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Author Topic: tightening up nocks  (Read 964 times)

Offline bbassi

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tightening up nocks
« on: March 11, 2007, 04:36:00 PM »
I like the classic index nocks, but they are too loose for the FF string on my Morrison. What's the best way to tighten up these nocks?
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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2007, 04:39:00 PM »
Stick the nocks(while they are on your arrow) in hot water for a short while and pinch them together, either with your teeth or with a pair of pliers.   Pat
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Offline Rick McGowan

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2007, 05:35:00 PM »
The other option is to wrap a bit of dental floss around the string at the nocking point.

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2007, 05:48:00 PM »
Or, rewrap your entire serving with a larger diameter thread such as Halo.

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2007, 06:39:00 PM »
I too think you'll have better results with the wrap. I've used dental floss and sinew both with really good results.

Offline mcgroundstalker

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2007, 07:01:00 PM »
Hello There Bunny Buster Buddy!!!...Why not use two nock points?...This way it's easy to adjust your "hat"... :rolleyes: ...Without yer arra fallin' off da string... :p ...

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Offline bbassi

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2007, 08:27:00 PM »
Mike, I already have 2 string nocks, but I shoot 3 under and the arrows are literally falling off the string at full draw. I haven't dry fired it yet, but I'm afraid I will. So far I've been biting the nocks to pinch them down a little.

BTW, my daughter read "bunny busting buddy" and gave me a look like I was some kind of....never mind.  :)
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Offline MikeC

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2007, 08:39:00 PM »
Hot water and pinch always works for me
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Offline AkDan

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2007, 08:41:00 PM »
yup, just change your serving diameter.   Simple to do.  If thats not enough (test it with a couple inches first before you go and do a complete reserve tie off and find out it's still too loose or now too tight), you can take pieces of string material and server over that though it can be a pain, it does work.   Another option is to use a smaller serving and double serve.

Offline JBiorn

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2007, 08:41:00 PM »
That boiling water thing works like A+. I have much the same problem, I think I'm gonna try the Halo serving idea.

 Jeff

Offline mcgroundstalker

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Re: tightening up nocks
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2007, 01:51:00 PM »
Interesting...Three fingers under should push your arrow "up" into the nocking point...Maybe ya need to take that bottom brass nock point off the string...

I'm far from an expert... :banghead: ...Hope things work out for you...Oh yea...I had that same problem with an "old" string...A little string wax got me through the 3D shoot...Then I  put a new string on when I got home...

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