Strings

[paleoman]

#5802

Asking about a string has to be among the most dull questions in the Universe…but here goes…..if they look good and aren’t fraying, etc., do I have to worry about twist and regularly replace them or just keeping shooting until they start to fray? I’ve been doing the latter.

[Ralph]

#45290

Scott I don’t know yays or nays on the topic much but I shoot mine til they get to looking worn some and make another.

I give’em a quick once over each time I string the bow.

If I ever see a bad or suspicious strand I grab another bow til I get a new string made for the questionable one.

I wax’em every now and then and go on.

Other than that????????????:)

[Stephen Graf]

#45816

What R2 said. If they look good, use ’em. No Worries.

[drew4fur]

#57462

I use nylon serving, my strings need to be re-served at least a couple of times before they need a total replacement.

[SteveMcD]

#14290

I keep my bowstrings waxed regularly. If I see any fraying or drying out, I will replace it. If I were shooting just one bow all the time. I would replace the string at a minimum once a year, more than likely twice a year.

[paleoman]

#14491

Thanks for the replies! I do keep an eye on them and wax too. If anyone is still reading this thread has anyone had one break unexpectedly? I never had that happen myself…

[David Coulter]

#14498

Paleo,

I had one break at the bottom of the serving a couple years ago. It’s quite a surprise, but didn’t do any damage except to my nerves. I do pay a bit more attention to the string now. Dwc

[SteveMcD]

#14510

I had a B50 Dacron string on a Martin Stick years ago, where the loop almost frayed all the way through.

One tip, if you use tie on nocks, I use clear nail polish to keep the nock in place. A lot of folk use super glue, but I am leary of this, because the main chemical in superglue will eventually burn or rot the bowstring over any prolonged period of time

[Ralph]

#14521

SteveMcD wrote:

One tip, if you use tie on nocks, I use clear nail polish to keep the nock in place. A lot of folk use super glue, but I am leary of this, because the main chemical in superglue will eventually burn or rot the bowstring over any prolonged period of time

Me² 😀

[wojo14]

#18807

R2 wrote: [quote=SteveMcD]

One tip, if you use tie on nocks, I use clear nail polish to keep the nock in place. A lot of folk use super glue, but I am leary of this, because the main chemical in superglue will eventually burn or rot the bowstring over any prolonged period of time

oops:oops:

I better switch to nail polish.

[David Coulter]

#16764

A friend sent me a link to the Heterdyning Tip of the Week. I had tried it before with little success. I had recently adjusted my bace height, so this morning I slid the string scallops (I usually call the string slugs) into the 1/4 & 1/3 positions and it really did make a difference. Any little help to get dialed in is appreciated. Best, dwc

[Stephen Graf]

#20515

You might want to shoot a bare shaft after moving your silencers. Sometimes moving silencers can affect the tune a fair amount.

In fact, I let the tune of the arrow tell me where the silencers belong… Stiff arrow, silencers towards tips. Weak arrow, silencers towards handle.

[David Coulter]

#21121

Funny you say that. I started bareshafting yesterday. Tweak, tweak.. thanks, dwc

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