Archery FAQ: Nocking point on a horse bow? 

As I am new to archery I am watching many of your videos and learning a great deal. Thank you for all the great videos Armin!

i tried this yesterday and it is the best information i have ever heard about archery. it prevents the arrow from hitting your hand!! thank you! i was skeptical at first but it works!

"Horse Bow" sounds a lot easier to say than Asiatic composite reflex bows

Yes, you can do w/o one. OTOH, I put a nocking point on all my horsebows. If you are nocking w/o looking at the string, some visual/tactile reference is handy. I usually mark my horsebows w a visual/tactile reference on the handle too for those that do not come w a designated strike plate/area (like Akosbow v Ali Bow). With bows like that, the first thing I do is determine the best place to grip, rest the arrow against the bow, and nock on string. It's easier to be consistent that way. Yes, you can do w/o all that, but I do not. ;)

Great information! This will save my hand! I have scars, scratches and calluses from rough bases of the feather fletchings over years of shooting with the 90 degree nocking point. I had to make a leather guard to protect my hand. This is going to help so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This is the best information and video o have been able to find. Thank you!!!

first time i have watched your videos . first class and the accent is first class as well 😄 . please keep up the great work .

Thanks for the video, very informative.

I've found a brass nock on a horse bow, using a asian thumb draw may cut your finger if you aren't careful, so make a one of serving string.

Yeah I did not know this but then when I shoot my styrofoam box as to emulate a hunt and I move around what I notice is that the position of the arrow is always important to lift the arrow I did this instinctively since I'm learning from your videos. Many things are becoming instinctive and I'm becoming more bonded with the bow and arrow. 1. My arms getting use to the draw weight and technique 2. Thumb becoming more immune to the string weight almost no pain now. 3. Learning to feel proper positioning but will make a video of my instinctive shooting and you can correct me.

excellent information as usual, exactly what i wanted to know. thank you.

Thank you and so good information. Beginner and everyday is a new adventure learning.

Thank you for the excellent lesson.

Thank you, I am getting a new bow next week, and this prevents me from scratching my hand! (Was doing compound bow).

Thank you Armin, wish i could learn from you and go to your school in your country of archery.

Thanks for the great information!

Hahaha, I just scored two very nice bargain glass Bows from Toparchery an I can't even tell which end is the top so Ive just been shooting arrows off them which ever way i pick Them up an I cannot find any difference, both shoot awesome an I'm loving My new never ending draw, if more People knew how sweet Asiatic arrow slinging was Armin.

Great video, thanks!

really appreciate the information ...thx !

Awesome vid, really appreciate the information.

thanks, this is i am searching for.

How to set the nocking point on Mamluk Archery Şimşek Hybrid S+, Turkish Bow

So if you have no nocking point and no consistent grip location you have two elements that cause inconsistency. If shooting fast you have no time for consistent shooting.

🤔 What are your current reflections? Does Austrian Armin concur with Malta Archery Armin?

great to know.Thanks

Fletchings have been ripping my bow hand thumb apart. Gotta try this.

Related question: How do you determine which limb points up and which points down, or doesn't it matter on a horsebow?

Question I’m going from a 30 pound bow To A 45 or 50 which is the best thank you USA Tennessee prepper,Mongolian horse bowl

I'm shooting my Nomad Warriors horsebow Mediterranean style (split finger) because I prefer that and I'm more accurate. It's a more satisfying shooting experience. However, now I'm suffering from finger pinch and have a very sore spot on the arrow side of my right index finger thumbnail where it contacts the arrow, particularly at full draw when the finger pinch is the worst. I solved it today by shooting 3-finger under, however now my arrow doesn't want to stay on top of my bow-gripping hand properly unless I kant the bow a bit to the right. Any suggestions for keeping the arrow against the bow and on top of my hand so that I don't have to kant the bow? Many thanks.

I tried without nocking point at the beginning, but then I realized I can't really put the arrow at the same position, especially when I don't look at it. I have Turkish fiberglass bow and I made nocking point just like shown in the video. Now my shooting is much better

How do you know what side is up on a horse bow? I see the curve is slightly different..

Thank U

My arrows click on the string and doesn't fall off, but it slides up and down the serving. How should I fix this?

Can it be same with thumb draw?

Hello friends, I beg your help, I'm flying to Turkey to buy a Turkish bow, a horse bow, but I do not know where to buy it, where is the place or shop of the arches there, please if anyone knows to tell me, thank you very much!

after your video, the add that played was about an O.M.F.G. super modern compound bow that was of no interest to me.

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Without a nocking point you will never progress. You will have to continuously check both your bow hand and string hand position. Without a fix nocking point the arrow can slide up or down on the string upon release so it will never be accurate. It doesn't take long to find the approximate best bow hand position which then you can use as reference for installing the nocking point on your string. After that it's just a few shots fine tuning to find where the perfect bow hand position is. That you can mark on the bow and you're all set. You're welcome.

I could watch you shoot all day, so effortless

Interesting! I read that in korean traditional archery they have the following method of finding a nocking point: balance the string on your flat hand holding the hand vertically so that the pointing finger is up, pinky down. Then rotate the hand so that the inside touches the string and where your pinky touches the string there is the area where your nocking point is likely to be... (I am paraphrasing from memory here and also am still an absolute beginner, so please take what I said with a big pinch of salt).

Koreans use nock marker on their horn bows roughly 2.5 inches higher than your hand.

Good point. Actually just today, y set up the nocking point in my hungarian horse bow. Let’s try for some time and see. Thank you

This was a very informative and helpful video. Thanks!

I’m going to the 45 pound thank you USA Tennessee prep

Excellent video as always.

What about putting a piece of tape or marking the handle for consistent hand placement and a another mark to indicate where the arrow should pass?( Am I not a Genius Armin)lol

I have listened to your video several times and keep hearing "....simply slide the nock 4 to 7 inches up" from a 90-degree right angle setting (4:30). This can't be right but I swear that's what I keep hearing. Can you please clarify, how high above 90-degrees?

Hes so helpful

Armin why do you call your archery company Malta 🇲🇹 archery? Are you maltese?

Great vids

I have come to revisit this because I may get my first horse bow and I was wondering if I could use fishing shot for it.

Awesome. I was just getting ready to question you. I’ve watched how you shoot, and I always see the arrow consistently higher on the string than 90 deg. I’ve shot compounds for over 15 yrs now and switching to a horse bow, and trying to go traditional is quite a change. I think I’m still gonna tie a knock in place, maybe not a brass one, just some serving string. Any thoughts?

Can you post a link of where you got that ambidextrous bow?

Thank you sir. so useful information, you have solved the problem of mine by this video.

Thanks for the helpful and easy to understand video!

Great video, thanks for the information.

Hi Armin, I have learned a lot from you, thanks as always! I wonder if you have any particular anchor point at all? I do notice you have always draw to some certain draw length when you do reviews, but it seems to me that you don't really touch anywhere on the face at all...

does the arrow prevents thing works for thumb?

can u post about aiming teori and tips or how to aiming properly with horsebow (thumbdraw & rightside arrow)