The notch is the area where the arrow sits in your crossbow. It can be a single notch, which will hold a single arrow at a time, or it can be a double notch, which holds two arrows side by side.
To notch an arrow in your crossbow, first make sure you are using the correct size arrow rest and that it is firmly attached to your crossbow.
Next, place the arrow onto the rest so that its point is facing away from you. You’ll want to use safety glasses when doing this! Now push down on the end of the arrow with your thumb until it starts to slide into place. Once there is some resistance, release your thumb and allow gravity and friction between the shaft and rest to finish pushing it into place.
Always begin by loading the crossbow.
The crossbow is loaded when you have an arrow placed on the string. The string is the rubber band that stretches between your crossbow and your bow arm.
To load your crossbow, hold it in front of you and pull back the string with your right hand until it’s all the way back. Then put your left foot forward and bend your knees slightly. Put one end of the arrow on top of the string, just behind where it attaches to the bow arm (if you’re right-handed, put it on your left side; if you’re left-handed, put it on your right side). Pull back a little bit more until it catches under the string. Make sure that both ends of the arrow are on either side of one end of the bow arm so they don’t fall off when you let go! Now slowly bring down your left hand until both ends of the arrow are pressed against each other at full draw — this is called nocking an arrow.
Align the arrow with the string and nock it.
The nocking point is a small groove in the back of your bowstring where you place the point of your arrow. The purpose of this groove is to hold your arrow in place while you aim and fire. If you don’t have one, you can make one by cutting a groove into a piece of cork and gluing it onto your string.
Once you’ve installed your nocking point, you’re ready to notch an arrow.
Place your arrow on top of the groove in your bowstring so that it fits snugly against both sides of the groove. Then, slide it down until its point touches the centerline of your bowstring. The same goes for crossbows — align the string with one side of the groove, then push it all the way down until it touches both sides at once.
Make sure that each side of the arrow is lined up perfectly before shooting otherwise misalignment can cause poor accuracy or even damage to your bow or crossbow!
Hold down on the crossbow’s trigger while holding your fingers against the string.
The arrow should be sitting in the path of your finger on the string.
Holding down on the trigger will keep the crossbow from firing as you’re not pulling back on it. If you move your finger along the string while holding down, you’ll find it easier to align your fingers with your target.
Once aligned, release pressure off the trigger and push the string forward until it touches against your palm. This step is called “notching” an arrow because you are making a notch in its shaft that will fit into place when you release it from your hand.
Without releasing, let go of the trigger and pull back and enhance the distance of arrow notch.
The distance between the bow string notch and the arrow shaft should be 3mm to 5mm. The horizontal distance between two arrows should be at least 30cm.
In this way, the arrow will not be released from the crossbow.
When you are ready to fire the arrow, pull back on the trigger again until it is all the way back. Then release it slowly, allowing it to come forward smoothly and easily.
The moment you release pressure from the trigger, your crossbow should cock automatically and fire off your arrow at its maximum speed.
Place your fingers on either side of the trigger to hold it in place.
Holding onto your bowstring with one hand, use your other hand to push down on top of the notch punch until it makes contact with the arrow shaft. This will leave a small dent in one side of your arrow where you want your notch placed.
Put down any tools you are using and remove your bowstring from its holder. The string is what connects your crossbow to its trigger mechanism and allows it to fire when pulled back into place after being released. Remove this by pulling it back towards yourself until it falls off or you see where it connects with your trigger mechanism (usually under or behind it).
Withdraw with a correct position to make sure safety.
The best way to withdraw is to use the fingers at the end of your hand, not the palm. This is because if you use your palm, it will be more difficult to feel the arrow when it’s pulled out.
If you’re using a crossbow, then you can notch it into place so that it doesn’t fall out of your bow when you’re trying to shoot. However, if you’re using a compound bow or traditional bow, then you need to make sure that there is no notch in place as this could cause injury when shooting.
The first step is to make sure you have the proper size bow and an arrow that fits in it properly. Once that’s taken care of, the next step is to grab your crossbow and sight up your target. Then it’s time to find the correct notch on your arrow for the string if you want to keep a tight grouping. If you’re just learning how to shoot a crossbow and are experimenting with it, make sure you aren’t going too far forward or back on the sight because every bow is slightly different.