stinkin' longbows!

[OkKeith]

It's cool Terry.

I put a little more into that than I intended.

I appreciate the the appology and appologize myself.

OkKeith

[Terry Green]

[Dave Bulla]

Mitch, on the nock fit issue...

I can't stand a nock that actually snaps in place.  I used to always prefer the Mercury Speed nocks but quality went to heck a few years back and I've never used them since.  Nowadays I usually use the Bohning Classic nocks which are a semi snap nock.  If your string is a little on the heavy side, they do snap in place but a little sandpaper will remedy that easily.  On a "just right" size string, they go on with a little "bump" about half way on that just barely grips the string.  I like them to fit so that they will just grip enough to not fall off the string.  The common theory is that they should hang onto the string just enough to support their own weight and a light tap on the string will make them fall off.  It works for me.

Rob evidently likes them even looser than that and I've tried them that way and they fly great but for hunting and sitting in a stand with my bow in my lap and an arrow nocked, I want it to be able to hang on by itself.  At least a little bit.  I've dropped arrows off the string while hunting in a tree stand and hate having to go down and retrieve them.  Try both fits and decide which you prefer.

[brackshooter]

Thanks for the advice Dave, as well as the rest of you.  I sanded down a few of the nocks and went stumpin today.  Much improved flight!  Looks like I need to put my nock up a bit, had a little up and down action, but no porpoising at all.  I sanded the nocks to where they barely grip the string, and will fall off with a gentle tap.  Works great.  Any suggestions on what grit sandpaper to use?  All I had laying around was 220, and it takes awhile!

[ARCHER2]

OkKeith and Terry,
Now that right there is what makes the difference between gentlemen and folks that just look for something to spout off about. Top notch guys right there ! That's what this site is all about, trying to help each other. Great bunch of guys !

[Diamondback59]

BRACK SHOOTER HERE S MY 2 CENT S I LIKE YOU LOVE LONG BOWS  AND AFTER SHOOTIN EM FOR 26 YEARS AND THE RECENT TEST AT MOJAM LAST WEEK I SAY THROW THE CARBONS ALUMINMS ALL THE CRAP AWAY SHOOT WOODS J D AND ME RAN A LIL TEST LAST WEEK DOWN THERE AND I SAY GO WITH THE SPINE WTS GET EM FLYING  GOOD THEN MESS WITH UR BRACE HIGHT I HAVE FOUND I CAN TUNE ANY LONG BOW IN THAT WAY THATS MY 2 CENTS ANY WAY AND FOR ME IM PURE TEADATIONAL I WONT EVEN PUT A KNOCK POINT ON MY STRING ON A LONG BOW   GIVE EM A TRY THEN MAYBE GO TRY THE PAPAER TEST SEE WHAT YA GET  BROCK