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Title: Nock Height
Post by: gak on September 11, 2012, 10:58:00 PM
If a bow is tillered for split finger but you shoot three under how high should the nocking point be?

Thanks,
Greg
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: Bear Heart on September 11, 2012, 11:17:00 PM
I have settled on 5/8" as my go to.
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: NBK on September 12, 2012, 12:08:00 AM
Personally, I would set the nock at 1" above center and shoot bareshafts knowing that the nock will be high.  Move the nock down about 1/8th" at a time until you're bareshafts are flying just a little nock high.  Like Bear Heart, most of mine end up at 5/8ths to 3/4".  To me it's just faster to set it really high initially and work down, otherwise you risk getting a false high read if you bounce it off the shelf.
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: JR Williams on September 12, 2012, 09:24:00 AM
Set it to high to start with, I use abotu 7/8, and then let the bow tell you where it should be. The arrow won't lie. Every bow will be different. When I used to shoot three under it varied but somewhere arouns 3/8 to 5/8 depending on the bow. These bows were all tillered for split.
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: DarkTimber on September 12, 2012, 09:32:00 AM
5/8" for me
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: mark land on September 12, 2012, 02:41:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by NBK:
Personally, I would set the nock at 1" above center and shoot bareshafts knowing that the nock will be high.  Move the nock down about 1/8th" at a time until you're bareshafts are flying just a little nock high.  Like Bear Heart, most of mine end up at 5/8ths to 3/4".  To me it's just faster to set it really high initially and work down, otherwise you risk getting a false high read if you bounce it off the shelf.
Perfect advise NBK!
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: Stumpkiller on September 12, 2012, 10:18:00 PM
At the point where you get the best arrow flight.  Don't rely on someone else's results.
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: ryguy24000 on September 12, 2012, 10:53:00 PM
What NBK said!  Maybe even higher starting point.
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: JamesKerr on September 12, 2012, 11:00:00 PM
I start at whatever the manufacturer of the bow recommends and then go up or down depending on how my bare shafts group. I shoot split fingered and usually end up somewhere around 1/2" to 5/8".
Title: Re: Nock Height
Post by: gak on September 13, 2012, 03:14:00 PM
Thanks gang for all the info.

Greg