Orientation of cock feather

[Larry Dean]

I have posted this before. We had a college girl friend that wanted to get into broadcasting. She had an assignment to video sports. She came over to film archery with a very expensive camera supplied by the college. Taking a shot of arrowflightover my shoulder showed the arrow paradox, which got me thinking. I showed her a caliper release while waiting for a compound friend for her to film. She did the over the shoulder shot of me shooting the same arrow and bow with the release. The paradox was identical. In super slow motion the arrow bent into the bow and then snaked around the bow. As mentioned above, but in my case the arrow was very close to the bow. From that it was obvious that the inward bend was caused because the string was pushing to the center of the bow and because the bow was outside of center the arrow first bent in. What it also showed was that the arrow stayed on the bow for a bit before it bent away from the bow. How long the arrow stays on the bow while bending inward and moving forward will vary depending o the spine and the amount of center shot of the bow. Try it with anything that is made to bend, like a fishing rod. Place it off to the left of a point and then push it straight at that original point, it will bend to the right every time. Prior,  I thought the arrow action was caused by release fingers, which can be a huge variable because releases can vary. With a bow like my duo shooter or a self bow the arrow bending action can be much closer to the bow than some videos others may have seen and still have perfect arrow flight. If you can hear the nock of the arrow tick the bow, your arrow is too stiff. We shoot the arrow not the bow.

[Part Time Archer]

4 fletch 90 degree helical.4.25 inch for my setup. No looking required and arrows straighten up quick.

[Terry Green]

4 fletch 90 degree helical.4.25 inch for my setup. No looking required and arrows straighten up quick.

What he said, but 4 or 5 inch.... what ever is available..... No worries at all no matter the weather, or my abnormal,eccentric, or insane position when manufacturing a shot in the field.

[Jim Jackson]

4 fletch 90 degree helical.4.25 inch for my setup. No looking required and arrows straighten up quick.

What he said, but 4 or 5 inch.... what ever is available..... No worries at all no matter the weather, or my abnormal,eccentric, or insane position when manufacturing a shot in the field.

X2