Arrow thoughts

[Pushbutton2]

Before you fletch



Install your field points and knocks. then float your arrow s in a bath tub, in about 6" of water. Mark the side that floats up . This becomes your cock feather location, and it places the stiff side down if you shoot cocktail feather up

Don't you want the cock feather on the stiff side?

[Pushbutton2]

don't you want the cock feather on the stiff side?

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[enewman]

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I have never worried about this myself. I would think you would want the stiff to straight up on top. So if you shoot cock vane up then yes. I shoot cock vane out.

[Limbwalker]

Tear.

[BTLowry]

In most cases where it was clearly evident that I had a spine issue, with a weak shaft, I would get a nock-high tear thru paper, and stiff would give me nock-low.
As far as the spine of each individual shaft, most shafts are pretty consistent all the way around,... enough that the inconsistency might show up after finishing shaft and grouping, but probably not in the paper process.
I'm always shooting different shafts thru paper to make sure I'm not trying to read what a bad shaft is telling me.

This answered my question for the most part.

You can learn a lot on this sub forum, y'all keep experimenting and reporting back


And thanks for sharing what you have learned/observed