ORIGINAL: Greg / MO
One of the more appealing points of going to a loop is using a much-lighter tied-in nock set to keep the weight off the string... It's also a much cleaner look aesthetically, in my opinion...
What are people's thoughts on tying a bit longer nock set underneath the nock? I've seen several target shooters do this, as they believe it allows the release to exert slight downward pressure on the nock... I just got through watching GRIV's DVD, and he only ties one nock set beneath the arrow apparently.
Actually GRIV never used a loop until recently, he always used rope on the release with a single tied in nock point above the arrow. As of 2 weeks ago he did have one on his bowsetupbut he is currently using a tied in nock point above, and both ends of the loop tied under the arrow next to each other to create downward pressure.
Dave Cousins is an advocate of the tied in nock point under the arrow and the loop below that nock point, and then above the arrows nock.....no tied in nock point above the arrow just a string loop knot. He states this keeps the release better centered directly behind the nock.
Either of these methods will also help apply the slight downward pressure to the arrow to keep it planted on the rest. Right now I am using a tied in nock above and below, with a loop outside both of those. My bottom nock set is much longer than the top though to help apply more downward pressure to the arrow and to keep the release setup inline with the arrow nock. I may play with this a bit when my new gibblet string/cables get here though.