quote:Originally posted by DennyK: Brass nocking point and serving wrapped under the arrow nock.
Same here. In 26 years of shooting, I've never had a brass nock set move, fly off, or cut me. I can't say any of the people I shoot with have told me they've had those experiences either.
Sometimes I think we, as a group, like to overcomplicate things just to be different.
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Nothing could be more simple or easier than a tie-on nock. I don't need a tool to move it. It screws up and down the string for super easy tuning. Once I have it where I want it, I put a drop of white-out above the nock to mark it's position. If tied properly, it won't move unexpectedly, but the white-out confirms this. I don't need to superglue it. I can move it in the field if I need to. I can micro-tune it easily with 1/4 turns and do it within a couple seconds. It's lighter in weight, won't damage anything under any situation, even if put on wrong. I can make a new one in a minute if needed - even in a remote area while on my yearly elk hunt. I can't think of a single advantage that a brass nock would have over a string nock.
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I know were my nock point needs to be on my bows so I use serving thread and tie on my nocks. On a new bow I start out with a brass one till I get it tuned. Since I shoot 3 under I use serving thread and double serve my string for an inch or so for the nock..it doesnt move.
-------------------- Bowhunting is "KILL and EAT" not "Catch and Release".....Semper Fi! Posts: 1188 | From: Zville OH | Registered: Feb 2008
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Tie 'em on with waxed dental floss and then gently use a lighter to melt the wax and they'll last a while.
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I use the brass nockset until the string gets finished stretching, then I tie one on.
I just like the looks of it better, and as someone else said.......it will not scratch up your riser or limbs when it is unstrung in a bowcase.
Winterhawk1960
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I tie on two nock locators; one above and the other below the arrow nock. I leave a tiny gap (1/16" or so) so the nock isn't pinched when coming to full draw and fall off the arrow rest. I use two because high speed photography (Olympians) shows that the arrow will sometimes slide down the string varying amounts after release,
If you use a tied on nock locator the folks who make the string material recommend AGAINST putting a drop of glue on the knot. In their tests this glued spot is where string breaks occur.
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Member of various archery organizations. Posts: 3843 | From: Kentucky | Registered: Jan 2004
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I called Brownell and asked about the glue on the tied on nock locator by the way.
It's been about 20 years ago but apparently in 4-H a youth received an eye injury due to a brass nock locator coming off and bouncing into the eye. For this reason NASP began disallowing use of the brass nock locator for safety reasons in 2005.
-------------------- If the mind wanders, so too will the arrow.
Member of various archery organizations. Posts: 3843 | From: Kentucky | Registered: Jan 2004
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Only tie on for me. A long time ago I read a book by Pope that indicated the brass nocking points were wrong on several levels, so I haven't used one since.
That was a good book but I lost it. May Google it and try to find a copy.... "Archery Stuff I Like" by Elroy Pope.
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I use tie on only. Several years ago I had problems with glue on nocks breaking at the shot. I shoot 3 under and I thought that maybe the brass nock might be some of the problem.Maybe it was just a bad batch of nocks but they were from two different color batches.There were no sharp edges but I think tha the tie on is more forgiving on the nock. Since I went to a tie on nock I havent had a problem with any glue on nocks breaking.
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I tried tied nocks, didn't likem. Didn't last long for me. I have never had any of the mentioned problems with brass.
Gilbert
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tie on nocks...just one more thing to go wrong when out hunting. use a brass nock and dont ever worry about it again.
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