What are the types of arrow feathers? What kind of bows are they for?

Traditional bow three-fingered archer Huge answer:

1. According to the material, nowadays, they are generally categorized into rubber, natural feathers, and others (linen, cloth, and paper are all available).

In general, rubber feathers are used for competitive recurve and compound bows that require the use of an archery table, while natural feathers are used for traditional bows (and traditional hunting bows), which is partly related to the material of the arrows, partly related to the nature of the required ballistic trajectory, and partly related to customary influences;

2. By shape, the most common types of natural feathers are the Shield, Teardrop, English, and Wagyu, with a slight variation in shapes, and the more surface area, the better the natural feathers. Generally speaking, the larger the surface area, the better the stability at close range, referring to the vertical tail of the airplane, but the speed range will be affected, and more likely to have wind bias. Rubber feather is similar, generally smaller area, after all, in order to reduce the weight of the pursuit of speed. In addition to flying arrows and other special arrows each have their own way of playing. If the subject is a beginner, unless the play and bow or England long bow, shield, teardrop will be, common and cheap.