Tuning Question (I think)

[pastorjosh44]

I would appreciate some wisdom with a problem I'm having shooting right now.  I recently re-served my string and added a nock point back to the same measured spot I previously had it, and now I am finding that I am consistently shooting about 10 inches high at 10 yards.  I'm not a great shooter, but I am keeping a pretty decent group, but group after group is hitting the same spot.  It seems uncanny.  Every other variable is exactly the same, I believe.  Is it possible that a new serving and MAYBE slightly moving a nock point could make that much difference?  Thanks for any help.

[Orion]

Not if the serving is the same diameter thread as the previous one. Possible you might not have positioned the nock the same distance above the shelf after the reserve.  Moving the nock up will bring the impact down a little. Is the nock tight on the string now, perhaps not releasing cleanly?

Regardless, 10 inches at 10 yards is whopping bunch.  Something else seems to be at play.

[McDave]

What is the actual nock height now?  That is, the height as measured by a bow square from square with the shelf to the bottom of the string nock, assuming the arrow is nocked below the string nock.  If you nock the arrow above the string nock, let us know.

[katman]

Tie on a second nock point below first, so you will have one above and below nock,  maybe nock is sliding down serving a little on release.

[bunyan]

If you measured and placed the new mocking point at the center of the bock instead of accounting for nock thickness and placing it higher, then that might account for a higher group. If not then I got nothin!

[Rick Richard]

Sounds like you have something other than nocking point issue if you are hitting 10 inches higher at 10 yards. That is a significant change.

[FoCoBlackWidow]

I second the suggestion for a nocking point below the arrow as well. I keep a gap large enough to allow for a "loose" fit around the nock. That way it doesn't pinch at full draw but does keep everything consistent.

[ISP 5353]

Are you anywhere close to the Indy area?   If you are, we can shoot together and I am sure we can figure it out.

[olddogrib]

If the nock isn't looser on the new serving and sliding down the string (or nock has moved due to loose serving rings. The former, as has been stated, can be remedied with an addition of a second lower nock. And Pastor I'm eternally thankful that salvation is way simpler than traditional archery.  "Belief" is entirely adequate to secure the former....the latter unfortunately requires exact replication, verification and no "backsliding", lol!

[pastorjosh44]

Thanks everybody for the thoughts.  I'll string up the bow tomorrow and check some of the things you all have suggested.  I'll measure, see if the nock is sliding, and also try a lower nocking point and tell you all how it goes.  But like some of you said, I could see a couple inches, but 10 inches is a lot!  I'm baffled.

[flyguysc]

Sounds like the serving could be loose.