Field points and broadheads tend to work themselves loose when shot, riding in vehicles or just generally getting jostled around. This can be prevented by putting a small amount of string wax onto the threads before screwing them into the inserts.
The opposite can occur if the threads are exposed to water or other environmental effects that can cause corrosion and make the threads seize up. A little bit of wax goes a long ways to preventing thread issues.
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Another good tip for using wax is to put a small smear on the arrow nock base before inserting into the arrow. The wax allows you to more easily align the nocks for good arrow flight, and makes broken nock removal much easier. The waxed nocks do not turn on their own, rather are just easier to turn when we need to…
An excellent “twist” on this tip! Thanks Chris.