Arrow below or above nocking point?

slyke · Sep 17, 2017

Hello - So I've got my bow and have been shooting it over the weekend and it's so much fun!

I placed my nocking point 3/8" above 90 degrees to the rest and then I place the arrow on top of the nocking point. I shoot with the split fingers, 1 above 2 under.

However, everytime I see videos and articles, people shoot with the arrow below the nockingpoint - and.. sorry for sounding dumb.. but why do they do that?

Have I misunderstood something or isn't the nocking point just something you use so that the arrows are placed at the same spot everytime?

jjenks · Sep 17, 2017

When drawing a bow the arrow wants to slide up the string so you place the arrow below the nock to hold it in place

nuts&bolts · Sep 17, 2017

If you have ONE nocking point for your recurve bow, put the arrow nock UNDER the single nock point. WHY UNDER? Well, the arrow nock is ABOVE the grip of the recurve bow. When you have the bow arm LEVEL, the shoulders LEVEL, the bow hand is BELOW shoulder height, because the TOP of your bow hand thumb is at the same height as your shoulder joint. So, the majority of the grip of the RECURVE bow is BELOW shoulder height. Therefore, the arrow nock at your corner of mouth anchor, the arrow nock is ABOVE the deepest part of the curve on the GRIP, when the arrow is DEAD LEVEL. So, to prevent the arrow nock from SLIDING UP the bowstring, you put the arrow nock BELOW the nock point.

serekmt · Sep 17, 2017

If you have one point it's better ro put it below as on a picture above

dsdhunts · Sep 17, 2017

At tac you will see just about anything goes.

I currently level string level arrow then tie one in. Above is my preferred. then if the rest is fixed I move the tie up or down to fix porpoise. Then brass nock.

Above or below is really preference of the shooter.

Arrow below or above nocking point?

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