Nock LOW Grizzly STiks

[sean boyer]

hi everybody   hope your Season is going well.
i need help FAST LOL.  60" Griffin longbow  48lb. @ 28".  29 1/4 " Grizzly stiks. 75gr. brass insert 175gr. point. total arrow about 535gr.  Cock feather IN.  brace height  7 1/8.  nocking point.....i don't have a bow square or whatever ya call it.(i know this is important and i should get one)   it looks like around 1/2".  KEEPS FLYING NOCK LOW. DOES FINGER PRESSURE AND BOW HAND PRESSURE MESS THINGS UP ??? KEEPS FLYING NOCK LOW !! PLEASE HELP !
thank you  gentlemen in advance.  i  think i would kill myself if it werent for this forum

[vermonster13]

Nock low, lower the nock a little

[sean boyer]

k.....thank you thank you  thank you

[doctorbrady]

Sean,
VM13 is right, however using the old nock this or that method can be VERY deceiving.  Do yourself a favor and look at OL's site about arrow tuning.  It is the best that I have read.  If you follow it (and make sure your nocks aren't too tight), you will be worlds ahead on tuning your bow.  Best wishes.

[Bob Morrison]

Rise nock.

[bowbender1]

Bob's correct raise the nock if your seeing nock low.

[doctorbrady]

Whoops.  Bob is right.  I need to pay more attention next time.  If your nock it shooting low, your nocking point usually needs to go up.  Again, not the best way to bare shaft tune, but my mistake above.  This is not an uncommon occurance with the Grizzlysticks because they are tapered and the nock end is skinnier than the shaft end. If you place the nock where you would normally set it you won't be accounting for the thicker part of the shaft that is on the rest at full draw.

[BigRonHuntAlot]

That makes good sense. I never thought about why I needed a higher nocking point on my AD's but that's it.

[Mozarkid]

Just in case you're wondering why the grizzlies need a nock adjustment...
the shafts have a larger radius up front than other arrows; this raises the height of the arrow's centerline with respect to the riser shelf.  The nock point has to be raised this same amount.