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Flip the arrow over so the least feathers will contact the bow/rest.
Make a sharpie dot on the side which faces you.

Safety first: Always down or away. Arm guard and sleeves. No left finger gripping tight the arrow which puts the knock into the eyeball after leaning forward. etc.

Then go have fun and laugh at all the mistakes.
Don't take the thing away from him and stress out about manufacturing and physics and all that crap.
It's not about that.
It's about the both of you. The experience and a new thing to share together.
(and for god's sake don't buy him a crossbow lol)

My last junior archery experience was winning a college class tournament decades ago in a very close match.
#45lb at 50-60yrds iirc. A nice Bear wooden re-curve which I really liked.
So much fun.
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