Cock feather position

[BUCKY]

Do you put yours in out or up?

[blackpowderscout]

Out for me.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

when I shot 3 fletch it didn't matter how I nocked my arrow, I shoot 4x4 now.

[Mint]

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.

[Pine]

I prefer cock feather up.

[durp]

In and out

[Wudstix]

With three fletch I prefer two down and one up.
 

[Kelly]

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.

[mnbwhtr]

Doesn't make any difference

[LoneRanger]

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.

[Ben Corbett]

In for me.

[Breakfast Boy]

In.

[McDave]

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.

[Archie]

In.