Hey everybody, welcome the newbie along with the questions you have probably heard 1.86 billion times already. If it makes you feel better I did a search and couldn"™t find quite what I was looking for. What SPECIFICALLY is a pressure button and what does it do? How do you tune a pressure button?
Also, can the brace height on a bow be adjusted w/o a bow press?
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One more question. If I need to adjust the nocking point on a bowstring, how do I go about that? Can I move/adjust the nocks already on the string or do you remove them and just install new ones?
I can't answer your first question because I don'tknow either.
To adjustthe brace height on my recurveI just twist the stringa bit .
When I change my nock point I always install a newnock(s) just because I don't want to chance having one fly off the string . Cheap insurance , and the reason weown nocking pliers .
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Pressure button is probably an eleminator button. These are little rubber "buttons" with a hole in the middle of them and are threaded onto your string. You use these eleminator buttons to provide a cushion between your release and your arrows nock. They help eleminate some nock pinch and reduce wear on your nocks from your release. You don't tune hem. They are only there to act as a cushion.
The brace height is not adjustable unless you change your draw weight. As you increase the draw weight on a bow the brace height will be shortened slightly. Just opposite if you decrease the draw weight. However you can't adjust it in the way that you are refering to and still have a properly tuned bow. It is what it is.
Yes you can open and retighten a brass nock on a string but use nocking poiers and not something like a screwdriver or a butter knife. I would strongly reccomend however that you install a new nock once you get it where you want it.
In all honesty I reccomend that you use a string loop rather than any brass nocks. There are sooooo many advantages to using a string loop over a conventional brass nock.
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I did some research and I think a pressure button helps control the horizonal flex on the spine for finger shooters. I currently use a crossbow, but am looking to get compound w/ release for next season so I guess I don't need to worry about the pressure button or the nocks...but thanks for the help.
Okay, you're asking about a cushion plunger, also known as a Berger Button. It has only two adjustments, centershot and spring tension. First, adjust centershot, then adjust spring tension to get the very best arrow flight possible. Pretty simple. They are used most often with flipper rests.
But, if you're gonna be using a release then you'll be using an entirely different type of rest andwon't have any need for one.
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