I got tired of using/paying for lighted nocks, but I don't like bright fletching...went with the feather tracers and really like them, they don't seem to affect my arrow flight. You can get a bag of them (life time suppy for you and 10 friends), at the craft store for $3 or so. I trim them to about 1/4 length before stripping them off the quill, because full length they tickle my nose while trying to touch the feather for anchor. I also soak them with spray water proofing when I do my arrows and they do fine.