An educator in Hempstead, New York, Cynthia Partee has been responsible for organizing and developing science curriculums in public school settings. An outdoor enthusiast, Cynthia Partee enjoys activities such as camping, rafting, and archery in her free time.

With a recurve bow (commonly used in archery), one essential is tying a nocking point on the bow string. This ensures that the arrow is held in place and ready to be propelled with reliable force from a set position. While some archers use a pre-made metal or plastic nocking point, many employ the traditional technique of tying knots of thread onto the string itself.

Accomplishing this begins with resting a T-square (bracing height gauge) on the arrow rest and clipping it onto the string. A mark above the gauge’s bottom line is set as the top nocking point, which determines where the arrow sits on the string.

Tie a knot here with your thread, then a second knot below, with most of the thread on the opposite side of the string. Finally, a third knot (facing in the original knot’s direction) is tied above both knots. More knots are now tied onto these knots to create knocking posts that are substantial enough to keep the arrow within a tightly constrained band on the bow string.