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Title: Cock feather position
Post by: BUCKY on May 12, 2025, 09:42:48 AM
Do you put yours in out or up?
Title: Re: Cock feather position
Post by: blackpowderscout on May 12, 2025, 09:52:15 AM
Out for me.
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on May 12, 2025, 10:42:04 AM
when I shot 3 fletch it didn't matter how I nocked my arrow, I shoot 4x4 now.
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Post by: Mint on May 12, 2025, 11:34:59 AM
Mike Palmer always recommended shooting cock feather in and I did notice a better tear when I was paper tuning. My naked eye cannot tell the difference though.
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Post by: Pine on May 12, 2025, 11:42:22 AM
I prefer cock feather up.
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Post by: durp on May 12, 2025, 12:14:19 PM
In and out
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Post by: Wudstix on May 12, 2025, 02:33:45 PM
With three fletch I prefer two down and one up.
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Title: Re: Cock feather position
Post by: Kelly on May 12, 2025, 04:52:58 PM
Always in no matter 3 or 4 fletch, been doing that way for over 3 decades. I get the lowest possible nock point with best feather clearance this way.
Title: Re: Cock feather position
Post by: mnbwhtr on May 12, 2025, 06:28:04 PM
Doesn't make any difference
Title: Re: Cock feather position
Post by: LoneRanger on May 12, 2025, 08:04:49 PM
I orient the cock feather in, towards the riser. The Black Widow manual recommends this orientation, and their reasoning makes sense to me. The arrow bends around the riser as it exits the bow. Shooting three fletching this orientation avoids one of the feathers from dragging across the shelf. I’ve noticed very little wear of the feathers over time shooting with this orientation as well as good paper tune tears.
Title: Re: Cock feather position
Post by: Ben Corbett on May 12, 2025, 09:31:42 PM
In for me.
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Post by: Breakfast Boy on May 13, 2025, 01:07:15 AM
In.
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Post by: McDave on May 13, 2025, 08:39:32 AM
I would recommend trying it both ways and making your own decision.  This has got to be one of the easiest things to test that there is, and YMMV, as they say.
Title: Re: Cock feather position
Post by: Archie on May 13, 2025, 12:43:50 PM
In.