Where do have your nock point set?
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It depends on the bow and how it was originally tillered.
It's greater for bows that were tillered for "split fingers" than those that are tillered for three under. Apprximately 9/16" to 11/16" above square (to the underside of the nock) on bow tillered for split fingers.
On bows that were tillered for three under, it is 1/2" to 5/8" above square to the underside of the nock.
I use fast Flight string with over hand and under hand knots for a string nock. Lighter ten a metal nock and you can screw it up and down with out tools. I start about 1/2 inch high and shoot till all my arrows are strainght into the target and I leave it there.
Generally, between 5/8" and 3/4", depending on the results of bare shaft testing. My goal is to attain a slight nock high (maybe 5 degrees nock high).
I'm at 1/2" to bottom top of the nock.
even more with a long draw...
All my bows end up about 9/16 to 5/8. Doesnt seem to really matter the tiller of the bow for me.
Usually about 5/8" depending on the bow.
I have never shot 3 under so don't have a clue on that style. For most of my bows shooting split fingers I seem to wind up about 1/2" above square measured at the bottom of the knock. I was into making self bows for a while and shot off my knuckle. What I learned was that you should set the knock just high enough that the feathers didn't "burn" your finger. I by full lenght feathers and burn them 1/2" high. I suspect there is a correlation here.
Kip
I paper tune my bow so if I am tearing up or down then I move it accordingly.
Mostly around 3/4"
I started shooting 2 fingers under today and it was working quite nicely with my 42 pound Howatt Ventura.
I have done no adjusting of the nock point with any of the bows I shoot 3 under. I just left them where the previous owners had them. I will fine tune things this winter.
DDave
3/4
5/8" no matter split or 3 under for me .
Not much else to say on this subject. They covered it well
1/2 in. to mid nock. I set it there because that is what gave me the best arrow flight.
Dave
My recurve is tillered for 3 under and i set the nock 1/4" high. My longbow is tillered for split and I set the nock 1/2" high.
With my bows tillered for 3 under the nock height is about 1/4" to 3/8" depending on the bow. For the bows tillered for split, the nock height was about 1/2"
7/8ths
Like most everything else in traditional shooting, it is what works best for the individual.
Don't consider numbers thrown at you by me ---- put your nocking point where your arrows fly well. Use the bare shaft planning method.
You may wind up anywhere from 1/2 to over 1" above square ----- where your arrows fly well !
Both my 66" recurve and longbow are set at 5/8 to the top of the nock ...PR
7/8"for me on both my howatt hunter recurve and internature long bow.