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Offline Mafort

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Left or right wing.
« on: September 23, 2018, 05:46:58 am »
So I’m building a set of arrows for a friend. I want to make these as accurate as possible and I was wondering about the whole dilemma between left vs right wing. He shoots right handed like myself. Do I go with right winged feathers? Would it hurt to try left winged feathers? Also how should they be cut? He’s wanting accuracy but our bows are vastly different. He shoots a little 50lb fiberglass Turkish style bow he bought off Amazon. I shoot an yew wood English longbow. What kind of advice have you guys got for me?

Offline Del the cat

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Re: Left or right wing.
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2018, 06:34:46 am »
Arrrggghhh not this again...
It doesn't matter in the slightest, as long as they are the same on any one arrow.
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Offline mullet

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Re: Left or right wing.
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2018, 06:39:36 am »
Ditto above.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Left or right wing.
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2018, 07:39:06 am »
I agree also.
Example, Art Butner made a set of 6 hill cane arrows for me. I fletched 3 left wing and 3 right wing. I saw no difference in their flight.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Left or right wing.
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2018, 08:09:55 am »
Relax, there is no dilemna. It does not matter so long as given arrow has same (left or right) fletchings. Hope arrows for your friend turn out great!
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Offline Mafort

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Re: Left or right wing.
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2018, 08:25:37 pm »
Thanks guys. I don’t get on here much cause of my new job so I appreciate the patience lol.