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snow leopard
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Member # 24689

posted

will a 54"dacron string work for a 56" recurve? thanks.

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hayslope
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Member # 10458

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A bit long.......try 52"

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Dave Worden
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Member # 2827

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If it's an AMO 56" bow, get an AMO 56" string, which will be 53" loop to loop.

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Night Wing
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Member # 8799

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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Worden:

If it's an AMO 56" bow, get an AMO 56" string, which will be 53" loop to loop.

That works, but if it's not AMO, then a 52" string.

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CG
Trad Bowhunter
Member # 422

posted

AMO is measured under tension, so to get a 53" string with dacron, you need to have it 3/4 to 1" shorter unbraced. So what Dave and Night Wing said are virtually the same thing.

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