One of the members of this board (I can't remember who) suggested using weed eater string to increase the weight of arrows by putting it inside the shaft. Sounded like a good idea at first, so I tried it out.

I would not recommend doing this! I used pieces approximately 3/16" long weighing 2 grains. Everytime I shot, the piece travels inside the shaft and blows the nock out of the arrow on impact with the target.[:'(]

A couple of drinking straws inside a shaft gave me the weight I needed, and do not seem to provide the same results. I need to do more shooting to be sure.

The person who recommended this had good intentions, and I thought it was a good idea at first, but finding nocks on the garage floor is a pain in the butt everytime I shoot.

Any other homegrown ideas on how to add a couple grains to arrows?