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Offline alwayslookin

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knocks
« on: April 15, 2015, 01:53:44 pm »
Do you guys use nock points on your traditional bows? I have never used one on my trad  bows.
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Offline aaron

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Re: knocks
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 02:01:56 pm »
If you mean a nock point on the string, yes absolutely.
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Offline bubby

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Re: knocks
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 02:05:49 pm »
Yeah i sure do, i never used to but my shot is wayyyyy more consistent with than without
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: knocks
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2015, 02:07:46 pm »
Yes, except for sinew strings. After a while it's pretty obvious where the arrows goes on those

Offline Pat B

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Re: knocks
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2015, 02:37:42 pm »
I usually add one to the string once the bow is shot in but I can shoot almost as well without one.
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Offline huisme

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Re: knocks
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2015, 02:52:50 pm »
I use some red thread to mark the appropriate nocking point, nothing that'll help me keep the arrow from moving but a spot to put the arrow.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: knocks
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2015, 03:07:53 pm »
Yes, but first I use a narrow strip of duct or electrical tape to make sure I'll put the windings of string in the right place. Jawge
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Offline bubby

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Re: knocks
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2015, 03:13:54 pm »
Yeah i don't use them ugly crimp on ones
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: knocks
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2015, 04:25:40 pm »
I use a few wraps of unwaxed dental floss.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: knocks
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2015, 05:47:21 pm »
Yep....Dental Floss works real well.............
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Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: knocks
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2015, 07:14:42 pm »
Just wrap some thread and put a drop of nail polish or super glue to hold it. Very light weight and more secure than the metal clamp on ones.

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Offline alwayslookin

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Re: knocks
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2015, 08:11:03 pm »
Awesome thanks for all the replies fellas. I like the idea of the red string as a marker for the correct spot.
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Offline turtle

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Re: knocks
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2015, 08:55:59 pm »
Just wrap some thread and put a drop of nail polish or super glue to hold it. Very light weight and more secure than the metal clamp on ones.

Kyle
Thats the way i do it. If you wax your serving before tieing the nock you can twist it up or down the string just like a nut on a bolt.
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Offline Drewster

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Re: knocks
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2015, 09:03:40 pm »
Yes, absolutely.  I tie mine on with a waxed thread.  And, they're adjustable.
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Re: knocks
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2015, 09:10:07 pm »
I just cut an 1/8" strip of duct tape and wrap that around the string above the nock point. Super quick, easy to take off without a knife. And pretty easy to take off and move to a different place if your string stretches.