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Title: RW - LW impact
Post by: acollins on March 18, 2013, 11:03:00 PM
If a bow is properly tuned, will a RW feather impact the same as a LW feather.?
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: JRY309 on March 18, 2013, 11:25:00 PM
Yes it will,I'm RH and I shoot both LW and RW.I do spend time on tuning my arrows.Then I'll fletch up with what color I want to whether it is LW or RW.
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: old_goat2 on March 19, 2013, 12:25:00 AM
depends on if you are north or south of the equator  :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Jayrod on March 19, 2013, 07:28:00 AM
I have shot both rw and lw and both shot the same in my opinion
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Post by: deaddoc4444 on March 19, 2013, 09:00:00 AM
I fletch both and see the arrows go in the same group all the time .
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Post by: Bjorn on March 19, 2013, 06:51:00 PM
Equally accurate for me too!   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: PSUBowhunter on March 19, 2013, 09:15:00 PM
Yep, they shoot the same. I can never remember which ones i shoot, so I just order one or the other.
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: Bldtrailer on March 20, 2013, 10:32:00 AM
Just don't mix them on same arrow!
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: joe ashton on March 20, 2013, 02:52:00 PM
same......
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: on March 20, 2013, 03:49:00 PM
It can depend on the bow a bit. I have seen a slight difference from left to right wing on certain Hill style longbows. Wtih cedar shafts for left wing with my Jojan fletcher, I rotate the nock, counter clockwise an 1/8th turn and tack it with hot melt. Then after fletching, I rotate the arrow to realign the nock to the cock feather and thus realigning the wood grain to 90 degrees to the the string. Right wing in a right hand bow with a Jojan does not need rotated, but the quill may tag the index finger on the bow hand with some bows. If I do not rotate the left wing there is a slight difference in the bow clearance because the bottom feather is more verticle, which reqquires a slightly higher nocking point. Then, with the higher nocking point, when shooting right wing arrows, the arrow wants to be nocked a bit lower to be perfect.
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: acollins on March 20, 2013, 03:53:00 PM
Ok great thanks for all the info.
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: Shawn Leonard on March 20, 2013, 06:19:00 PM
At long distances no, you actually get spin drift with an arrow the same as with a rifle bullet.   :knothead:    :bigsmyl:  Shawn
Title: Re: RW - LW impact
Post by: Big Ed on March 20, 2013, 06:24:00 PM
Same for me!