There's been about a million threads on this already. Plenty of reading material.

 

I’m sure EVERY question regarding archery has been asked on here millions of times. Good point, I’ll shop around. Hoping something updated since 2008!
Thanks

 

Im sure that Sonny will be on here shortly to answer this question. Complete with photos!!!!

 

Sonny has pooped more knowledge than you even know

 

No

 

I’ve seen videos in slow motion that show an arrow fletched in a bows natural spin rotate faster without pause than an arrow fletched with an opposite helical of the bows natural spin.
That said, for many years I shot straight fletched or right offset/helical before shooting a bow and clocking it and then fletching accordingly.
I seriously doubt any human can hold/execute/shoot good enough to ever tell the difference.
But, if you are like me, and enjoy tinkering just to satisfy your mind and conscience, then clock your bow and fletch accordingly!!

 

Rotation reversal can happen if fletching is opposite of bareshaft/natural rotation direction, but IMO it has negligible practical effect. Here's a video demonstrating it:

FWIW, John Stallone did some testing that showed a minor increase in downrange speed (2-5 fps at 80 yds) when his arrow was fletched to complement natural rotation (left/CCW in his case).

 

Does clocking your arrows and fletching accordingly really matter that much in flight control?

The short answer is, of course, it changes the flight out of the bow, the question is whether it changes impact, and if it does, you're not good enough to tell the difference. I'd say probably no one is.

Try different vane setups and see what you like best. More or less helical, right or left, and at some point, you'll find what you enjoy shooting the most. For some of us sickos it's a bare shaft

 

Apply some bow wax to the threads. You dont need a lot. This will help keep your fieldpoints or broadheads from spinning loose.

 

That's okay. It's more fun to make your own post than to just read old ones. Maybe somebody new to this subject on here with some more knowledge would chime in.

I just switched to a left helical because my arrows clock left. Some days I could Maybe shoot well enough to think it matters, in my foolish mind lol. But I have a very hard time, like I can't handle leaving anything in my mind to question so I have to tinker. But fletching with the way my arrow rotates gives me confidence so I like it.

 

Also, this doesn't make sense, and I expected issues with it. But after going to left fletch, my field points are never loose anymore! With right helical every couple shots I'd nock an arrow and hear that little noise where you know your point is threading out. But somehow with left helical, I have not had one point come loose. Which was my biggest concern when switching to left.

 

For over 30 years I've fletched right helical. About a year ago, I finally tested bare shaft rotation. They clock left at about one turn per 20 feet.

For 6 consecutive years before going elk hunting in Idaho, I practiced until I could consistently stick my fixed broadheads into a navel orange sized target at 80 yards. I'd be an idiot to refletch left helical after that, just because I tested bare shaft clocking. I don't care which way my shafts clock, I'll be fletching right helical until I can't draw a hunting bow.

 

A fun video

You'll introduce more human error than a helical will ever change things

 

Like many have said. Sure, technically it makes a difference. But can you shoot well enough to see the difference? I tried it myself and shot 4 arrows fletched the same but each direction. Shot groups at 60yards and tracked impacts. Could not see a clear difference. I'm sure top level target guys could but I didn't see it and my points/ broadheads don't come loose fletched to the right. But don't take anyone's word for it give it a try and see if it helps with your setup. 🤟

 

I would say do what gives your mind rest and confidence. I have never seen a discernable difference.

 

Sounds good. Thanks all for the intel. Especially those with data and experience that tried it. Yep, I enjoy tinkering, but not good enough to make a huge difference. Way hoping this is what kept me from winning all archery contests 😂.
I might switch just for the heck of it but good to know it really does not really matter. The one post that was interesting was the guy that switched and his broadhead or field tips stopped coming loose. That is interesting. I shot an elk and the broadhead was actually missing in the other side. Not broken but just gone. I’m convinced it spun loose. The elk didn’t live to tell about it. But 10,000 years from now someone will find it and add it to their collection of other arrowheads. Now the question comes up whether prehistoric hunters has right or left helical sand the reason we find their arrowheads today.
Seriously, thanks for all the responses. Interesting material to read in the morning. 👍🏻👍🏻

 

Field tips and broadheads come loose because you didn't properly tighten them, period, end of story. It had absouletly nothing to do with helical.

 

Clocking an arrow will not hurt your shooting. But you have to clock a bare shaft everytime you buy a new bow or change strings as it is the way the serving is applied to the string and cables that determine how a bare shaft clocks. So if it is no big deal, reclock and refletch your arrows after every string or bow change. I just can't justify doing this myself.

 

There have been a few people on these many clocking threads over the years, who've had different shafts clock different ways, shot from the same bow. Sometimes it seems like slightly different nocks is all it takes to change the diection of rotation.

 

Do you want your arrows to spin sooner and faster? If yes, clock and fletch the same way. Why wouldn't you do this?

 

I've posted this elsewhere, and my bare shaft arrows clock left, so I fletch with a left helical. It probably it only makes a difference between my ears, but logic tells me not to fight the natural spin of the arrow.

 

Here's another video that may help you @Lone Coyote.

 

Thanks!

 

I think it’s like 95% of the time arrows clock left yet all of the factory fletched offerings are right and most grinds on broad heads are for right.

 

That’s what I’m hearing. Thank you.