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sander:
Thanks george good to hear your method.  Keeping the arrow in position on the string one
way or another is good.  Do you use a wrap on your bowstring to position the nock against?

nclonghunter:
I have shot arrows with no "string" nock or tied in knot, with loose arrow nocks and those seem to fly best. However, it is good to have a string reference for quick alignment. I wonder if Native Americans made a string "knot" for reference.

Another consideration to the broadhead alignment is the arrow paradox, bending left, then right and so on as it is leaving the bow. I have wondered if the broadhead being flat will paradox better than one positioned up and down. Because the arrow has not yet began spinning, the up and down positioned broadhead is actually pushing its' sides into the wind as the paradox occurs. Positioned flat or sideways it is in a position to cut the air or wind as it begins left and right paradox.

Hope that made some sense.......at least give you some more useless pondering...

sander:
nclong great thoughts have considered the same concerning the paradox bound to have some
effect.  No string nock now will do a thread wrap or tape agreed alignment crucial better than
eyeballing every time.  How deep do you like your arrow nocks mine is up against a bamboo
joint but only 1/4 inch deep too shallow maybe arrow falls off string when let down draw etc?
Any thoughts?   Tried to post earlier looks like it didnt go through.

George Tsoukalas:
sander, I do use a nock point. I've never made a bamboo arrow and just a few from cane. On the cane I fashioned a piece of wood to insert as kind of a footing. I did that for the point end too. Let me retrace here. I have a spine tester and when making a shoot arrow I test the spine at a spot and the give it a 1/4 turn and test it again to find the point of greatest spine. That's only for a shoot arrow since there is no end grain as there would be  in a split shaft or machined shaft (nocks here have to be cut perp to the end grain). I cut the selfnock perpendicular to that point. It doesn't matter about the head but I like to mount it horizontally. Spine is not a consideration for that. I may have said vertically before. Not sure. I don't do stone but the nocks and points are wrapped with real sinew for my hunting arrows. The point is wrapped for a good inch but not much is needed for the nock end. Did I confuse you? :) Jawge

sander:
George good to hear from you.  Going with no inserts in the bamboo will do the wraps
with sinew on both ends.  Wondering how deep is necessary for the nock as I asked
on previous post  Know where to get a deal on a grain scale?

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