right or left wing or does it matter

[skippy1]

On traditional archery does it matter if the fletching is right or left wing? I mean the arrow dont even start spinning till it is allready past the riser, so does it really matter?
Thanks for your input

[Oldaro]

Hi, Skippy1, you're right, It has no effect at all.

[TMB]

Skippy,
there are many theories, statements.... I personally could not identify any clear difference. I have one dz. of new Carbon Express 60/75 select here and I got 2 left wing feathers + one right. LOL
The tool for gluing requires left wing feathers. The right wing feather looks quite clumsy but does not seem to affect the flight in any way, just looks stupid.
Flies like a light beam still.
The main concerns relate to the shelf. Many shooters do not want the feathers to touch the shelf during release. I cannot say if this is an issue, but was never concerned.

[rkinney11]

i sat down and talked to some guys since i am new the traditional hunting and i asked why right vs's left wing is so important and the onley thing i got was well back when hunters started hunting in the united states and kept records the left wing right wing thing had to do with which hand you shot with and for right hand left wing and left handed it was right wing feathers and it was believed the rotation of the feathers would improve your stable flight *and you would be more accurate. todays bows the guys said it doesn't matter and the way the bows are built takes so much of the guess wqork out fo what does what. i asked several of them what they bought and most said if they're out of left wing i buy right wing and shoot them. i guess if you want it for your security go with with the left for right hand shooter and right for left hand shooters. it's kind of liek the matching *your fletching *with your broadheads and if yo line them up tney will fly better. not!! if you tune the bow and arrows to your set up you will have great flight and it goes to say it is how you set your bow up and tune it not lining up fletching
rob k

[p8ntballnryan]

doesn't matter...seriously

[Oldaro]

There is one small difference, though. It would be of more importance with stronger bows that exert more stress to the arrow.

Sometimes when an arowhead isn't screwed down tight enough in its glued-in arrow component, vibrations can make that connection loose. In that case, left-rotating arrow could unscrew the arrowhead even more, tomthe point that it starts to wobble and cause uneven flight. That kind of connection is also sometimes very loud, buzzing all the way to the target.

A loose arrow tip can bend while it hits the target. In extreme cases, it can damage the screw threads of the insert, too. So, in general, it is a good practice to put a tiny bit of thermal glue in the screw threads, to make connection more resilient to vibration.

It is also believed that right turning arrow keeps the threaded connection tightening, while unscrew-wise rotating arrow makes things worse.

:)