Abstract: An arrow thread tracking apparatus is provided for attachment to a bow and includes a bolt assembly which includes a threaded first bolt end, a middle bolt portion, and a second bolt end which includes a head. The threaded first bolt end is connected to the bow. A thread assembly includes a hollow bolt-receiving portion and a quantity of thread wound around the hollow bolt-receiving portion in a form of a spool of thread. The hollow bolt-receiving portion jackets the middle bolt portion of the bolt assembly. A housing assembly includes a substantially closed first end which includes a bolt-receiving orifice. The housing assembly includes a substantially open second end. The second end receives the bolt assembly, receives the thread assembly, and receives a brake element carried by the middle bolt portion of the bolt assembly adjacent to the bolt head. The brake element is a compressible structure. An offset bracket may be provided between the housing assembly and the bow.