I'm on the waiting list for a Heritage longbow from JD Berry. When we spoke about the bow, shooting off the hand and fletching he said it's no problem. I trust his expertise for sure. But I mentioned I like 4 fletch and he said he's never shot 4 fletch off the hand and couldn't speak to that. So, my question is this, is there any reason to be concerned with 4 fletch off the hand? should I just fletch my arrows for this bow 3 fletch?
-Jeremy
If the arrow shaft is the correct spine it will be fine.
What’s the build time looking like?
Thanks for your input. When I talked to Mr. Berry a few weeks ago I asked about the wait time. He didn't commit to a delivery date. He did say there were "a few" builds ahead of me. He dropped 7 months but again, didn't say anything specific. So I'm crossing my fingers for a early summer delivery to get some practice in before next season.
-Jeremy
Pat Estes from Wyoming shot a Heritage if you remember. He was always killing turkeys with his bow.
First, I do not shoot off-the-hand. I shoot off the shelf. But that said, the meat of my hand, the shelf, and the arrow are all coexisting right there together. This arrangement works fine until arrow fletching gets a little ragged and worn— then fate gets tempted, and I’ll get another permanent reminder to be mindful to keep my fletching in good repair even on stumpers and squirrel arrows. (I’m a slow learner, I should know better by now, this will probably happen again).
Anyone else got scars upon scars like this?
JD Berry told me that you set your nocking point using the top of the grip wrap for a reference point. You grip the bow with the web of your hand between you thumb and index finger so it is at the bottom of the second wrap of the grip. When you release the arrow it will lift up so the fletching will completely miss your bow hand.
That is the how I have been shooting mine and I never hit my hand with the fletching.
They great bows and fun to shoot.
Thank you for the tip! I'll be sure to come back to this whenever the bow arrives.
Sand the leading edge of the feathers and add a drop of glue, Repeat if necessary.
Thank you for the advice sir!
I had a similar issue. When I was reading Bryon Fergusons book he did as well. His solution was change wing of feather. For me that meant going from right to left wing. Problem solved for me anyway. I had been using left wing forever but got a smoking deal on a few hundred right wing feathers.
So I'm a left hand shooter shooting left wing feathers. Can you explain to me your style so I'll know if that's a potential solution for me? Thank you!
-Jeremy
That was with my Hill style bow. I had my hand as close to the shelf as possible. I shoot split finger. Arrows were 11/32 diameter. I use a moderate helical on my fletching jigs. i also learned to trim any points off the lead edge of feather. I put a dab of glue on lead edge as well. I have read about guys taking a sandpaper stick to the lead edge as well. That might be over doing it but when we find a cure to an issue such as yours we tend to stick with it. Hope that helps
Call JD Berry and talk to him. He designed and builds the bow. He should know better than anybody.
Hey old3toe, I had a feather tip impale the web once. Had to pull it all the way through to get it out. It hurt enough that since then I wear a glove to keep that from happening.
I compress the leading edge of the feathers with the edge of a spoon before adding a dab of glue.
Deno