light the way?
08-27-2008, 05:18 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Western Maryland
Posts: 308
RE: light the way?
A buddy of mine bought them last year has shot two deer with them and lost both arrows when they penetrate the deer or hit the ground they tend to turn off![:@]Not very good!!! If i was you i would go with the Tracer nocks they are activated by a magnet and you cant turn them off without the magnet which means no lost arrows!!
08-27-2008, 08:35 PM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
Posts: 6,453
RE: light the way?
You should just be able to back them out and the SHOULD turn off.
But don't get discouraged, we can put a man on the moon but can't make a good lighted nock. I tried Luminoks they failed on me pretty quick. I've made my own with mixed results. This Year I went with Tracer nocks, the first failed quickly and they replaced it, the next 3 have worked flawlessly thus far!
But don't get discouraged, we can put a man on the moon but can't make a good lighted nock. I tried Luminoks they failed on me pretty quick. I've made my own with mixed results. This Year I went with Tracer nocks, the first failed quickly and they replaced it, the next 3 have worked flawlessly thus far!
08-27-2008, 08:41 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Flushing Michigan
Posts: 2,355
RE: light the way?
I've made my own, and they worked great. But at the end of the day, it was just a neat gimmick and was totally un-necessary. I also had a tendency to want to peek to watch the luminok fly instead of focusing on the target and following through - so off they came.
I'm constantly forcing myself to "keep it simple" when it comes to my bowhunting gear.
That's why the dropaway rest, mechanical broadheads, FOBs, and lighted nocks are OUT this year.
The whisker biscuit, blazers, slick tricks, and white wraps are IN this year.
I'm constantly forcing myself to "keep it simple" when it comes to my bowhunting gear.
That's why the dropaway rest, mechanical broadheads, FOBs, and lighted nocks are OUT this year.
The whisker biscuit, blazers, slick tricks, and white wraps are IN this year.
08-27-2008, 09:51 PM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
RE: light the way?
What is everybodys opinion on luminocks?
08-27-2008, 11:16 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Hortonville, Wisconsin
Posts: 1,456
RE: light the way?
i hate them they never worked for me. and like bigbulls said they did that to a couple of my arrows too...so i dont but them anymore. i just watch my arrow it seems to be alot easier
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08-28-2008, 06:38 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: West Tennessee
Posts: 2,333
RE: light the way?
This is a bit strange. I used 6 of them last year, and as far as the actual"lighting up" function, theyperformed flawlessly. No damage to myGoldtip 7595s either.
BUT, I won't be using them again this year due to a different problem.I tried to practice with them, and after a couple of rounds, three of them cracked on the shot. Personally I'm convinced that they're simply not constructed well enough to handle the force that a 70# bow puts on a 500 grain arrow.
BUT, I won't be using them again this year due to a different problem.I tried to practice with them, and after a couple of rounds, three of them cracked on the shot. Personally I'm convinced that they're simply not constructed well enough to handle the force that a 70# bow puts on a 500 grain arrow.
