that you have to offset the fletchings by trial and error so they dont catch the bow with clearance problems

[Tropicalshot]

Originally Posted by johnske

A RH archer uses clockwise spinning vanes because they give better clearance as the bottom fletch passes the rest. Also, the front of the bottom fletch then angles away from the rest and if there is a little contact it is only the side of the fletch pushing the rest in towards the bow whereas if the vanes were angled in the opposite direction the front of the fletch points in towards the rest and would tend to 'ride up' over the rest on contact.

and so does tht mean the opposite for LH archers?????????????????????

[King Custard]

assuming that good clearance is achieved, two archers shooting curlies or spinwings in a left to right cross wind.........would the archer shooting left or right hand vanes have an advantage in experiencing less drift across the target face?
And should we all ideally carry two sets of arrows- one fletched left hand and one fletched right hand? for differring wind directions?

The answer is really pretty simple.

[johnske]

Originally Posted by Tropicalshot

and so does tht mean the opposite for LH archers?????????????????????

Short answer - Yes

[Desert Archer]

Originally Posted by King Custard

And should we all ideally carry two sets of arrows- one fletched left hand and one fletched right hand? for differring wind directions?

The answer is really pretty simple.

If it's so bloody simple why don't you go ahead and spell it out? I'd like to know what this simple answer is.

Dave

[archer_thom]

Originally Posted by Desert Archer

If it's so bloody simple why don't you go ahead and spell it out? I'd like to know what this simple answer is.

Dave

The simple answer is "no - just shoot it".