How often to you wax your bow string?
09-02-2003 | 12:19 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: NC
RE: How often to you wax your bow string?
If i do a lot of shooting i try and wax mine a little after every shooting session. If i don' t shoot that much then about every 2/3 times i shoot. I keep a watch on my string and i can usually tell when i need to wax it. I don' t really know if you can wax one to much or not.
09-02-2003 | 06:29 PM
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From: Clarendon NC USA
RE: How often to you wax your bow string?
You can' t wax it too much......I wax mine before each shoot......Before I learned the importance of keeping my string waxed, it would get dry and start making a noise when drawing.......I waxed the string and it quietend down....Dry strings means the fibers are wearing..........
09-02-2003 | 08:16 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: HENDERSON KY USA
RE: How often to you wax your bow string?
Actually you would be surprised to find out that professinal string builders DON' T reccomend waxing a string very often,if at all.As a matter of fact,the majority will remove a certain amount of wax before buildind a string.
So the answer is a resounding,YES,a string can be waxed too much.You can wax the cables more than the string but a string needs very little waxing and too much can actually affect accuracy.The main reason most wax a string is so it doesn' t start to fray,but the fraying doesn' t hurt the string.I wax my string VERY LIGHTLY about 2 times a year so the occasional rain showers in a 3-d tournament doesn' t soak into the string.My string builder frowns on me doing it this much but I can' t help myself.And no,he doesn' t frown because he want to sell me a new string once a year.He said I could leave it alone for about 3 years before I need to replace it.That is with a lot of shooting.
This should get a response,as it goes totally against the grain of what the vast majority believe.[:-]
So the answer is a resounding,YES,a string can be waxed too much.You can wax the cables more than the string but a string needs very little waxing and too much can actually affect accuracy.The main reason most wax a string is so it doesn' t start to fray,but the fraying doesn' t hurt the string.I wax my string VERY LIGHTLY about 2 times a year so the occasional rain showers in a 3-d tournament doesn' t soak into the string.My string builder frowns on me doing it this much but I can' t help myself.And no,he doesn' t frown because he want to sell me a new string once a year.He said I could leave it alone for about 3 years before I need to replace it.That is with a lot of shooting.
This should get a response,as it goes totally against the grain of what the vast majority believe.[:-]
09-03-2003 | 07:16 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Warren PA USA
RE: How often to you wax your bow string?
I agree with you TFOX! I only wax my string about twice a year....once before I start shooting in the spring and once right before season(only to keep moisture from soaking it).
09-03-2003 | 03:06 PM
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From: East Yapank NY USA
RE: How often to you wax your bow string?
How do I care for my Winner’s Choice string?
A- Proper care of our product is very easy, but paramount in getting the most from your string. We recommend waxing your string frequently with Dalton 2000 high silicone wax ( used by us at the factory) or ML-6 string wax (available through Winner’s Choice as well as many archery retailers) or other synthetic based wax (bees wax is not recommended) to prevent fuzzing of the material. Pay particular attention to any area that is contacted by string silencers, or any other outside object that causes fuzzing. Also watch for broken strands, and any thing that could cause strand breakage. Remember bowstrings are fragile, and are easily damaged by many factors.
A- Proper care of our product is very easy, but paramount in getting the most from your string. We recommend waxing your string frequently with Dalton 2000 high silicone wax ( used by us at the factory) or ML-6 string wax (available through Winner’s Choice as well as many archery retailers) or other synthetic based wax (bees wax is not recommended) to prevent fuzzing of the material. Pay particular attention to any area that is contacted by string silencers, or any other outside object that causes fuzzing. Also watch for broken strands, and any thing that could cause strand breakage. Remember bowstrings are fragile, and are easily damaged by many factors.
I will do as they say
I wax often