Nock grip-pressure?

[robtattoo]

How tight do you like your nocks to fit your string?

I've been having a few tuning troubles with my Horne, after fitting the new riser & string. I don't know why, but I only just remembered that my last set of arrows, I sanded the nocks out until they would hardly hold on the string. If you held the bow with the arrow vertically down, they'd fall straight off. I just re-did all my nocks & the bow's shooting as sweet, fast, accurate & quiet as ever.

Do you think that this is purely a personal preference thing (to both me & the bow) or does anyone else take their nocks right out like this? Or do you prefer them to be a nice, tight fit?

[Fletcher]

I like mine just snug enuf that they don't fall off.

[BobW]

a number of times I have seen/read, including in Masters of the Bare Bow, and here on TG (some past posts I  started), they should be tight enough that it only taskes a slight tap on the string to drop them if you point the bow down.  I have slowly been switching all my factory Heritage nocks to Super 3-d's, perhaps and notice a shooting improvement and a reduction in noise.

[vermonster13]

I like mine the way BobW stated. Too loose can lead to a dry-fire, too tight hurts accuracy and increases noise.

[Bear Heart]

I just got a pack of 3D nocks.  As less and less swagged ended arrows are available, they seem to be the answer.  I like to switch back and forth between wood and aluminum so I need a nock that wears the same as a classic nock.

[larry]

I like mine very loose, if they just hang on the string that's ok, but it should only take the slightest tap to make them fall off.

[Bill Kissner]

Nocks should be just barely tight enough to keep the arrow from falling off the string. I would reccomend not sanding your nocks to fit. It is difficult to sand all the nocks the same. Changing the serving to a smaller diameter will keep things more uniform.