How many twist's?

[Trav/WA]

I had a new cable put on my 04' Bowtech Patriot. I marked the cam before I started shooting with the new cable. My question is, I have now shot it around 300 times and it looks like I am going to have to put 2 or 3 twists in the cable to get the cam back to my marks. Is this to many twists to add to the cable? I did put 1 twist in and shot it a few times, then my string started to twist causing my peep to turn backwards. Kinda wierd.

[hunter9022]

Take the whole string and cable off, then measure them back to there specified lengths, sense both of them stretched, they need to be twisted equally. Thats what i do anyways, someone may have an easier suggestion.

[BGfisher]

If you just installed a cable then you have the right idea. Just twist the cable as necessary to get your marks back on track. You string was already shot in so it didn't stretch, just the cable. Three twists ain't nothing to a cable. I often put ten or more in mine. Whatever it takes to get everything back the way it was before I started.

By the way, changing a string and cable one at a time is a smart move. The old rigging was already stretched, so if you replace a string and leave the oldcable on you only need to compensate for string stretch after shooting in. And vice-versa for the cable.

[Bob H in NH]

when I make strings, I put in 1 twist for every 2 inches before serving. then I twist up from there. You can put as many in as you want as long as the string doesn't start kinking up.

I also replace mine 1 at a time, shoot it in until settled and get everything back in order, then do the next string. Takes awhile, but its one of othe benefits of building my own.

--Bob

[ijimmy]

I agree with the last 2 posts and if you are putting new ones on its a good idea to get them as close as posable to the stock length before installing them like hunter 9020 stated .