my bow has been adjusted to its shortest length....but i still feel more comfortable with the release hooked directly on the bow string....i put a small strip of black electricians tape on the string to prevent my release from wearing or tearing the string,... is this a bad idea?

nahhh you'll be fine...ive seen everything from putting extra nocking points on to keep the release from damaging the string, to building up w/cavelar string under the nock to keep the string from getting damaged. i personally don't use anything and have never had string damage, however i use a rope release not a caliper.

I shoot a lot and I attach right to the string also with no string damage.

THWACK!

The serving is usually quite tough and durable. If it does wear, it can be replaced without requiring a new string.

I wouldn't worry about it, but do replace the string when it begins showing signs of wear anywhere.



Shoot often - Hunt always

I picked up a tip from one of Ted Nugent's
posts on his gear that has worked great
for me.

Serve the area that the release hooks onto
with two laters of dental floss and tie it
off tight. Then clip the ends about 1/2"
long. Burn the ends carefully with a lighter
and extinguish them right when they burn down
to the knot with a wet finger tip. If you do
this right the nylon floss melts and locks the
knot down tight.

You can get a lot of shots before you have to
replace it. Keep the area waxed with silicone
bowstring wax and it will last even longer.

dxr

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