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Title: your height
Post by: nhbuck1 on August 12, 2016, 11:44:00 AM
I was just wondering what everyone elses nock point height usually is? does yours change or stay the same? i shoot split just below 5/8ths
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Post by: Buckeye1977 on August 12, 2016, 11:46:00 AM
I measured mine on bw plv last night and it's at 3/8" above center. Arrows bare shaft really well there for me

Nick
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Post by: kennym on August 12, 2016, 12:09:00 PM
All my bows are a touch different, most at around 3/8" above square.

A lot of things can dictate nock height, tiller, grip shape, shooter's grip, etc.....

This is where tuning comes in, good arrow flight will make you a better shot.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: your height
Post by: Pine on August 12, 2016, 12:10:00 PM
My nock point is 1/2" on all my bows but two .
One is 5/8" and the other is 3/16" .
The one that is 3/16" just surprises me , but the archer shop said they have seen that before .
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Post by: 8upbowhunter on August 12, 2016, 12:10:00 PM
I shoot 3U and they range from 5/8" above to 3/4" above depending on the bow.
Title: Re: your height
Post by: nhbuck1 on August 12, 2016, 12:16:00 PM
what if you get good arrow flight on multiple positions?
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Post by: Shadowhnter on August 12, 2016, 01:17:00 PM
1/2" is a good general hieght. All my bows shoot well there.
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Post by: ronp on August 12, 2016, 01:39:00 PM
Mine are pretty much flat.  I can adjust tiller with my ILF equipment to use zero nock height.
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Post by: smokin joe on August 12, 2016, 02:02:00 PM
3/4" above square shooting three under. Perfect bare shaft with that.
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Post by: Bladepeek on August 12, 2016, 02:27:00 PM
Thought you were asking about my height. Keeps shrinking every year   :(  

Brace height stays pretty constant right around 5/8" for all my bows shooting 3 under.
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Post by: J. Cook on August 12, 2016, 03:00:00 PM
Mine is a bit different for each bow I have...I shoot 3 under.  Most are very close to the 5/8" above center mark.  I have a couple of bows set up with stick on style rests and on those, my nock points are closer to 1/2".
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Post by: Car54 on August 12, 2016, 04:19:00 PM
split, 1/2, Pronghorn t/d, 7" bh
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Post by: Ken Taylor on August 12, 2016, 04:54:00 PM
9/16" seems to work well for me. I shoot split finger.
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on August 12, 2016, 05:13:00 PM
I have no idea.  Never checked it.
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Post by: katman on August 12, 2016, 06:26:00 PM
3/8" to 5/8" depending on bow and how it is set up.

"
what if you get good arrow flight on multiple positions?"

Fletched shafts make up for tune errors with field points but broadheads may bring them out.
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Post by: WESTBROOK on August 12, 2016, 06:47:00 PM
1/8-3/16....I knock over the point.
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Post by: RodL on August 12, 2016, 08:36:00 PM
Mine are set 1/2" above level.

Rodney
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Post by: Stumpkiller on August 14, 2016, 10:57:00 PM
Whatever it takes for the bow.  I usually start at 3/8" nock under and work up or down.
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Post by: on August 15, 2016, 09:01:00 AM
I shoot split, and I let tuning tell me where to set my nocking point. On almost every bow I own, that point is between 5/8" and 3/4". My current goto Sarrels Blueridge longbow likes 9/16" for some reason though?

Bisch
Title: Re: your height
Post by: Roy from Pa on August 15, 2016, 09:34:00 AM
Mine are all 3/8th above the shelf. I tiller my bows for equal limb timing and set the tiller tree up assuming that 3/8th high nocking point.
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Post by: DanielB89 on August 15, 2016, 11:29:00 AM
Are some of you talking about measuring to the bottom nocking point instead of the top?
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Post by: elkhunter45 on August 15, 2016, 11:43:00 AM
Split finger and 1/2" to bottom of nocking point on my Bear Kodiak Hunter. I only have one bow so I don't have any to take a comparative sampling. I did use 5/8" on my longbow that I gave my son. He has switched from wood to carbons and it is now 1/2" I believe.
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on August 15, 2016, 12:45:00 PM
I set all nocks on all bows at 5/8. I don't even have to mess with it anymore. Always the right height.
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Post by: Bladepeek on August 15, 2016, 01:52:00 PM
David; same here. I used to tinker endlessly and always wind up right around 5/8" shooting 3 under. Now, I just set it there and worry about other things.
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Post by: Mint on August 15, 2016, 01:57:00 PM
Mine is 3/8" but I nock above.
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Post by: damascusdave on August 16, 2016, 07:13:00 AM
I once killed a ground squirrel with a broadhead with a nocking point that was well below square (just threw on a string from another bow and was not paying attention)...I am always amazed by how forgiving a good featherrest is...I agree that nock height deserves little attention compared to other factors in the process of shooting well...I shoot a lot of bows with the strings and nocking points they came with where I have no idea what the nock height is

DDave
Title: Re: your height
Post by: cacciatore on August 16, 2016, 07:19:00 AM
3/8" above zero in all my bows(300) over the times. Spit fingers.