Luminok????
 

Hey ya'll. I'm thinking of going to the luminoks as I am hunting in deep timber and I'm having trouble seeing the arrow any further than 20 yards. Any problems? HOW MUCH DO THEY AFFECT THE ARROW FLIGHT?

Any help would be appreciated as I have glued my other noks in my shafts and if I'm going to use them I have to buy new arrows.
Thanks

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Luminoksare awesome! They don't affect the flight of the arrow much. Check out their web site, http://www.lumenok.net/photo.htm

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I have them. I had to adjust my sight a bit. They will add enough weight to cause your arrow to drop more quickly. I just adjusted my entire sight a hair and was dead on at 20-30-40. No need to adjust individual pins.

It's like shooting a lazer. It's really that neat. I had a bad one from the factory and they replaced it no questions....great customer service. Great product. I don't know why anyone would hunt without them!

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Wow, convinced me. Great info on the website. I have not tried them yet, but I will.

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They are a mixed blessing, IMO. First off, they add weight to the back of the arrow - compromising the FOC. The mechanism that shuts them off doesn't always work, and the batteries go dead. And, worst of all, every hunter wants to see where his arrow hit. So we are real concerned about the flight of the luminock when we should be focusing our attention on things like form and follow through. I tried them. Not interested.

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I dont know how many times I have to say it.............Tracer Nocks!!!!!!!!!!

There is no comparing the luminok to the Tracer Nocks!!!!!!

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Never heard of tracer nocks. What are they?

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http://www.tracerarrow.com/page/page/996884.htm


I dont know if the link will work but that is the webpage.

I honestly have never personally owned the luminocks, but know of a few people that have and they hate them and for what I can see they are JUNK!!!!!
I bought the Tracer nocks this year and they turn on using a magnet, a magnet mounts too your bow and when the nock goes by it turns on! I have shot prob 300(?) shots with mine and have never had one not light!!

They stay tight in the arrow and the new smart tracer has a built in flash mode in them, after 10 seconds it will start flashing to save battery life and I think it an awesome feature!!

I have also heard people say that without the magnet they turn on real well also????

The only downside I can see is they add 30grains of what to the back of the arrow and luminocks are only 12-17grains or something like that?? I honestly could not tell much of a difference if hardly any with mine. I would take 15 extra grains for QUALITY any day over the luminocks!!!

Take a look at them!!!

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this might interest you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMqLT-4ezzk

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Go with the tracer nock. THere have been instances with the luminocks not lighting up on release for some reason but with the tracer nock it is guaranteed they will light up because the light is forced on by the magnet and doesnt rely on the being forced into contact to light it up. Much better design with the tracer nock IMO.

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As western and archer have already said, I would go with the tracer nocks over the lumenok. Much more reliable and even though they do add a little more weight, its not enough to hurt arrow flight at all. I have used both lumenoks and tracer nocks and have had the lumenoks fail on more than just a couple occasions, and if I'm gonna spend the money on a $10+ nock then I want it to work when its supposed to, and thats what tracer nocks do. They work.

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So are the Tracer Knocks just for carbon arrows only?

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ALF Thats a cool video. I like the idea of the bobber light.I do have probably 30 or so extra nocks laying around so I might give it a try, What was the brand name of the bobber light? I thought he said TILL. But the spelling looked different on the package. Thanks for all the input and info. I'll let ya'll know how it turns out if I can find the lights.

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I don't use either one all the time, but I have used the Lumenock at times and have had zero problems. It would be my choice just for the weight savings. I don't like adding extra weight to the back of my arrow, and if there was a failure to light it wouldn't be the end of the world;)

Dan

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AZBear, I think the Tracer Nocks work with some aluminums, as well.

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Build your own. It's very easy to do. Contact me and I can send you the instructions.

Darrall

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I use them, and they work great!

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I agree too with Roskoe. I don't want anything to take away from my FOC even though it's 21 %. Plus I don't want to concentrate on the arrow, I want to follow through with the shot.

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I switched from Lumenok to Tracer Knocks this year. I like them much better. Haven't had a single one fail.

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tose were thill bobbers but any push on pull off one will work

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I have tried the Luminok before and didnt like them.They always didnt light up when shot and seemed to fit in the arrow shaft to loose.I might try making my own.

Tried them (Luminocks), pain to install since they require metal to set the contacts off which in turns causes them to light up, trouble getting them to light, once lit I couldn't get them turned off. Pretty finicky piece of kit. Great concept if you can get them working. I like the idea but I'm going to try another brand.

I've used Luminocks and Tracers and I don't care for either. The luminocks add too much weight to the rear of the arrow and actually cause your arrow to hit high. as much as 7"at 30 yds for my set up. The tracers were a pain as they needed a magnet to turn on and off and were also heavy.
My solution came about this year with the Nocturnal. This nock only weighs 20 grs (that's only 7 gr over a std nock). I shot them on a 3d course last weekend side by side with my regular nocked arrows and could find no difference out to 40 yds. There were no failures to light and were highly visible (green).
All this being said, the nock will help you see your arrow hit but it will not help you kill the animal. There is nothing that will replace a well placed broadhead in the vitals for a quick humane kill.

I as well switched from Luminocks to NocTurnals and love them.

Crazinjun, are you speaking of the 2 metal wires on the sides that need to be compressed to light up or what? Most of the ones I shot and still have if bought correctly just might need a tad of shaving to fit but are mostly tight if installed correctly and installed in the correct shaft. I just went to the NocTurnals because a buddy at the bow shop gave me a 1/2dz as well as some Mathews Grim Reapers for helping him out with some work he needed done.

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the only reason i see to use them is to find your arrow after the shot. if you are watching the noch in flight u proabably gonna make a bad shot anyway. my buddy shot a doe and the arrow glowing close to dark spooked the nine pointer that came out minutes later and ran to me. at least he got to drag him with his doe.

If you are seeing your nock in flight means that you have proper arrow tuning and flight for it is traveling straight away from you and you have correct form and follow through in your shooting stance. And that buck more or less heard the commotion and spooked your way and not due to the glowing nock. I have had does walk over after a deer was shot and sniff the arrow to only find out very shortly what created that situation.

Love illuminated nocks! Will never go hunting without them (where legal of course). And I don't give a rip about P & Y.

As far as the added weight, I haven't noticed much difference in flight out to 40 yards or so. However, I'm a bit AR, so I epoxy short threaded rods into regular nocks so I can practice with nocks of the same weight (25 grains for Luminocks and 20 grains for Nockturnals.)

Make my own, 17 grains total weight, cheaper, and they work. I also don't drill my nocks like most video's show you.

I have had the same Luminoks for about 3 years now. I have yet to have one fall out or not work. Now I will say that I only use an arrow with one of these for first light or dusk shots. The rest of the time an arrow w/o one is at the ready. I also shoot those hunting arrows only once before the season to make sure they light up and the arrow is still flying true.