D Loops

[Brandon Pattison]

I have been using a d loop with serving inside on the bottom of the nock for years. Are there any negative affects from this such as nock pinch that affects tuning/arrow flight besides making moving your nockset a PIA?

 

[Jared Bloomgren]

I like to find my correct nocking point and serve the area above and below the arrow. D loop on each side of that. Results in no nock pinch at all.

 

[Manosteel]

From my what I have read, using a lower tied nock set on a d-loop, with the large d-loop knot on top and the served nock set on the bottom, there is downward pressure put on the arrow nock. Great for shooters using a launcher style rest or anyone else who would like a little arrow pressure put on rest and popular with target shooters.

The d-loop with the upper and lower tied nockset is how I do it. It has the least amount of interference with the nock with drawing and shooting and is very easy to replace the d-loop in the correctly location since the nock sets don’t have to be removed.

 

[Matt W.]

This would be an even better thread with pictures...

 

[justin davis]

I serve above and below the nock so that the d loop can't pinch the nock.

 

[Hardstalk]

Sorry this is a bit off topic-

Am I the only one who finds these guy's company name and motto quite a contradiction? "Outer limit archery, we take archery to the limit"...but its outer limit.
Im referring to the vid shtf posted above.

 

[JNDEER]

I have been doing mine this way for a while. No issues.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/technical/196301-how-tie-nocksets-d-loop.html

 

[Coyote Commander]

I also tie nock sets on above and below the nock with a very slight gap between the tied nock set and the nock, maybe 1/64". Not doing so can incorporate some serious nock pinch. This can have some negative impacts on your nock travel.

I tie the bottom nock slightly longer than the top, this puts the center of the d-loop directly behind the nock at full draw. The natural pull is slightly up.

 

[OR Archer]

I don't tie any nock sets in. I crimp my loops tights then serve over the knots themselves a couple of times. Never had one move doing this.

 

[PhillyB]

I have been doing mine this way for a while. No issues.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/technical/196301-how-tie-nocksets-d-loop.html

Same here... figured this out last year when I noticed my arrow bouncing around on the rest after drawing the bow. Havent had a problem since.

 

[KMD]

Same here, too...

 

[J-Daddy]

I like to find my correct nocking point and serve the area above and below the arrow. D loop on each side of that. Results in no nock pinch at all.

Same here....
Easiest way to check for nock pinch is to take your field tip/broadhead off of the arrow then draw it back....If the arrow tries to raise up off the rest without the tip on it then you have nock pinch.

 

[J-Daddy]

I don't tie any nock sets in. I crimp my loops tights then serve over the knots themselves a couple of times. Never had one move doing this.

The nock sets are not about keeping the loop from moving, they are to avoid nock pinch at full draw.

 

[OR Archer]

The nock sets are not about keeping the loop from moving, they are to avoid nock pinch at full draw.

I'm quite aware of what the nock sets are for. If the loop is tied and crimped properly they are not needed.

 

[squeekieslayer]

I also tie nock sets on above and below the nock with a very slight gap between the tied nock set and the nock, maybe 1/64". Not doing so can incorporate some serious nock pinch. This can have some negative impacts on your nock travel.

I tie the bottom nock slightly longer than the top, this puts the center of the d-loop directly behind the nock at full draw. The natural pull is slightly up.

What?

 

[RosinBag]

I think he is trying to say, the nock set tied on bottom is longer in length than top. So if you tied a series of three double overhands on tip, tie six on bottom. This will put the jaw of your release in line with the back of your arrow, which is correct. If nock sets same length, the jaw of the release will be slightly higher than the back of your nock.