Thanks Rob,

I've just installed a new bow string as the old one was starting to get a bit frayed. Built a homemade bow press out of a piece of threaded rod that works like a charm for about $5. I checked the new string against the old and they are the same approximate length.

The bow is actually a Cabelas bow that was built by Bear - it's probably closer to 12 years old. I've got a picture of it at http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mdp/Hunti.../bowincase.jpg and a close up of the wheel at http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mdp/Hunti...les/wheel2.jpg As you can see it has cables with a metal loop connector at each end for the bowstring to attach to. It has 2 different "lengths" on the connector and I currently have it attached at the one that will shorten the overall length. Will I get more draw weight if I move it to the spot on the end of the cables? Or will this reduce the prestress and the resulting draw weight?