Patent attributes
An improved nock bushing preferably includes a bushing body and a stop flange. The bushing body preferably has a non-round body. An undercut is preferably formed under the stop flange. A nock hole is formed through at least substantially all of a length of the non-round body to receive a projection from an arrow nock. A plurality of lightening openings are preferably formed through the bushing body. The stop flange extends from one end of the bushing body. A distance across the largest cross-section dimension of the bushing body is preferably greater than a diameter of a bushing hole in an arrow shaft. In use, the non-round body is inserted into a nock end of an arrow shaft, which flexes the nock end. The arrow shaft will want to return back to its original round shape and thus applies force to an outer surface of the bushing body.