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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Coatsey on December 26, 2024, 12:32:21 PM
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Hi folks, this is my first time on the forum and hoping somebody out there can give me some advice. I've just got a new horse bow but having great difficulty finding best location for the nocking point on the string. I've started of finding and staying with the same grip/position but no matter where I locate the arrow nock on the string I keep getting nock high when shooting a bare shaft. I've started of placing nock at least an inch high of parallel and brought down in small increments but still getting nock high results. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers
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You will need to have both a upper and lower nock point on the string. Not just try the arrow in different positions. The nock points control the arrow as it's leaving the string keeping it from moving\sliding up or down (most likely) while the shot is happening..in other words you have to physically install them SOMEWHERE and then move them to what works best for YOU..not someone else's position. Tie on points are your best friend right now.
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Many thanks, for the advice The double knock locaters makes perfect sense. I'll give them a go. With a horse bow do you know should I be trying for a fulcrum grip at the dead centre of the bow. Cheers
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Many thanks, for the advice The double knock locaters makes perfect sense. I'll give them a go. With a horse bow do you know should I be trying for a fulcrum grip at the dead centre of the bow. Cheers
I think you might be able to answer your own question by experimenting with different grip locations until the nock high goes away. It should be fairly close to the fulcrum point so you can draw the bow easily, maybe 1/2” in either direction, until you find a location where there is no nock high with a reasonable nock point of 1/2-5/8” or so. I have no experience with horse bows, so I don't know how you would make the grip point repeatable. One of the challenges of horse bows, I guess.
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Many thanks, I'll keep experimenting and hopefully find the sweet spot. Cheers
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSJ6-HjPMTM
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Many thanks for link to the video Roy. It was very helpful. Cheers