Dry fire/nock failure

[stujay]

X2 KSdan said

[lpcjon2]

Curt,
  Check this link out from Carbon Express. if you click the nock it gives you all the string strand requirements and weights

 http://www.carbonexpressarrows.com/archery/arrow-components/nocks

[Guru]

Best I can tell, none of those nocks are the ones that failed on me...

[lpcjon2]

I thought it was interesting that they have certain string counts for the nocks.

PD's nocks are the Accu-Tough made by GT

[Guru]

Tim, Pat's nocks don't look to be Accu-tough nocks according to what they look like in link...
 http://www.goldtip.com/nocksdetail.aspx?nid=141

Like I said earlier, I'd never seen the type of nock that failed on me, and they look identical to the one's on Pat's arrow in pic...at least as best as I can tell....

[lpcjon2]

I went to gold tip and looked up the Kinetic(pro and hunter) arrows he is shooten and it shows the accu-tough nock.

  http://www.goldtip.com/nocksdetail.aspx?nid=141

Also saw a few topics about how tough they arnt when googled the nock itself.

[pdk25]

Maybe they are supposed to be the accu-tough, but my nocks don't look like what gold tip has a picture of for the accu-tough on their website.  Different appearing nock and shaft. For what it's worth, mine weigh 6 grains per nock. If they are the accu-tough, they aren't living up to their name.  Irrespective of whether or not there is a strand count listed for certain nocks, I am certain that my string and serving wasn't too thick for the nock.

 
 

[TJFlynn]

i have had at least three of those gt nocks explode.

[KSdan]

The one pictured does look different than the ones I had fail. ???  Mine were definitely GTs. . . ???

I went to signature nocks and have not looked back.  

Dan

[tradtusker]

Patrick

That is not the Accu tough nock that comes standard with the Kenetic shafts.

The kenetic shaft is a micro diameter shaft with he same internal diameter as the Axis and MFX shafts that take HIT inserts etc. Are you sure you have the Kenetics?

[Mike Gerardi]

Thanks Curt. Nock failures are always scary.

[lpcjon2]

Patrick,
  Did you buy them from a shop or GT? Maybe the shop just got the shafts and added the nock from stock they had. I would remove them all and can them for safety, and get others.

[pdk25]

I am sure that they are the Kinetic Arrows.  I got the dozen with those nocks from a tg sponser.  I then bought another dozen from online that I hadn't opened til just now.  The ones from online have the accu-tough nocks.

 

The accu-tough nocks on the second dozen

 

[lpcjon2]

When searching for the info last night, there were a few forums that spoke of the same thing happening with the Accu-tough nocks also. There has to be a better nock that will work for those shafts.

[Guru]

Pat, If it were me, I'd get rid of those and replace with something tried and true.

I myself, have gone to alum. nock adapters that I epoxy into the shaft and use glue-on nocks. Been doing this for over a year now and have not had a carbon crack on the back end like they used to with push in nocks on a hard impact...not one!

I've blown nocks off the adapter, but they are easily replaced.

IMO...a much better/tougher arrow...arrows simply last alot longer up here in my northeast rocky terrain.

Nock adapter in back, and footed in the front and they are almost indestructible except for "slapping type" hits...

[StickBowManMI]

Kurt

Have been using the nock adaptors for about two years or more. They work great!

Tom

[spider64]

I messed up my bow shooting gold tip .Dont know if I will shoot them again.

[KSdan]

Curt- do you have a pic of your nocks/adapters??

Thanks.

Dan