GMMAT

Honest question, here.......

If I'm shooting 125g broadheads in 300g arrows with balzer vanes and 6in. wraps......and my bow will IBO at 326fps.......how much difference does a Lumenok and a standard nock make?

Should I be concerned in that difference?

I'm not, now....is why I ask.

BobCo19-65

To tell you the truth, I don't know how much homemade lighted nocks weigh compared to a regular nock. I'm also not familiar with setups like yours anymore.

But I am always a little leary about adding additional weight to the back end of my arrow more so then the front. Especially when shooting longer ranges (which is were the lighted nock would come in handy for me - target of course).

It's not a good example, because it's at the front and you probably wouldn't be shooting very far with it, but would you considershooting 100 grain tips on all your arrows and just shoot a 125 grain for your one hunting arrow?

GMMAT

No, I wouldn't, Bob......but I ALSO don't think the front vs. rear (as you said) is a fair comparison.....NOR is a 25g weight difference (we both know it's FAR less than that).

So.....I'm still wondering.....

I CAN tell you that after 30-40 shots from my other hunting arrows vs. the lumenok equipped arrow......I find NO noticeable difference in arrow flight. That tells me what NOT to be worried about.

BobCo19-65

No actually WE don't know that. I have not even touched one or seen the specs on the home made lighted nocks. I do know that there is a battery with it, I assume that has to weigh something.

That may depend on how far you are shooting though. Like I said, in your hunting distances, there may not be a difference.

In any event, you seem to have your mind made up already. Happy trails.

GMMAT

Sorry Bob....I assumed you'd seen a Lumenok. I'm no scale.....but the Lumenok isn't much longer than my typical nocks.....nor does it "seem" much heavier.

My mind isn't made up. If someone could give me some definitive information....I might think otherwise (than the way I currently do). the scenario you gave isn't fair, though.

BobCo19-65

FWIW Just found this on the added weight of the lumenock(not the homemade lighted nock but it would be interesting to know what they weigh), looks like they add 22 grains to the normal nock, 30 grains total.

http://www.archerysportsusa.com/store/index.cfm/c2/i6747

http://www.keystonecountrystore.com/index.html?stocknumber=ARB2828806

GMMAT

Are you sure you read that, correctly? It looks like the TOTAL weight for the first one you link to is 22g. The second appears to be 30g (and this might be explained by the fact that they make different sizes for different arrow sizes). Wouldn't you THEN have to subtract (presumeably) the wieght of the standard arrow nock to see what (if any) the difference is?

Am I looking at this, wrong?

Deer902

Actually they would cost about $3.50 a piece, assuming you can buy the LED lights locally. I didn't think there was much difference in weight between the lighted nock and the lock nock I used to use. I will be sighting in with the lighted nocks next season and shooting the with broadheads to make sure the fly true.

BobCo19-65

That is a good idea. I think in the link that I provided they said that the bobber lights cost between $2.50 and $3 each and can be found at Gander, Cabelas, Bass Pro etc..

If you (or anyone) decides to build them let us know how they work.

GregH

I think that the 22 gr difference would roughly be 5 fps.