String loop

[carpsniperg2]

ranier and xxx the same shop?

[JBar]

Sneaky- Did you go to the town of Rainier near Yelm, Rainier Oregon or did you go to Rainier Archery in Graham? I can't see Rainier telling you that you need a drop away for a loop unless they were suggesting you upgrade from your current rest. But again a loop will help no matter what.

[Wazukie]

Install the d-loop yourself and safe the 4 bucks.  Its really is quite simple to do.  In my opinion the best thing a shooter can do is learn to work on your own bow.  Learn how it all works and do your own set up.  its not that hard to do.  That goes for arrows too.  just my 

[sneakyjake]

I'm shooting a 10 year old Q2, with a quick tune rest by NAP.  I took it in to have the string changed out.  It was Rainier in Graham and he meant what he had said.  I have read multiple articles in Petersen's and Bowhunter mag on them over the years.  Saved a few, doesn't seem difficult.  What I don't want to do is have to turn a four dollar change into a drop away rest and a new release.  I am assuming it will lengthen my draw length.  Will it be noticable?  Will I have to get an adjustable release (ten years old also) to shorten the distance to the jaws?  If I do go to a d loop, any pref for solid versus string?  I'm just not in the habit of dropping $200 to change something that isn't broke.  Killed a lot of critters with this setup.  Don't know why I'm having the issue with the nocks.  They are gold tips. 

[xXx Archery]

ranier and xxx the same shop?

LOL
NO...WE are not the same shop....xXx Archery is in Rainier OREGON
Rainier archery is in Graham Washington

oh and put a D-Loop on.

[JBar]

It'll change your anchor a little bit, if you get the right loop material you can make a loop pretty small. You will need to have it big enough for your release to fit into it without hitting your arrow nock.

[xXx Archery]

Place an arrow on your arrow rest & snap the nock onto the string at approximately 90
Place an arrow level onto the arrow about 3-4 inches in front of the arrow rest

Using a 12-16” length of BCY #62 braided POLYGRIP .020” material, place the piece of serving behind the string & butting up against the nock

Tie a single overhand knot so that the knot is facing you. Pull tightly enough so that the knot is secure, but not cutting into the serving. Moderate to heavy tension!
Tie another knot on the back side of the string exactly opposite the
positon of the first knot.
Tie the 3rd & final knot on the front side of the string.
Place one of your nocks onto the sowstring butting it up against the
bottom of the upper nock point, Leave a small amount of play between
the nock & the starting point for your lower nock point to allow for nock
pinch at full draw
For your lower nock point, you will complete a total of 7 knots this
will create a lower nock point that is twice as large as the top

[xXx Archery]

Installing your D-loop -
Assuming you have installed your upper & lower nock points according the instructions above, you are now ready to install your D-loop. We are going to show you how to install a D-loop.

Start with a long piece of D-loop material of your choosing. Fray the end of the material to a length of about 1/8” and wax the string with bee's wax

Hold the D-loop material vertical. Using a standard lighter, begin slowly melting the frayed material in a circular motion until it is evenly melted & there is a good crown of melted material

Now that you have one end of the material ready, you can tie the top D-loop knot. wrap the D-loop material around the bowstring just above the top nock point leaving several inches of material to work with

Slowly work the slack out of the knot by pulling on the longer piece of D-loop material while supporting the bowstring ensuring that the melted crown remains exposed.
Once the majority of the slack has been removed from the knot, pull tightly on the D-loop material while supporting the bowstring in order to firmly set the knot & remove ALL slack.
The burnt crown should firmly butt up against the bowstring & the D-loop material.
Since you started the upper knot on the front side of the string, you will start your lower knot on the back side of the bowstring

The lower knot will be tied in the exact opposite configuration as the upper knot.
Fray & burn the end in the same manner that you did the first.

seat the loop by pulling aggressively on the D-loop

The loop will continue to seat & the material will stretch slightly over the next 20-50 shots fired from the bow by about 1/32”-1/16” depending on the material & the length of the loop..
Here is the completed D-loop

The offset in nock point sizes between the top & bottom creates a slight amount of down pressure on the arrow at full draw which helps keep the arrow on the rest & provides for more consistent overall pressure on the arrow rest. The offset also creates a better alignment of your release aid directly behind the arrow at full draw

[xXx Archery]

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[Old Dog]

Great advice XXX!  It's nice to see someone who actually knows how to properly install a D loop.  Even the bow manufacturers forget the two nocking points.  

[xXx Archery]

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[xXx Archery]

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[Old Dog]

Awesome tutorial.  No wonder you have such a good reputation.  Hats off!

[Todd_ID]

Great tutorial! I wish I lived closer because you deserve the business.

[xXx Archery]

Awesome tutorial.  No wonder you have such a good reputation.  Hats off!

Thanks Old Dog....and you to have a good Reputation..
Its good for some guys to learn how to do some work on there own bows
I hope this helps..