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artcher1:
Are you shooting around-the-handle bows or through-the-handle bows Kegan ;D? Even the best shooters I know can't get the best possible flight from these types of arrows with less than a 5 1/2" fletch. Of course, they don't shoot center shot bows. ART

Pat B:
Swamp, On every cane shaft you will have a stiff side. Place that side against the bow. It generally won't shoot the same if you flip it over.
  I index my arrows because I don't look at the arrow when loading and shooting. I use a drop of glue(Duco works best) on the nock opposite the stiff side. I place a drop just in front of the nock and when the glue skins over I lay the shaft down with the glue drop down. When it sets it makes a small blob that I can feel with my thumb and know how the arrow should go on the string.   A well placed knot in the sinew wrap will also work.

Swamp Bow:
I guess indexing is still the way to go, which makes absolute sense.  PatB I like the idea of the sinew knot.  Just out of curiosity what did the NA that used two fletched arrows do?

Swamp

Pat B:
Another option that was used in the early days of American archery(maybe before that) was to make one of the nock ears a bit shorter than the other and use that as your index. I have not tried this but I think I will on some of my arrows.
  I have never heard reference to Native Americans indexing their arrows so someone else will have to address that.

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