Breaking in an OLD string?

The Mouse · 02-17-2002, 08:47 PM

I took off my broken-in Zebra string to put a few twists in it and bring my solo cam into proper rotation since the string had stretched (or is it creeped?) a bit.

Now that the old string is back on the bow at a "new" length and more twists, does it take a while for it to settle in? I shot it the other day and was pretty erratic and the peep kept rotating more than it used to. Any thoughts or advice?

The Mouse

Big Country · 02-18-2002, 12:02 AM

Mouse, how many twists did you have to put in your old string to bring it back?
Usually when I add twists to my main string, it takes like 2 or 3 shots, and everything is settled in. When I make strings for my bows, I make them with alot of twists to start with(about 2 twist per inch of string length) After 200 shots, I add 4 or 5 twists to the main, and thats it until those strings come off the bow. A twisted string is a stronger string. Plus, more twists help keep your peep from rotating as much.

The Mouse · 02-20-2002, 09:13 PM

Big C:

I only put in two twists to bring the cam back to where it should be. One twist at each end of the string. I will get a chance to shoot again tomorrow. It could be that the erratic shots are just form problems as I am a little rusty.

Thanks for the reply.

The Mouse