Nocks - What type do you use???
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Nocks - What type do you use???
howdy doody
just wondering what sort of nocks everyone uses on their arrows
i use what i have been told over the years are speed nocks as in the picture below, but they seem to be getting hard to get around the traps
its not a good pickie... taken by digital in poor light ... sorry guys but you should be able to see it to recognise the type
MIK
just wondering what sort of nocks everyone uses on their arrows
i use what i have been told over the years are speed nocks as in the picture below, but they seem to be getting hard to get around the traps
its not a good pickie... taken by digital in poor light ... sorry guys but you should be able to see it to recognise the type
MIK
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Like Jeff I use Mercury nocks. I wouldn't swap them for any other nock. High index makes alignment on the string easy without looking, is great if you don't like using a different coloured cock feather (which I don't), and they slide snuggly onto the string. Additionally, I doubt there is a better looking nock on the market - if there is I haven't seen it.
MarkP
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I used to use Mercury index nocks but have had too many shatter on me (maybe just a brittle batch, or old), even had a mates selfbow fly to pieces when he shot one of my arrows because the nock shattered on release from full draw and gave him what was essentially a "dry fire".
When I finished laughing I felt a bit bad as he was rightly proud of his bow .
I now use the Classic index nock and have had no trouble, in my experience - a better nock. Easy and quick to load without looking and has a very slight nipple in the throat, certainly not what you would call a "clip on" but just enough to know you are on.
This is an arguable topic but there is my 2 cents worth.
When I finished laughing I felt a bit bad as he was rightly proud of his bow .
I now use the Classic index nock and have had no trouble, in my experience - a better nock. Easy and quick to load without looking and has a very slight nipple in the throat, certainly not what you would call a "clip on" but just enough to know you are on.
This is an arguable topic but there is my 2 cents worth.
I currently use the mercury speed nock have tried the bohning classic but had two fail on me. Havin smoko in a creek ripped out the bow for a quick bit of fun. One drove 1/2 the nock into me forearm and along it for about 1" on top of a pearler of a egg size lump man the pain was intense . Dont normally hit me arm with the string but maybe the dry fire effect it made it ????? Nige thought it was a great joke.
That arvo a 44 gallon drum sized spotty boar was asleep in the mud hole
i snorked up, placed the trusty akkaaburra on the ground ,snorking snorking into position. A large sow was comming up the bank "bugga" so i tried to look like a skinny old stick "no good" she's off and so was the boar he came up the bank 10 feet to my left at a steady trot not fully aware of what was going on. I let loose the arrow only to have it land at my feet and scream in pain as the string ripped across the now purple/green oozing wound in my forearm . To add insult to injury the mongrel ran clean over me hat covering it in mud and crud . Ole Nige near wet hisself took him a good 15 minutes to be able to talk again.. How's that two arrows one after the other both failing used bohning glue and all . just another adventure really thats all
That arvo a 44 gallon drum sized spotty boar was asleep in the mud hole
i snorked up, placed the trusty akkaaburra on the ground ,snorking snorking into position. A large sow was comming up the bank "bugga" so i tried to look like a skinny old stick "no good" she's off and so was the boar he came up the bank 10 feet to my left at a steady trot not fully aware of what was going on. I let loose the arrow only to have it land at my feet and scream in pain as the string ripped across the now purple/green oozing wound in my forearm . To add insult to injury the mongrel ran clean over me hat covering it in mud and crud . Ole Nige near wet hisself took him a good 15 minutes to be able to talk again.. How's that two arrows one after the other both failing used bohning glue and all . just another adventure really thats all
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Hey Butcho, you better not say to much more about his skill as a Master Fletcher or you might hurt Ol' Mates feelings.
Jeff
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