setting nock point

[mike lepera BRITESITE]

When setting the nock point, If you find that you need to make small adjustments to you nock point, you can make finer adjustments by tightening the limb bolts on a comp[ound. the nock point will move towards the bolt that gets tightened. Or it will move away from the bolt that gets loosened.
This is easier than changing the angle on the launcher or trying to slide the nock point

[JohnK]

This is true, Mike. However, it will also change the tiller, which will have an effect on how the bow aims and also the nocking point height required in the first place. It is possible to end up chasing your tail on this one I reckon.

[Kae]

Originally Posted by JohnK

This is true, Mike. However, it will also change the tiller, which will have an effect on how the bow aims and also the nocking point height required in the first place. It is possible to end up chasing your tail on this one I reckon.

wot 'e said.

Kae.

mike,try setting the nock with very sticky tape first,then when you have got it were its needed clip on the nock to the string, less chance of doing any damage to the bow string, i find this method works ok for me,

[mike lepera BRITESITE]

Originally Posted by JohnK

This is true, Mike. However, it will also change the tiller, which will have an effect on how the bow aims and also the nocking point height required in the first place. It is possible to end up chasing your tail on this one I reckon.

we are not talking about major changes here. the limb bolt can be changed a degree at a time. It may take as little as 1/16" change to get what you want.
I don't belive that what ever tiller change that happens can be discernable.
Mabe on a hooter shooter.

[JohnK]

Well, your call, but I wouldn't play that game.

[Kae]

Originally Posted by mike lepera BRITESITE

Maybe on a hooter shooter.

A hooter shooter will put arrows into the gold no matter the bow setup (within reason).

Kae.

[cliveanne]

Originally Posted by JohnK

This is true, Mike. However, it will also change the tiller, which will have an effect on how the bow aims and also the nocking point height required in the first place. It is possible to end up chasing your tail on this one I reckon.

Regarding the tiller business. Sometime ago (2000), on my coaching course, we were told that the tiller was of no importance. This is because the system is a "Closed one", unlike a recurve with one string. However, I seem to recall that it is not the tiller, but the timing of the cams which needs the attention...
I'm still trying to get my head around that. Tiller, not the cams.

[JohnK]

A closed system *unlike* a recurve with one string? That makes no sense.

I'm no compound expert, but I've seen enough articles here and there about tweaking tiller and timing to know it does have an effect. Also, as a very experienced archery engineer told me, the tiller, nocking point, bow grip pressure point, finger pressure (if applicable) and stabiliser set up all affect one another. Change one, and you may find you have to change another to balance it all out again.

[phil_r_58]

Originally Posted by mike lepera BRITESITE

When setting the nock point, If you find that you need to make small adjustments to you nock point, you can make finer adjustments by tightening the limb bolts on a comp[ound. the nock point will move towards the bolt that gets tightened. Or it will move away from the bolt that gets loosened.
This is easier than changing the angle on the launcher or trying to slide the nock point

Have a look at this link, it gives a lot of useful information on tiller tuning.

http://www.merlin-bows.co.uk/articles/Tiller.pdf

There are a number of useful documents on theis page as well

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