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Anybody into footing shafts?

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Pat B:
I've used loose nocks for 30 years or more. Probably not for everyone but it works fine for me.

Gimlis Ghost:
The subject of loose nocks reminded me of a method for tightening up the fit of an SMLE fore end to the rear of the action body.
A Canadian match shooter tightened his by drilling holes in from the outside and gluing dowel rods in to prevent wriggle under recoil.

I'm thinking that small holes drilled from each side of the nock with small hardwood rods with rounded tips glued in or one rod that you could cut and trim for best fit might do the trick. Just enough to prevent the nock from jumping the string.

Might be a good way to correct the fit if you found a replacement bowstring was not as thick in the serving as the too heavy string the arrows had been used with for months.
When I replaced the string of my Bearcat I found the arrows I had were a loose fit at the nock, it felt like the string was slapping the arrows butt when loosed and occasionally one would slip off the string before I drew it. The plastic nocks were a bit flimsey anyway, and had spread with use on the thicker string, so I warmed them up and squeezed them a bit to tighten them. I later retired the remainder of that batch and bought two dozen new arrows that fit fine.

Of course it might be simpler just to add a layer of serving.

Don W:

--- Quote from: Pat B on February 17, 2022, 04:44:20 pm ---and I prefer a loose nock.

--- End quote ---

I've never tried loose nocks. Why do you prefer them? I suppose now I'll have to try it.

BowEd:
True Ghost.
That's why I'm not a fan interchanging some one elses' arrows to my string and visa versa.
I make my serving exactly the same thickness as my self nocks.
Plastic nocks fit way too tight on my serving.
When making self nocks to fit on my strings I use a short identical section as my string as a fitting jig to know when I've got them correct.

Pat B:
Don, it's just something I've always done with self nocks...like nocking the arrow above the nocking point, I've always done it. Plastic nocks were always too tight even though they can be opened with hot water and a little pressure. Plus, I have had plastic nocks break but never a self nock. That's when I'd dry fire.

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