Terri S congrats on the nice xmas gift. Hope it brings many enjoyable shooting sessions. Excals shoot better with the flat noks and more accurate with them. Some wax the serving and others don't! Its just try what you want to see how you like it! I waxed my string but not my serving. I use Bore butter on serving and rails, light coating. Some like awshucks wax string but not the serving and don't use anything on serving or railsjust shoot!