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    • quiverfull
        September 20, 2009 at 5:22 pm
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        #6872

        Is there any difference in right or left helical fletching? I got a Bitzenberg jig w/ some Cabela’s gift cards, and got right helical clamp. Is it just preference or trial and error whatever shoots best for individual bow/archer? Thanks in advance………..Jim

      • William Warren
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          September 22, 2009 at 2:59 am
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          #57141

          I’m a leftie but don’t have any problems shooting right helical. I have shot both and can’t see any difference. I have even fletched left wing feathers in a right helical fletching jig and the arrows flew fine they just looked a little ruffled!

        • JEVANS
            September 22, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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            #57712

            I shoot right handed and have left and right hex in my quiver. I don’t see any difference in arrow flight. The arrow is not spinning significantly until after it clears the riser, so not really a factor.

          • quiverfull
              September 23, 2009 at 12:08 am
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              #58043

              thanks. That jives with other research I’ve done since posting. I’ll stick with what I got………JB

            • Todd Smith
                September 23, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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                #58683

                There’s no real difference in the flight, but when shooting self bows off my knuckle I’ve noticed that RW feathers “bite” my knuckle as they leave the bow and LW feathers do not.

                I’m right handed.

                todd

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