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Author Topic: Nock high in flight?  (Read 405 times)

Offline lovethehunt

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Nock high in flight?
« on: August 27, 2015, 09:49:00 AM »
I have been retuning my longbow back to carbon arrows and shooting bare shafts and fletched shafts. I have gotten them to group together but am still seeing nock high in flight. A broad head also groups with the others.  Anyone see this happen?my arrows are 400 spine with 300gr point and insert combo. 29.5 inches out of a 52@29 longbow.

Offline pinky

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Re: Nock high in flight?
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2015, 11:36:00 AM »
I was just looking into this the other day, I have the same problem.  I did a TG search and found this from last year.
 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=137930#000000
It just might be carbon and the extra FOC weight. ?
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Offline Bladepeek

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Re: Nock high in flight?
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2015, 12:57:00 PM »
If I'm setting up a new arrow combination and see nock high, I usually raise the nock point just a little higher. If the condition worsens, than I know I have too high a nock point and lower it until I get level flight. If the condition improves, I figure the arrow was bouncing off the shelf and my nocking point was too low.

Seems to save time for me by verifying that the condition is caused by a too-high nocking point.
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Re: Nock high in flight?
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2015, 01:29:00 PM »
I get that with high FOC arrows no matter where the nocking point is.The broadheads fly and penetrate well though.

Offline Bjorn

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Re: Nock high in flight?
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2015, 02:19:00 PM »
I can get nock high bare shafting if the bow is canted. Keep the bow vertical flies perfect.

Offline lovethehunt

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Re: Nock high in flight?
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2015, 04:13:00 PM »
Good things to look at. I'll do a little more experimenting.  I am confident spine is good. Broad heads fly right with fletched shafts.  
Thanks for the help.

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