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Title: LW RW?
Post by: Scattergun2570 on November 22, 2011, 02:20:00 AM
Does a right handed shooter need a RW Helical? or does this not matter?
Title: Re: LW RW?
Post by: Grey Taylor on November 22, 2011, 02:39:00 AM
Doesn't matter.

Guy
Title: Re: LW RW?
Post by: JRY309 on November 22, 2011, 08:03:00 AM
No it doesn't matter,I'm RH and shoot both.These days with most arrows that have tunable nocks you can just rotate for best clearence.
Title: Re: LW RW?
Post by: ishoot4thrills on November 22, 2011, 08:11:00 AM
I'm right handed but I use RW feathers. I think most right handers use LW feathers. But, as already stated, it don't matter which.
Title: Re: LW RW?
Post by: Lincoln Ribeiro on November 22, 2011, 08:47:00 AM
Doesn't matter. I'm right handed and I shoot LW on my longbow. When I used RW I had a lot of fletching interference, and in the end of the day the feathers was in not good conditions. But I'm still using RW on my recurve, with no problems.
Title: Re: LW RW?
Post by: Night Wing on November 22, 2011, 10:27:00 AM
I'm right handed and I've always shot 5" right wing feathers.

I do so because the archery shop where I bought my feathers 47 years ago had a ton of 5" right wing feathers in stock. The right wing feathers worked very well for me so I never really had an "excuse" to try left wing feathers.
Title: Re: LW RW?
Post by: Blackhawk on November 22, 2011, 05:14:00 PM
I agree that it does not matter for most of us, BUT you may want to consider a couple things:

1.  Shooting off the knuckle "may" cause cuts if a righty uses RW feathers.

2.  RW or LW "may" affect single bevel broadhead flight.