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Main Boards => The Shooters FORM Board => Topic started by: ChasingWhitetails on August 25, 2014, 04:44:00 PM
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While shooting the past couple evenings I've noticed a little porporsing in my arrow flight. My nock set was at the top end of my bow square initially. I decided the try broadheads and the porporsing became worse.....so I began messing with my nock height. I moved it all over the place it seemed. Eventually, I moved it about a 1/4 above my last marking on my bow square and...bingo! Excellent arrow flight with fp's and bh's. I shoot a longbow split finger with one nocking point. Now for my question....does this seem unusual or not? Or is there some underlying circumstance (problems) I'm not identfying?
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I've heard of people using a 1" nock point when shooting 3 under, but this is the first time I've heard of someone using a 1" nock point for split fingers. Could you describe your bow for us?
I found when shooting 3 under that I could get a lower nock point by reducing the pressure on my ring finger and increasing the pressure on the other two. I also found that the consistency of arrow flight was much improved by using two nock points rather than one. I don't know whether either of these things are applicable to split finger.
Sometimes split finger shooters press down on the nock with their index fingers, which causes a bend in the arrow, and this can cause squirrelly things to happen. This can usually be avoided by making sure your string elbow is as high or even a little higher than the arrow, and making sure you're pulling with your back muscles. Generally, pulling with your back muscles solves a lot of problems, so if you're not sure about this, check Arne's (Moebow's) videos on the subject.
Other than that, it could be a tillering issue with your bow, which is why I'm wondering what you're shooting.
I know I'm wandering, but nobody else has chimed in so far, so I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents.
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You can shoot a high nock and it will lower your point on distance. Some people do that just for that benefit. Dewayne Martin just did a video on the same subject and his highest nock point was 1".
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I say what ever works for you. I shoot split and I have a particular make of bow shoot best for me at 3/4's high. Most all my other bows are from 1/2 to 5/8th's. Let the bow tell you what it wants.
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If it shoots well..........
My guess is your arrows are waaaaaaaaay stiff.
I'd be curious to know what shafts your shooting, weight, draw length, etc.
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That sounds a little high. Higher than average for sure. I rarely have to go to 1/2 inch. 3/8ths mostly. You might have some other issue.
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I think its high, all mine are at 3/8ths and some folks I know are lower and up to a half. One inch and I'm also thinking something isn't right. That's a lot of downward force onto the shelf, which is unneeded and robbing you of performance.
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1" is just too much. There is somethin wrong.
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It's on the high side, but some of the top shooters in the country will do it just to get a point on or minimal gaps at 20-25 yds. They'll concede bare shafts won't fly great or necessarily group with fletched, but they're more worried about winning tournaments.