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A Tight Spot quiver is a bow-mounted quiver built to sit close to the riser, with adjustable arrow grippers and a vented broadhead hood. The short version: the Tightspot lineup splits into one-piece quivers that come off the bow and a two-piece model that mounts to the riser, from 4 to 7 arrows. Pick the mount first, then the arrow count, then the weight. (Uncle Walt carries his arrows in a back quiver he made in 1979. It has a patch. The patch has a patch.)
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Tightspot makes one thing on this site: bow quivers. A bow quiver holds your arrows on the bow itself, so they go where the bow goes. The broadheads sit under a hood, and the shafts sit in a gripper lower down.
The Tightspot idea, in the maker's words, is a quiver that sits close to the bow to cut down on torque. Torque here means the twist a heavy thing on one side of the bow puts into your grip. (Quick kitchen version: hold a frying pan by the handle. Now hang a full mug off one side of the pan. That twist in your wrist is quiver torque.)
The grid above shows what's on Amazon right now. It mixes the current models with older Tightspot listings, and it changes as listings come and go. So I'll write about the lines and what separates them, not about how many are listed this week. Values marked as coming from a listing are Amazon's. The current models also have maker specs, which I'll quote below.
The TightSpot quivers are listed on the Black Gold Accessories site. Black Gold's about page says it added TightSpot quivers, along with Ripcord arrow rests, in 2025, after more than 30 years of building bow sights. The same site places Black Gold among the Pure Archery Brands, with Bowtech, Excalibur and Diamond Archery.
Black Gold's support page says its quivers are made and assembled in Kitchener, Ontario. That page also gives the warranty, covered further down.
The site spells it TightSpot, with a capital S. Amazon and most people spell it Tightspot or Tight Spot. Same quivers. (I checked three spellings in my spreadsheet. The spreadsheet did not care.)
The maker's current lineup has five quivers. Here's what separates them, per the maker:
| Model | Arrows | Setup | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airlock | 4 | One-piece | 8.75 oz | 16 in |
| 5-Arrow | 5 | One-piece | 9.9 oz | 19.75 in |
| Rise | 5 | One-piece | 11 oz | 16.5 in |
| ShiftLock | 5 | One-piece | 13.8 oz | adjustable |
| Pivot 2.5 | 5 | Two-piece | 9 oz with hardware | adjustable |
All five use what the maker calls the Bulldog Gripper: arrow wedges you adjust one by one, which the maker says fit virtually any arrow diameter. All five have a vented hood. Most add a Quick-Draw spot that holds a second arrow for a follow-up shot.
The lightest one, and the only 4-arrow quiver among the current models. The maker says it uses a HexRod carbon spine to keep the hood lined up with the gripper and cut vibration. It adds a VersaClip hook that clips the quiver to a pack or a bow case, and an oversized quick-release lever. If you carry four arrows and want the least weight hanging off the riser, this is the one to read first.
The plain 5-arrow model. Aluminum and woven carbon fiber, quick detach, and what the maker calls an exclusive 3-way adjustment: you move the quiver up or down, forward or back, and in or out to balance the bow. It's also the longest of the current quivers at 19.75 inches, which gives longer arrows more room between hood and gripper.
The maker calls the Rise "the world's first low-torque quiver". It's a compact 5-arrow, 16.5 inches long, with the same 3-way adjustment, a hanging loop, quick detach and left or right-hand versions. Shorter than the 5-Arrow, a little heavier.
The adjustable one. The maker lists telescoping rods to change the length, a rotational adjustment for forward and back balance, and an oversized dovetail mount that slides in and out. It's the heaviest of the current models at 13.8 ounces. You're paying in ounces for the adjustments.
The only two-piece quiver in the current lineup. Two-piece means the hood and the gripper mount to the bow separately. The maker says it uses triple-axis adjustment, a dual-locking system and built-in counterbalancing, mounts with a riser adapter, and comes with multiple adapters to fit most bow models.
The grid also carries Tightspot listings the maker's site doesn't show anymore: a 3-arrow tree stand quiver, 7-arrow models (one listed in carbon), Lite versions listed in aluminum and carbon, and Quick Draw 5-arrow models. Their specs come only from Amazon listings, and many fields show a dash. Read those listings closely for the arrow count, the mount and whether the quiver detaches.
A one-piece quiver comes off the bow in one move. That's handy in a tree stand, where you hang the quiver on a hook and shoot a lighter bow. The Rise and ShiftLock list a hanging loop for that. A two-piece mounts to the riser and is built to stay on.
The current models hold 4 or 5 arrows; the older listings add 3 and 7-arrow options. Every extra arrow is extra weight on one side of the bow, so carry the number you actually use on a sit.
Quick math: the ShiftLock weighs 13.8 ounces and the Airlock 8.75. That's about 5 ounces of difference, a bit more than a stick of butter, before you add the arrows. On a bow held at full draw, that weight sits off to one side. As a physical therapist, I'll say it plainly: your wrist notices a stick of butter more than you'd think.
My one opinion on this page: pick the quiver after you've picked your broadheads, not before. The reason is the hood. The maker sizes its vented hoods for larger fixed-blade and mechanical heads, and the Pivot page says its hood is designed not to dull blades. A broadhead that doesn't sit clear inside the hood is a problem you find out about in the truck. Broadhead types are on the fixed-blade broadheads page and the mechanical broadheads page.
Several models come in left and right-hand versions. The finish list is long (black, greens, tans and several camo patterns), and it changes nothing about how the quiver works. It's the one choice I'd make last, after everything above.
A quiver lives two lives: hanging somewhere while you sit, and riding on the bow while you walk. The maker's pages have features for both.
For the sit:
For the walk:
Here's what actually changes between the two lives. On the bow, every ounce counts against your arm and your balance. On a hook, weight doesn't matter at all, but how fast and quietly the quiver comes off does. If you hunt from a stand, put the detach and the hanging loop high on your list. If you still-hunt on the ground, the quiver mostly stays on, and balance on the bow matters more.
Use a haul line to raise and lower the bow, with the quiver's broadheads hooded, and keep your harness on the whole time you're off the ground.
The maker's pages describe the adjustments, not a step-by-step. Here's the order that makes sense to me, using those adjustments:
Do it with the arrows you'll hunt with. A quiver balanced with field points is balanced for someone else.
Keep broadheads hooded in the quiver, and keep your fingers clear of the blades when you load or pull an arrow. Wisconsin DNR's safety tips say to protect yourself and the arrow points with a covered arrow quiver.
Black Gold's support page describes an unconditional warranty. It covers manufacturer defects or user errors, as long as all the parts and pieces are included, for as long as the company is in business. To make a claim, you ship the product with a note that gives your name, address, phone number and a short summary of the problem. US quivers and rests go to a Massachusetts address, Canadian ones to Kitchener.
Keep the small parts. The warranty asks for them.
Both brands make bow-mounted quivers built to sit close to the riser. The difference is fit. Mathews says its LowPro Detachable holds 5 arrows and fits its own bows (the ARC, LIFT series, Phase4, Image and V3X), and that it's designed to work with its Bridge-Lock sight system. TightSpot's current quivers hold 4 or 5 arrows, and the maker says the two-piece Pivot 2.5 ships with adapters for most bow models.
If you shoot a recent Mathews, check both. If you don't, the LowPro's fit list settles it. The Mathews brand page covers its quiver lines, and the bow quiver page compares quivers across makers.
Write your arrow count, your broadhead and your bow's hand on a sticky note before you shop. Three lines. The quiver picks itself after that.
This site doesn't test gear, so here's what the maker states instead. Its current quivers weigh from 8.75 to 13.8 ounces, hold 4 or 5 arrows, use individually adjustable arrow wedges and vented hoods, and most detach from the bow. The maker covers its accessories with an unconditional warranty. Whether one suits you depends on your bow, your broadheads and how you hunt.
The TightSpot 5-Arrow is a one-piece, quick-detach quiver. The maker lists it at 9.9 ounces and 19.75 inches long, in aluminum and woven carbon fiber, with a vented hood and a 3-way balance adjustment. The Rise, ShiftLock and Pivot 2.5 also hold 5 arrows. Older 5-arrow listings in the grid carry specs from Amazon only.
A one-piece quiver is a single unit, hood and gripper together, that clips onto a bracket and comes off the bow in one move. A two-piece quiver mounts the hood and the gripper to the bow separately and is built to stay on. In the TightSpot lineup, the Pivot 2.5 is the two-piece model; the Airlock, 5-Arrow, Rise and ShiftLock are one-piece.
TightSpot quivers are listed on the Black Gold Accessories site, which says Black Gold added TightSpot quivers in 2025. Black Gold lists itself among the Pure Archery Brands with Bowtech, Excalibur and Diamond Archery. Its support page says the quivers are made and assembled in Kitchener, Ontario.
The one-piece models mount with a quick-detach bracket, and the Pivot 2.5 is a two-piece quiver that mounts to the riser with an adapter. The maker says the Pivot comes with multiple adapters to fit most bow models. Check your bow's accessory holes before you order, and pick the right hand: several models come in left and right-hand versions.
Black Gold's support page describes an unconditional warranty that covers manufacturer defects or user errors, as long as all the parts and pieces are included, for as long as the company is in business. To claim, you ship the quiver with a note listing your name, address, phone and the problem.
