D-loop keep getting too tight on nock.

[LFD2037]

C9H13NO3, just noticed your username is Adrenaline! Anyways, are tied in nock points what sic'em described?
wassaw, the serving is not slipping.

[wassaw]

C9H13NO3, just noticed your username is Adrenaline! Anyways, are tied in nock points what sic'em described?
wassaw, the serving is not slipping.

if that were my bow, i would not draw back with that D-loop. something is loose and could let go at any time.
cut it and tie one on like the above pictures.

i personally do the first knot and tug on the remaining strand hard, then place a arrow nock on the string ( to keep the gap set )and take the remaining strand and do the second knot. I like to have the d-loop material straight parallel with the string (no slack) when my second knot is ready to "burn" the end tag maybe 1/8th" from the knot. that way when i put the needle nose tips in and spread them apart it cinches to just at 1/2" d-loop from the string and i apply as much force as i can without the pliers jumping out. (a LOT of elbow force)

some have used just a dab of super glue to keep things set. if you do this, immediately wipe excess off, you only want the glue to be on the d-loop, not soaked in down to the string and only if you know this is where you nock point is really wanted.... apply only to the d-loop knot area not on the serving material.

[PSD Ryan]

Yeah it is. He does his with the same size knot. When I tie in nock sets, I do the larger one underneath, because I find that it keeps the head of my release centered directly behind the nock. YMMV

[splitbeam145]

Thinking serving may be slipping under the Dloop knots and causing it to repeatedly cinch up.

[LFD2037]

Just messed around with it. The d-loop is tied correctly(just like above), the serving doesn't appear to be moving @ all(new bow/strings from Mathews). I got my needle nose out & spread them with as much force as I could w/out them slipping. The d-loop feels/looks perfect & tight. I'll try it out again tomorrow. If it tightens against the nock again I'm going to quit shooting it & go to a shop. I appreciate all of yall's input. Thank you.

[rocky]

Yes you need to tie on a new loop. Take a Marker of some sort and mark where your nock point is before you take off the D loop.

I take a piece of serving and tie a knot above and below where the arrow clicks on the string leaving about a 1/16th of a gap between knot and arrow.

Then I tie the D loop on the outside of those knots. It can never pinch the nock then.

Idk why it's not done like this every time!

Looks good. I can't think of any but are there any downsides to doing it this way?

I don't like to serve in the loop on a new bow until after 300 or so shots, so everything can settle and you can still move nock point up or down by 'screwing' the loop around center serving.
If you don't have vertical adjustment on your rest, if you serve the loop in and affix it, you'll have no vertical nock point adjustment.

[LFD2037]

Well, I tighten the crap out of it & it was pinching the nock by the 3rd shot. Rocky, I have a QAD Ultra HDx rest so there's tons of adjustment if I need to adjust after it's 'tied' in. The closest bow shop is closed till Saturday & the next closest is an hr. away so looks like I'll be waiting a few days to have this remedied.

[Sic'em]

Go to an academy or gander mountain pick up some serving and d loop cord. It's really not hard to do.

[Sic'em]

Just mark on the serving with a white or silver marker before you cut off old loop.

If you get it you save a trip and if you can't well nothing changes lol.

You can look on YouTube for videos on how to do it.

[LFD2037]

Problem is, is where I live! Academy is 40 minutes away, Gander is 1 hr. away & bow shop is 20 minutes away!

[Sic'em]

Ouch!

It's good stuff to have on hand next time your their pick some up.

[Smart]

Problem is, is where I live! Academy is 40 minutes away, Gander is 1 hr. away & bow shop is 20 minutes away!

20 minutes is nothing in the big city..

[Bill]

What I don't understand is how/why the knots on the D loop are moving towards each other on his serving. Are you making the 2 knots mirror images of each other? the ends of the strings are in opposite directions?

I've had lots of problems, but never this one.

[LFD2037]

Yes, mirror image. I don't understand either!!! Never had THIS problem before.

[Ballcoach10]

Had same problem. Serving was slipping and bringing my loop together