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Fox:
Is there any difference in Accuracy between the Native American style 2 fletch verses a more common 3 fletch? Why is the 3 fletch more common and preferred? The two fletch seems like a much easer fletching style...

Hawkdancer:
Just my opinion - there is no appreciable difference if the arrows are well made.  The best test would be to Match a set of 2 fletch and a set of 3 fletch to a particular both and shoot a couple hundred arrows under similar conditions, i.e., alternate sets during the test, and have at least one neutral observer(if you can find one (lol)).  Good question!  3 fletch might be an English influence.
Hawkdancer

Buck67:
I have been using two fletch on my every day arrows.  They are as accurate as I am.  The advantage to two fletch is that they are easier to load and shoot.  No messing around with getting the cock feather in the preferred position.  They also use less feathers.

Digital Caveman:
I think the fletching would be equivalent if the total fletching area, twist, etc. is equal.  I remember from one of the TTB that the Cherokee only used a two fletch as a 'quicky' solution.  Didn't the bow come over the ice bridge from Asia?  If so arrows and would have come too, so three fletch could be an Asian influence.

Hawkdancer:
Just my wild guess, the 2 fletch likely derived from the atlatl dart, which predates the bow and arrow by a long time (AT), although they over lapped for quite a span.  Not sure about the development of the 3 fletch.
Hawkdancer

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