How often to you wax your bow string?
09-03-2003, 07:18 PM
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Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
Posts: 6,634
RE: How often to you wax your bow string?
Winners Choice does make very good strings and yes fuzzing is the main reason for waxing a string.
What they don' t mention is accuracy and when over waxing a string,consistancy of the string is compromised.This is a non factor for hunting and for most 3-d shooting,untill you get into extreme 3-d ranges and going for 12 rings.Really become an issue at extreme yardages such as 70 meters or 90 meters.
Like I said,I know this is against the grain but when a world class builder of strings and tuner of bows tells me that waxing a string too much does affect the consistancy of the string.I tend to listen,especially after shooting a bow that he has tuned and built the strings for.
For the record,I don' t expect too many to completely stop waxing their strings because I said so.
If you feel that it is necessary then by all means,continue waxing.
I will continue to wax about twice a year.
What they don' t mention is accuracy and when over waxing a string,consistancy of the string is compromised.This is a non factor for hunting and for most 3-d shooting,untill you get into extreme 3-d ranges and going for 12 rings.Really become an issue at extreme yardages such as 70 meters or 90 meters.
Like I said,I know this is against the grain but when a world class builder of strings and tuner of bows tells me that waxing a string too much does affect the consistancy of the string.I tend to listen,especially after shooting a bow that he has tuned and built the strings for.
For the record,I don' t expect too many to completely stop waxing their strings because I said so.
If you feel that it is necessary then by all means,continue waxing. I will continue to wax about twice a year.
