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duffontap:
There are a few people who swear by cock-feather-in shooting. Set an arrow against your bow with the cock feather in and imagine the paradox of the arrow. You can easily see why it would help a paradoxing arrow straighten quicker.
J. D. Duff
sonny:
JD, you need to explain that statement....to me anyhow.
If properly spined an arrow is flexing such that the cock feather, if placed facing in for instance, will only barely touch the bow if it touches at all as the arrow passes the bow's grip.
duffontap:
Since the initial paradox swings the feathered end left (for the right hand shooter), the two hen feathers provide more wind resistance to minimise this movement.
J. D. Duff
sonny:
JD, I'd have to argue the point that the quill glued down to shafting likely has more effect at stiffening an arrow than does a feather or two with regards to wind resistance.
Coo-wah-chobee:
........Arrow bends in the middle not at the fletching.....bob
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