Lumenok vs. Nockturnal
11-05-2012, 01:46 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Horseheads NY
Posts: 1,138
I use to use the lumenok, but then I switch to tracer nocks.. They turn on and off with a magnet that you mount on your bow.. Very bright always work...
Last edited by V8Ranger; 11-05-2012 at 01:49 AM.
03-08-2013, 10:08 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Vermont
Posts: 483
Not sure about the other lighted nocks but I purchased some of the lumenoks and although they worked well. I felt they could be hard to shut off and if shot to often, the battery would brake away from the casing inside. Meaning you have a regular nock that you just payed a lot of $$$ for. I think I'll check out the Nockturnals though.
03-08-2013, 12:14 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,877
I actually prefer Lumenoks, but honestly, I've found that both are high quality products. My wife runs Nockturnals on her arrows, while I run Lumenoks on mine. The Lumenoks are a bit brighter, and I can shut them off without a tool, whereas the Nockturnals run down a bit faster, aren't as bright, and really can't be turned off without some tool. Either are very bright, and very easy to find in low light conditions.
What I HATE about the Lumenocks, but tolerate, is the fact that you have to back them out of the shaft to turn them off. I nock-tune all of my arrows, so I have to be very careful to make sure I don't twist the nock out of time when I turn them off at practice.
Either one of them can occasionally activate when you snap them onto the string. My wife plays heck with her Nockturnals when she pulls arrows off of the string, the Nockturnal will pull out, but a small dab of CA holds it in place until you break it free to replace it.
I'll give 4 specific experiences here as well:
When my wife was setting up her sight, she "submarined" an arrow under the grass in her dad's yard, we looked for 20min and never found it. Later that evening once the sun had gone down, her dad called and said he had found the arrow, he spotted the pink glow through the window of their house. Without the Nockturnal, that's a $10 shaft that we wouldn't have found.
I was trying out a T-release this year left handed (first time using one left handed), using a competition style high angle draw, failed to clip onto the D-loop properly, and sent an arrow flying out into the wild blue yonder. It landed "somewhere" in knee deep grass, and again, we searched for 20-30min before giving up. Later that evening, I walked back out and the glowing orange Lumenok lead me right to the arrow. Another $10 back in my pocket.
My wife shot her buck this year right at the end of the day, her Nockturnal lit up like a beacon, showing the hit perfectly as he ran away, rear lung/liver. We waited a half hour, getting into complete darkness outside, but found the blood trail where he jumped into cover because he had broken the end of her arrow off, and the Nockturnal was glowing on the ground.
Same buck, pitch black, tracking blood trail, we stuck the tips of arrows with lit nocks (lumenoks and nockturnals both) into the ground wherever we found blood to help us reference backwards and see the path behind us as we tried to follow the bloodtrail.
I buy 3 new ones each year to get a fresh set of batteries for both of us, costs me $60, cheaper than dinner and a movie with the wife. We use dead ones as practice nocks.
What I HATE about the Lumenocks, but tolerate, is the fact that you have to back them out of the shaft to turn them off. I nock-tune all of my arrows, so I have to be very careful to make sure I don't twist the nock out of time when I turn them off at practice.
Either one of them can occasionally activate when you snap them onto the string. My wife plays heck with her Nockturnals when she pulls arrows off of the string, the Nockturnal will pull out, but a small dab of CA holds it in place until you break it free to replace it.
I'll give 4 specific experiences here as well:
When my wife was setting up her sight, she "submarined" an arrow under the grass in her dad's yard, we looked for 20min and never found it. Later that evening once the sun had gone down, her dad called and said he had found the arrow, he spotted the pink glow through the window of their house. Without the Nockturnal, that's a $10 shaft that we wouldn't have found.
I was trying out a T-release this year left handed (first time using one left handed), using a competition style high angle draw, failed to clip onto the D-loop properly, and sent an arrow flying out into the wild blue yonder. It landed "somewhere" in knee deep grass, and again, we searched for 20-30min before giving up. Later that evening, I walked back out and the glowing orange Lumenok lead me right to the arrow. Another $10 back in my pocket.
My wife shot her buck this year right at the end of the day, her Nockturnal lit up like a beacon, showing the hit perfectly as he ran away, rear lung/liver. We waited a half hour, getting into complete darkness outside, but found the blood trail where he jumped into cover because he had broken the end of her arrow off, and the Nockturnal was glowing on the ground.
Same buck, pitch black, tracking blood trail, we stuck the tips of arrows with lit nocks (lumenoks and nockturnals both) into the ground wherever we found blood to help us reference backwards and see the path behind us as we tried to follow the bloodtrail.
I buy 3 new ones each year to get a fresh set of batteries for both of us, costs me $60, cheaper than dinner and a movie with the wife. We use dead ones as practice nocks.
03-08-2013, 06:47 PM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Altadena CA
Posts: 494
I love illuminated nocks and will never hunt without them - except in states where they're illegal, of course. (As far as what Pope and Young says, I couldn't care less. Being able to spot my shot and plan an appropriate follow-up strategy is FAR more important.)
I've used both brands, and I prefer the Nocturnals because they're five grains lighter (better FOC).
I've used both brands, and I prefer the Nocturnals because they're five grains lighter (better FOC).
03-10-2013, 07:37 AM
#17
Spike
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Texas
Posts: 34
I love illuminated nocks and will never hunt without them - except in states where they're illegal, of course. (As far as what Pope and Young says, I couldn't care less. Being able to spot my shot and plan an appropriate follow-up strategy is FAR more important.)
I've used both brands, and I prefer the Nocturnals because they're five grains lighter (better FOC).
I've used both brands, and I prefer the Nocturnals because they're five grains lighter (better FOC).
Unfortunately Rage producs bought out Nockturnals and both my husband and I have seen some quality problems since they took over.
we did however find a company called Two Guys and a Bow Archery LLC that has some lighted nocks that have proven to be great - less expensive too. I am not affiliated with them or anything but we have had great luck with them and they function exactly like the nockturnals. Plus its always great to support the little guys!
