temporary knocking point

[tel]

Does the use of a brass knocking point or other temporary point to establish the right height for a served-in beiter style one make sense - or will the weight difference of point/serving alter the ideal position?

Cheers

tel

[geoffretired]

That's a very good question. I do not know the answer but my guess would be that having a temporary set up would be a big help, otherwise, where would you start? I would imagine that there might be minor adjustments to make once the served in nocking point is installed. If the arrow rest is adjustable, that would be the easiest way.

[Field Archer]

Tel, try a narrow strip of masking tape. It's something that Graham Weller from Wales Archery showed me.

[Bald Eagle]

Don't adjust the arrow rest, you will move the button/arrow centre. Use a brass nock set until the string is stretched in, then you can re-serve and put a Beiternock locater in the serving.

[JohnK]

Some sort of tape is what Beiter recommend as well.

[tel]

Thanks guys - would it be feasible to use the tape method without a serving, or would that be too much difference? Just thinking that serving the string to un-serve it for the beiter seems a bit pointless otherwise.

[JohnK]

Unfortunately you should really serve the string. Fiddly, but worth the trouble IMHO.

[tel]

Thanks John - I sort of guessed as much, but anything for an easy life!

[ThePinkOne]

It wouldn't be an easy life replacing the string after you'd shot it without a centre serving....

String materials are very strong in tension but very prone to damage by abrasion, that's why we serve them. I've even got a little extra 2" of mini serving on the bottom of my compound string as where I rest the bow against my trousers to load it goes fluffy....

Much easier to re-serve the string than make a new string IMO.

P.

[tel]

Originally Posted by ThePinkOne

It wouldn't be an easy life replacing the string after you'd shot it without a centre serving....

String materials are very strong in tension but very prone to damage by abrasion, that's why we serve them. I've even got a little extra 2" of mini serving on the bottom of my compound string as where I rest the bow against my trousers to load it goes fluffy....

Much easier to re-serve the string than make a new string IMO.

P.

I hear what you're saying - it was only really about as many ends as are necessary to establish nocking height, not long term.