I haven't noticed much difference out to 30 yards or so, but since I'm a bit OCD I added weight to my practice nocks (small threaded rod epoxied in) so everything's equal.
Originally Posted by
bronko22000
Better be careful with that. I tried the same thing when I used the Easton Tracer nock and had the nock explode on release which almost resulted in a dry fire.
It only matters the first season. After the first season or two, you'll have nocks with dead batteries to use as practice nocks. Then you can make the replacement set last for a LONG time (I have 5 seasons on my current set).
At the end of the day, they're not that expensive. Comparatively, if you shoot a $30 head, arrow, and nock 30 times for practice, you get as much bang for your buck as you would when firing $1 per round out of a rifle. I know I've shot certain shafts hundreds of times, definitely getting my money's worth out of them. Using my dead lumenoks as practice nocks, I get my value out of them as well.
I use lumenoks, Mama uses Nockturnals. Mine are a lot brighter, her's are handier for turning them off. Both have been reliable. Lumenok's design makes them more prone to start popping out on impact after time (GT's at least).