Three Under and Dry fire

[Caleb the bow breaker]

Well all,

Tonight I was messing around with 3 under shooting and dry fired my bow.  All I can guess is that my nocks were too loose and I wasnt holding the arrow on because of the 3 under.  the good news is that the bow seems fine.  I shot it a few more times and dont feel, hear or see any changes.  Has anybody had this experience.  I went ahead and got a cup of boiling water and tightened up my nocks but I am pretty scared of trying the 3 under thing again.  

For what its worth I did seem to shoot better but the bow was much noisier.  I have read a bunch of threads tonight and that seems like the norm.  The main reason I am toying with the three under is because I am considering a shorter bow and thought the 3 under might minimize finger pinch.  Is this true or just a figment of my imagination???

Thanks
C

[zetabow]

Put second nock point on to make more secure fit.

[archeryprof]

Try raising the nocking point.It should help quiet your bow.In some cases this might be as high as 3/4- 1".I shoot a 56" bow 3 under and I cannot say the pinch is less for me but more pressure is transferred to the third finger.As zetabow said I tie a thread nock below the arrow to keep it from slipping down the string.Good shooting!

[bowgy]

snap nocks help too

[kat]

Caleb,
I shoot 3 under, and keep my nocks pretty loosen without dry firing. As mentioned above, a second nocking point should help. Also, when I grip the string; I keep pressure upwards on the nock with my index finger.
Just be aware of a possible problem, and in no time you will feel comfortable with 3 under.
Raising the nock point slightly will help with the noise.

[last arrow]

I experience less dry fires since switching to 3 under.  When shooting split my fingers would pull the nock of the  string but still hold the arrow so that I wouldn't know.  In my third year of 3 under and I am yet to have a dry fire - I would have 2-3 a year when shooting split.  Your nock should be tight enough that the arrow will hang vertically from the string but loose enough to come of with a slight tap of the string or shakeing of the bow.