How do you know if a feather is left or right?

Rotate the feather so that its web is horizontal and its natural curve droops the end pointed away from you downward (“shedding rain” as opposed to “catching rain”). If the web is to the right of the quill base, it is a right wing feather. If the web is to the left of the quill base, it is a left wing feather.

How do you tell right from left helical fletching?

It is determined by your bow string. Do the bare shaft rotation test. If bareshaft spins Clockwise = Right Offset or Right Helical. If bareshaft spins Counter Clockwise = Left Offset or Left Helical.

What type of fletching should I use?

If you shoot short, thin arrows – then a very small thin vane would work best. If you’re shooting long distances, you might want to pick a smaller sized vane to help speed up your shot. If you want your vanes to help correct the arrows flight then pick a larger one.

What do feathers on arrows do?

Fletching: The plastic vanes or feathers on an arrow. Fletching creates wind drag and also can cause the arrow to spin similar to a rifle bullet, providing stability and accuracy in flight. Fletching is made up of three or more vanes or feathers.

Does an arrow spin when shot?

The answer: Zero. Yep, you read that right. Most folks believe that an arrow in flight rotates rapidly as it sails downrange. However, high-speed photography shows that a carbon shaft straight-fletched with standard 2-inch plastic vanes does not even rotate one time at 30 yards from a bow shooting about 260 fps.

Are longer fletchings better?

When you’re shooting outdoors at long distances you’ll want to stick with a short and low profile fletching to minimize the drag from wind or other factors. You’ll still want a helical fletching as this provides the greatest accuracy at long distances because the spin corrects the arrows flight path.