Fraying!

Woody116 · 03-03-2003, 08:03 AM

I shot yesterday for the first time this year. I have put on Sims cable dampeners and a game tracker teflon slide. I have the dampeners far enough in front of the slide that I think it just touches the dampeners on release. I have the cable guard (below the grip) turned enough for fletching clearance and by my eyeballing I believe that the string will clear the slide easily.
Now my problem, after about 30-45 min I noticed a frayed spot on the string! It is above the cable slide and below the serving. Any thoughts??? I did lower my draw weight to about 60lbs from 65lbs, would this affect it? Could the cable dampeners be stopping the slide and the string " catch" the slide (for lack of a better term)?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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Woody116 · 03-03-2003, 10:02 AM

Hmm.... Got me thinking. I had on a sweatshirt which caused me to wear an arm guard. Normally, I dont. I didnt feel it, but I will look. Thanks for the thought.

jsasker · 03-04-2003, 06:55 AM

You should be using string wax also--helps the string life.

Hyawatha · 03-04-2003, 08:45 PM

I bet money you were slapping the arm guard!

It happened to me. I learned to shoot without it, and on cold days, I clamp my arm guard so tight over my sleave it cuts the circulation off!

After learning to hold my arm right and not needing an arm guard, I had to adjust my sight, because the slap was throwing my arrows off to the right.

Woody116 · 03-05-2003, 05:20 AM

I took a look at it and I think you guys are right. Normally I dont use it because I have found that the best way for me to keep good form is to not have it on.
Thanks everyone for the info.

BGfisher · 03-05-2003, 10:16 AM

Is it possible that you could shorrten the draw length a bit, too. This is usually one of the main culprits causing string slap.

Woody116 · 03-05-2003, 01:23 PM

This is something that I need to look into. I am a little confused on the drawlength issue lately. My bow has a 30" draw length now, and I seem to have a rather large valley. According to the wingspan method, I should have a 30 1/2" DL. I can pull back about another 3/4" -1" beyond my normal anchor. (with bad form of course) So I am a little stumped.
I have been kicking around the idea of droping to a 29 1/2 dl and going to a string loop, but dont know if that is the answer either.
I am wondering if maybe my bow' s drawlength is set different that what I orginally thought. Is there a way to check drawlength?

BGfisher · 03-05-2003, 06:59 PM

Probably the best way to determine the actual draw of the bow is to draw it with an extra long arrow. Have a friend (??) mark the arrow at the point where it is flush with the front of the bow at the shelf. Measure this and see what you get, Never, ever take what' s on the limb tag for granted. Most bows are actually as much as 1" longer than marked.
Now for determining your draw let me ask you this. How tall are you? Divide your height by 2.5 and you" ll have a pretty close estimate of what you should be drawing.

Woody116 · 03-06-2003, 07:57 AM

Thanks for the help. According to my ht/2.5 I should be around 29 1/4" , which is a big difference. I did draw a 29" bow not too long ago and that was too short, but I caught myself wondering if a 29 1/2" with a loop would be perfect.
I have been trying to contact the Golden Eagle Pro Shop to get some info or maybe order a new cam element to change things around.
I will measure the draw tonite and see what I got.