just wondering ??

Jmatt1957 · June 25, 2017, 07:30:00 PM

I shoot right handed, my arrows are fletched with left wing feathers. I shoot into a bag target and also have a 3d deer. My points are constantly coming loose and really don't want to glue them into the insert. If I switched to right wing feathers would the spin of the arrow keep the points tighter going into my targets.

Pat B · June 25, 2017, 07:35:00 PM

Put a little string wax on the threads of the head. That should keep them in place.

ISP 5353 · June 25, 2017, 07:58:00 PM

Bees wax also works.

knobby · June 25, 2017, 07:58:00 PM

Or a couple wraps of Teflon tape on the treads then tighten with a pliers.

jhk1 · June 25, 2017, 08:04:00 PM

I put a little blue threadlocker (e.g. Loctite) on the threads, and they never come loose. I can remove them when I want to, but they never come loose on their own.

June 25, 2017, 08:09:00 PM

Don't use super glue. Friend of mine found that his aluminum arrows are still convertapoints. He just has to take the whole mess out of his shafts to go to broadheads or target points, he glued them both, but it works.

Orion · June 25, 2017, 08:23:00 PM

To answer your question, yes, right wing feathers would spin the arrow clockwise and tighten the screw in points. Left wing feathers rotate the arrow counter clockwise and loosen screw in points. Of course, if you use wood arrows and glue on points, it makes no difference.

The Whittler · June 25, 2017, 08:54:00 PM

Easy fix, give them a twist to the right before you pull them. And they can come loose with right wing also.

Trenton G. · June 25, 2017, 08:57:00 PM

I used to have this problem as well, but haven't had an issue since I started putting string wax on the threads.

the rifleman · June 25, 2017, 09:27:00 PM

X3 or 4 on stringwax.

M60gunner · June 25, 2017, 09:33:00 PM

String wax, plumbers teflon tape, both work for me.

lt-m-grow · June 27, 2017, 04:29:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Orion:
To answer your question, yes, right wing feathers would spin the arrow clockwise and tighten the screw in points. Left wing feathers rotate the arrow counter clockwise and loosen screw in points. Of course, if you use wood arrows and glue on points, it makes no difference.

Though this is true as far as flight, the tips will still come loose with right wing too. 35 years of right wing fletching and counting...

Roy from Pa · June 27, 2017, 05:06:00 PM

Yup right wing feathers here too and the points come loose.

Jmatt1957 · June 27, 2017, 08:21:00 PM

thanks all just wondering.

mcgroundstalker · June 28, 2017, 05:20:00 PM

You should be checking your arrow for damage after you pull it from a target... Check again before you shoot it... Just Sayin'... It's A Good Habit...

... mike ...

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Longtoke · June 28, 2017, 05:57:00 PM

Dental floss on the threads keeps them in tight too