Bowstring hitting limbs

[Holybeardman]

Hey All,

I upgraded my bow with a set of new limbs but what I have noticed happening the bow seems far tighter (30 lbs up to 40 lbs now..)

Upon release the bow seems to be making quite a different noise and my bowstring is leaving waxy residue on the limbs that it never had on the old ones... It seems like there's an issue but have no idea what it could be..

[old_goat2]

Are the new limbs the same length as old ones, is your brace height correct?

[Holybeardman]

As far as I know the limbs are the same. They looked identical to the others just on a heavier draw.

My brace height is far different than what the other limbs had... Not sure how to adjust to be completely honest, nor did I know the proper terminology until now!

[Jackrhendricks]

you can increase brace height by twisting your bowstring. This should solve the issue you are having. the bowyer or manufacture should be able to recommend a starting point for brace height and you can make adjustments from there to better tune the bow.

[Holybeardman]

Thanks guys. Now I feel silly... Seems like a pretty simple fix.

[ChuckC]

If ya know about it it is simple... if ya don't it sounds impossible.  Some questions to wonder about.... why are they different and how are they different (exactly).  The weight most likely shouldn't change things that much unless it is so different the string is stretching ( doubt it).

[Holybeardman]

Well I have never been hitting my arm before and for whatever reason its nicking me right on the bone of my wrist almost with every shot...

I'm really thinking that maybe my string was twisted up a bit previously and when we put the new limbs on, in unwrapped a bit or something of the sort.

I will give it a shot at 7 3/4" brace...

[ChuckC]

Did i miss....what kind of bow is it ?  For ASLs 7.75 may be high, for a recurve, maybe not enough.

[old_goat2]

Originally posted by Holybeardman:
Well I have never been hitting my arm before and for whatever reason its nicking me right on the bone of my wrist almost with every shot...

I'm really thinking that maybe my string was twisted up a bit previously and when we put the new limbs on, in unwrapped a bit or something of the sort.

I will give it a shot at 7 3/4" brace...

Twist the string till there's just a little bit of the string groove showing under the string, like maybe 1\\8 to 1\\4". That's about minimum I go and that's usually where the sweet spot is but not always, just depends on the limbs. Strings also stretch, when you find your sweet spot, nock an arrow and put a mark where the arrow meets the shelf, then you have a quick reference that your brace is on

[Orion]

All limbs aren't made the same, even by the same manufacturer.  Your newer limbs could be a tad shorter.  For example, the nocks might be cut an eight or a quarter inch shorter.  So if you put your old string on the new limbs, it would be too long, and a low brace height would result.  

And, as already noted, a low brace height can lead to the string slapping your wrist.  Or, maybe as you said, the string just untwisted a bit in changing from one set of limbs to another.  Regardless, the problem does seem to be a low brace height so just need to raise it.  Good luck.

[Holybeardman]

I was actually at our local pro shop here getting my sister in law set up with a recurve (lefty so can't shoot ours) and spoke with the folks there.. They actually had me bring in my bow and gave me a new string.

My last one was just the one that came with the original limbs @ 30 lbs and was only a 8 strand.

They had given me a new 12 strand string and with adjusting the brace height a bit, the bow shoots like a dream and is deadly silent now.

[ChuckC]

Voila !