Post by bowtech on Jan 24, 2006 15:44:40 GMT -5
Well I didnt have these long but it didnt take alot of time to find out what most people would want to know.
so,the good the bad and the ugly of it is as follows.
Ugly: the price
Ugly doesnt mean bad but it is hard to look at and so is the cost of the luma nock.
It is hard to think that the average joe is going to put 4 to 6 arrows in the quiver,all equiped for a light show
The good: the ability to see the flight of the arrow is a real advantage in a way that no one I have heard mention and that is to judge the bows tune
My bow smokes and I was able to easily see the arrow track right off the shelf when I wished to and at 10yrds,even when I didnt wish to see it.
For people that want to paper tune...forget that!,the luma nock is hands down better than that method.
I purposfully striped and replaced the rest on my bow,making sure it was out of whack before starting.
I only eyed the start position and used only the luma nock to guide me after that point.
Within 8 shots I had the bow back it tune and was shooting bullet holes from keeping them in the 9&10 ring out to 45yrds.
For a guy in the field and away from home on a hunt,
should something happen to your bows tune(god forbid),the luma could be your answer to confidently retuning it for your hunt ahead.
I would HIGHLY reccomend the luma nock just for this reason alone.
I also like the idea that I am going to have a beacon in the night for finding that arrow after the shot or the deer it is attached too.
That flashlight of mine just doesnt help (me) alot during the night to see under that bunch of brush.
The bad:I tried the luma on a number of bows with diffrent results.
First was the recurve that I shoot three under and this was the first bow that caused the luma to malfunction
The pinch from the steep angle of the string caused the luma to flash as it made and lost contact.
That is something that I wouldnt want happening with a nervous animal near by!.
The next bow was a recurve that is tillerd to be shot in the standard fashion with the index over the nock and this caused no unwanted contact in the luma
The third was a 44" axel to axel (which is pretty long by todays standards) but again,the luma would flash as it made and lost contact because of the pinch between the nock and the release.
This did not happen alot (as it did with the three under recurve) but it did happen enough for me to say not for me... again
The final bow was a 40" with a string loop.
That was the bow that did not lite the luma
Although it was a shorter axel to axel with more pinch,the string loop solved the problems.
I dont use a string loop for hunting and I dont use lighted pins since scareing off a couple of deer due to thier use some years ago.
So...for me the luma certainly has a place in my box of goodies but not in my hunting quiver.
Note of intrest (or humor) the instructions for use in the package says in part "use goggles"
Smaller shafts such as the CX100 are going to have a hard time useing this nock.
Even when shaving it down (as suggested in info. packet)I was not brave enough to force this electronic golden nugget down the overly tight throat of the smaller shaft.
I wish I could have (with confidence) because I think that this is a great device for young kids as well as adults.
Sure would make it easier to find my boys arrows in the field
so,the good the bad and the ugly of it is as follows.
Ugly: the price
Ugly doesnt mean bad but it is hard to look at and so is the cost of the luma nock.
It is hard to think that the average joe is going to put 4 to 6 arrows in the quiver,all equiped for a light show
The good: the ability to see the flight of the arrow is a real advantage in a way that no one I have heard mention and that is to judge the bows tune
My bow smokes and I was able to easily see the arrow track right off the shelf when I wished to and at 10yrds,even when I didnt wish to see it.
For people that want to paper tune...forget that!,the luma nock is hands down better than that method.
I purposfully striped and replaced the rest on my bow,making sure it was out of whack before starting.
I only eyed the start position and used only the luma nock to guide me after that point.
Within 8 shots I had the bow back it tune and was shooting bullet holes from keeping them in the 9&10 ring out to 45yrds.
For a guy in the field and away from home on a hunt,
should something happen to your bows tune(god forbid),the luma could be your answer to confidently retuning it for your hunt ahead.
I would HIGHLY reccomend the luma nock just for this reason alone.
I also like the idea that I am going to have a beacon in the night for finding that arrow after the shot or the deer it is attached too.
That flashlight of mine just doesnt help (me) alot during the night to see under that bunch of brush.
The bad:I tried the luma on a number of bows with diffrent results.
First was the recurve that I shoot three under and this was the first bow that caused the luma to malfunction
The pinch from the steep angle of the string caused the luma to flash as it made and lost contact.
That is something that I wouldnt want happening with a nervous animal near by!.
The next bow was a recurve that is tillerd to be shot in the standard fashion with the index over the nock and this caused no unwanted contact in the luma
The third was a 44" axel to axel (which is pretty long by todays standards) but again,the luma would flash as it made and lost contact because of the pinch between the nock and the release.
This did not happen alot (as it did with the three under recurve) but it did happen enough for me to say not for me... again
The final bow was a 40" with a string loop.
That was the bow that did not lite the luma
Although it was a shorter axel to axel with more pinch,the string loop solved the problems.
I dont use a string loop for hunting and I dont use lighted pins since scareing off a couple of deer due to thier use some years ago.
So...for me the luma certainly has a place in my box of goodies but not in my hunting quiver.
Note of intrest (or humor) the instructions for use in the package says in part "use goggles"
Smaller shafts such as the CX100 are going to have a hard time useing this nock.
Even when shaving it down (as suggested in info. packet)I was not brave enough to force this electronic golden nugget down the overly tight throat of the smaller shaft.
I wish I could have (with confidence) because I think that this is a great device for young kids as well as adults.
Sure would make it easier to find my boys arrows in the field
