[Ansteorra-archery] fletching

[Cleek, James M.]

Helical flies straighter not faster the spin will stabilize the arrows
flight but robs energy. Non helical will fly faster since there is not the
energy lose induced by the spin. Also helical generally refers to the way
the fletch is mounted to the shaft. You will need a separate fletch clamp to
build helical arrows. They are typically harder to build since the fact that
they are not glued in a straight line down the shaft complicates things. It
is much easier to visualize than describe. If this is your first attempt at
fletching I would highly recommend building straight fletched arrows until
you get used to the process.
Iames

-----Original Message-----
From: Talan [mailto:Talan at hotpop.com]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:32 AM
To: Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] fletching


Thanks a lot for the quick reply, the info and that site has helped a
lot :P.

One more thing i just thought of, and seems to be a big area of debate,
so ill ask the master ;).

Some say a helical flys straighter and faster, others say no helical
(straight fletch) flys straighter and faster.

What you recomend? (before i get my fletching jig :P )

Thanks so much.
-- 
Talan - Talan at hotpop.com
Kingdom of Ansteorra.
Shire of Stone Bridge Keep.


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