Recommendations for loose nocks on string?

[hunt2eat]

My serving is pretty worn down from shooting, and wanted to ask everyone whether you just redo the serving or use quick fixes? I've heard people say they use dental floss, but are there other tricks out there to fix this issue?

[GarGuy]

Couple wraps of tape will help till you can get it fixed

[SamHarper]

I've never tried this before, but it seems like you could boil some water, stick the ends of the nocks in there to heat up, then kind of push them together until they cool off. Then they'll be a little tighter. I wouldn't stick them all the way in, though, or it might loosen the glue holding them on. I'd just stick them in there deep enough heat up the little wings.

Or you could wrap an extra layer of serving on your string.

[SJP51]

Buy a new string. I've had a nock slip off before I shot. Basically a dry fire. Broke the handle. Massive string slap buster on my arm. Just buy a new string

[Duckologist]

Get it re-served

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[Jon B]

It ain't no joke when it slides off the string at full draw with a broadhead on there.

[FLASH_OUTDOORS]

Heat knocks and shape while warm. It will work.


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[Bisch]

I’m in the “reserve the string” crowd. Very easy to do yourself once you learn how. Or, not to expensive to have a shop do it. It’s best to learn how yourself though.

Bisch


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[BernieH]

Reserve. Then you can inspect the string strands under the serving to ensure the string is still in good shape. When strings break they tend to happen at the high stress area at the string nock.

[hunt2eat]

Thank you all. Reserving the string is what I was leaning towards, so i think i'm going to go that route and learn it.

[Briar Friar]

Get it re-served

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Word.

Really: Learn to reserve and do so.

Ive worn through my serving and string playing hokey pokey with nock height. On one bow, the string popped. On another bow several of the string strands has worn through and theyve popped. It doesnt show on one side of string because of serving being tight enough to disguise. It only became apparent on the other end when I saw the string curling.

Ive done the gambit of biting nocks closed to using duct tape, painters tape and electrical tape to fill nock throat gap by wrapping the string. Eventually everything fails. Even serving.

Good skilling MrEat.

[60 Deluxe]

I just build a new string. Sometimes my new strings don't fit my arrow nocks due to the strand count and material used. The thick serving material that I have on hand is nylon and it just doesn't last as well as Halo, so I resort to dental floss or even B55 string material to build up the area until the nocks fit. I then put a drop of wicking super glue on the floss. It immediately soaks the entire wrap. The strands of floss bond together but don't bond to the Halo serving on the string. It works great. I use my arrows on several bows so changing the opening size of the nock would limit those arrows to that one string.