ORIGINAL: Greg / MO
This whole subject is one of the reasons I'm excited about using lighted nocks this year. For all the tinkering I've done over the years, for all the "toys" I own... I've just never tried them.
But as I encounter that lovely time period when my eyes are succumbing to middle age (I just had to start using reading glasses last month; it was either that, or take my contacts out every time I needed to see something up close
), I am genuinely pumped about trying out this technology and being able to more positively identify my shot placement on game animals.
I was wondering when these were going to come into the conversation. Last year was my first year, and I used Lumenoks. On each of the three deer I took with the compound, I knew exactly where the arrow impacted and knew they were dead before they had time to react. Also, being colorblind, a blood covered arrow in brown leaves is all but invisible to me. In that respect, they really are a big plus.
But back to the original question... yes, I can see my arrows hit the target provided the lighting is good. I need glasses to read, but my distant vision is excellent. In low light conditions? Well, that's why I have the Lumenoks.