Arrow tracers
07-07-2005, 10:36 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Middletown PA United States
Posts: 3,625
RE: Arrow tracers
I don't watch any of those shows. I consider them a waste of time, when I can be out shooting and tuning. All most of them are is advertisements for whatever products are sponsoring the shows.
07-07-2005, 11:14 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Asheboro, NC
Posts: 114
RE: Arrow tracers
I also saw the tracer nocks on The Wild Outdoors. I have not tried them yet butI am seriously considering them. There website is www.tracerarrow.com. One downside is the added weight. They are 25 grains each.(versus 8 or 9 grains for normal nock) This may not matter a whole lot.
07-07-2005, 06:18 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Arlington TX USA
Posts: 2,214
RE: Arrow tracers
I've shot both the Lumenoks and the Tracers. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Durability goes to the Tracer but at the expense of added weight. Light weight and simplicity goes to the Lumenok. I just wish they could figure out a way for the Tracers to fit completely internal to the arrow instead of having to use the old school style glue on nocks.
08-03-2005, 05:19 PM
#7
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 73
RE: Arrow tracers
well dude if you want to make homemade ones this is how you do it
1. Go to Wal-Mart or Bass Pro shops and get the Thill Nite Brite brand Bobber Light replacements. They're like around $2 or $3 each.
2. Take your nocks and get 2 drill bits. The first bit will be a 5/64 and the second will be a 5/32. Use the 5/64 to drill a hole from the insert part of your nock through the bottom of the fork in the nock. Try to center this hole as best as you can. This way when you release the arrow you will clearly see the "tracer" that follows. You can drill it out a little bigger but I suggest keeping it as small as possible so it's easier to track and not so blinding.
3. Next take the 5/32 and drill a short way up the insert part of the nock. Do NOT drill all the way to the end of the nock since this is the part that will hold the Thill Light in the Nock. Actually, you only want to drill about to where the line on the Nock will physically have the same outside diameter as your arrow so a little over 5/16 of an inch to 3/8 of an inch.
4. Insert the Nite Brite Light in the end of the Nock, It will turn on and this is not a problem since you want to get it in there as far as possible, so when you shoot the inertia and kinetic energy won't knock it out of the nock and down the shaft of the arrow to your tips.
5. To turn it off simply pull gently like you're trying to pull the battery our of the nock and it'll go out, if not you may have to wiggle it from side to side a little and it will go out.
You can make 3 of these for the same price as the Lume-Nock brand nock and these things have like a 24 hour burn rate on them so you just turn them on when you need them and off when you store them and you're good to go
1. Go to Wal-Mart or Bass Pro shops and get the Thill Nite Brite brand Bobber Light replacements. They're like around $2 or $3 each.
2. Take your nocks and get 2 drill bits. The first bit will be a 5/64 and the second will be a 5/32. Use the 5/64 to drill a hole from the insert part of your nock through the bottom of the fork in the nock. Try to center this hole as best as you can. This way when you release the arrow you will clearly see the "tracer" that follows. You can drill it out a little bigger but I suggest keeping it as small as possible so it's easier to track and not so blinding.
3. Next take the 5/32 and drill a short way up the insert part of the nock. Do NOT drill all the way to the end of the nock since this is the part that will hold the Thill Light in the Nock. Actually, you only want to drill about to where the line on the Nock will physically have the same outside diameter as your arrow so a little over 5/16 of an inch to 3/8 of an inch.
4. Insert the Nite Brite Light in the end of the Nock, It will turn on and this is not a problem since you want to get it in there as far as possible, so when you shoot the inertia and kinetic energy won't knock it out of the nock and down the shaft of the arrow to your tips.
5. To turn it off simply pull gently like you're trying to pull the battery our of the nock and it'll go out, if not you may have to wiggle it from side to side a little and it will go out.
You can make 3 of these for the same price as the Lume-Nock brand nock and these things have like a 24 hour burn rate on them so you just turn them on when you need them and off when you store them and you're good to go
08-07-2005, 10:50 PM
#10
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 2
RE: Arrow tracers
Guys,,,
Do yourself a favor and check out “Archers Flame”, I use these and have had great results. Although a little heavy they do not seem to affect my flight out to 40 yards.
http://archersflame.com/
Do yourself a favor and check out “Archers Flame”, I use these and have had great results. Although a little heavy they do not seem to affect my flight out to 40 yards.
http://archersflame.com/