Restring every year?

[KaibabHntr]

My 1 year old Hoyt has light fraying on the string - only seen 6 days of bowhunting + 4 months of practice. Is it good practice to restring a bow prior to each season or is that overkill? Don't want it to break during my elk hunt (hunt ruined), but don't want to mess up a good thing (sighted in perfect) either. Thanks

RG
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[Zigga]

I have a 1 year old Mathews and took it in to get looked at. They waxed my string and said it is in great condition. I shoot quite a bit too.

 

[huntazido]

I replace my string once a year whether I need to or not. I always looked at it as regular maintenance. I'm not sure if I am right or wrong but that is what I do. I always save the old string too as a back-up.

Good luck

 

[c3]

Just check your serving very closely. That is the only issue. The string itself will not break unless you've let it become a complete fuzz ball.

The serving at the nock and under your d-loop can come apart and ruin your day. Another place to check closely is the serving around the wheels where you might have gotten a ding in the groove.

If it all looks good, wax it up with some good BCY string wax and you're good to go for the season. I've found that I need to wax the string way more often when hunting than practicing. Dragging my bow through oak brush and such just fuzzes up 452x something crazy.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[Lien2]

Wax your string regularly and it will last much longer than a year.

Lien2

 

[NMHUNTNUTT1]

Winners Choice strings! They are pre stretch and conditioned and absolutely last.I've put them on all my bows(Bow Tech come with em) and have never had a problem. They cost a bit more , but are very much worth the price.

 

[Boskee]

Guys, you normally will not need to restring a bow every year if you use bow string wax as Pete and Lien2 have suggested. Use it it works!

But here's another thing for all your guys going hunting to consider. What do you do if your string breaks or gets cut? The good answer is to have a spare bowstring in camp and have your peep location tied in , string leeches tied in, and D loop tied in and have it twisted to length with a paper clip to hold the length. That way all you have to do is put it on. How many shops in small towns will stock the very string you need today? Very few! At least if you have a spare they will have a press and you're back in business. If you have a portable press with you, you will lose very little hunting time at all. Had a friend that had this happen on a remote hunt in Co. and he was done hunting. That spare string costs a lot less than that tag and all the time it may have taken to draw it! Good luck to all of you on your hunts.

 

[Legolas]

>The serving at the nock and
>under your d-loop can come
>apart and ruin your day.

Not hardly. That's a simple 20 minute do-it-yourself repair. And I know you aren't suggesting that a string be replaced because the serving breaks - that would be like buying a new truck because you got a flat tire.

 

[canhunter]

Not me. I am shooting a four year old Zebra string, and after the first year I have not lost any FPS, accuracy, or had to move my sights. I dropped 4 fps and 2 lbs of draw then settled out after the first year. I wax the wizz out of it and never get the fuzz. If I let the wax wear off I am sure it would hair up a little. Too parnoid to screw up a sweet shooting bow. Yes I know I need to, and this will probably be the year to swap them out.

 

[BigPig]

All depends on how much you shoot. My last Winners Choice lasted me 14 months, but I shoot quite a bit. I had to replace the string serving and loop three times. Then the serving under the roller guard of my Switchback started coming apart. I figured it was time to change anyway.

 

[a3dhunter]

I would agree with c3 and Boskee.
Keep your string waxed and it will last longer. If you don't have a spare string, you might consider replacing it so you do have a spare and then make sure you wax it every other time you shoot. Some people make strings last 4-5 years without shooting much and taking good care of it.

 

[coonhound40]

LAST EDITED ON Jan-03-07 AT 10:43PM (MST)[p]I typically will have my string re-served 2 times before I replace it. I shoot at least 200 shots a week and re-serve about every 5 - 6 months. That would decrease drastically if I used a loop. 2 jaw caliper style releases are the toughest on your string, the single jaw Scotts are better and then the best would be the loop. Of course I shoot the 2 jaw copper head by Truball great release but tough on the serving. I don't mind spending an hour in the bow shop every few months to get my serving replaced. I only pay $8.00 for a center serving and get a ton of BSing done while I wait.

 

[grizzlyplumber]

You definitely should be waxing your string, also important to remove excess wax, wrap a piece of string around your bowstring near the serving and run it to the other serving. Not sure if I am explaining it clearly or not but once you do it or see it done its easy and you will be amazed at how much extra wax is on your string, extra weight that robs speed. I personally have a Winners Choice on my Q2XL, second one on this bow, I shot the original WC for almost 6 years, great strings that last forever. I plan on putting one on my Switchback in the offseason, great strings with no stretch, worth the extra money.