Abstract: The present invention provides different embodiments of a nock and feather system which decreases the drag on an arrow in flight and reduces the cost of making an arrow. All of the embodiments employ a twist nock having a front end, a rear end and a surface area between the front end and rear end. The front end of the twist nock includes a hollow portion for inserting and securing a rear end of an arrow to the twist nock. The rear end of the twist nock includes a slot to receive a bow string. The slot is defined by two sets of two edges and two rear surfaces between the sets. Each edge has a first end and a second end. The slot is a twisted opening have a pitch of about ninety-degrees per inch. The pitch is defined by the position of the first end in relation to the second end of each of the edges. When an arrow having the twist nock is fired from a bow, the arrow begins to spin due to the twisted opening and not due to the feathers.