Originally Posted by
xbowbarry
I'm really bummed as I write this. Took the Excal out for a late season hunt yesterday and really screwed up.
Had a buck come in and offer a 15 yard shot. Long story short I barely drew blood and we had some snow on the ground yesterday. Left him overnite and went back this morning and trailed him until there was nothing to follow. I think I just barely grazed him as there was hair and just a little blood on the bolt.
Came back home and shot the bow just to make sure it was human error. I was shocked as 2 bolts hit 8 inches low and 6 inches right. Had just shot the bow 4 weeks ago and it was dead on.
Checked my marks on the rail and my string was almost ½ inch off of the mark, it was fine 4 weeks ago.
I know, I probably should have checked this before hunting with it BUT IT HAD ONLY BEEN 4 WEEKS SINCE I SHOT IT. My string is old but in great shape. Guess it’s time for my new "Boo" string.
My questions for you Excal guys are…
Is it common for a string to stretch this much in 4 weeks with no shooting involved?
Was I wrong for not checking my string with my rail mark?
Sick to my stomach,
xbowbarry
Yes it is, that is why I make a point in my website to say that when you have found your preferred brace height then mark the side of the rail with a paint dot so you can see in an instant where you are. BTW, not that it matters but the correct term is creep. Which is the permanent elongation of the string. The factory string is made from Dacron and creeps and stretches a lot. That string will continue to creep but at a decelerated degree as time goes on. However it sounds like you have another problem. A brace height change of that much should not cause that reaction or at least that much.