Is this too many twists?

[evgb127]

School me on Flemish Twist strings. What is the rule of thumb on how many twists is too many?

 

I think I made this string too long...

[hitman]

Looks good to me.

[Zradix]

looks like you have about 2 twists per inch.
That seems like a good number to me.
I've shot with more and less with fine results.

My general rule is if the string starts to want to twist itself into a loop without tension it's too tight...or when you look at the string under tension and it really isn't round anymore.

[RON ROMAN]

I believe the same as "Zradix". Been making my own Flemish splice strings for well over 40 years, for both longbows and recurves. I might add, that with too many twists, thestring might not be as quiet as one with less. Your photo looks good to me.

[Orion]

I like closer to one plus turns per inch, but two twists per inch is fairly common.

[Bud B.]

I want a few as I can get by with twisting. 1 twist in 1.5" is about optimal for me.

[nineworlds9]

I like less myself.  Bout 1 per inch or a bit less is ideal to me.  Crisper shot imho.

[X2]

I like to have 1 twist per inch.

[Tedd]

Seems about right. A few more twists will keep your silencers in better with no  tying. A few less won't hurt.
You may find you add twists in the first week or two.
  I understand the idea that less twists means less string, more speed, less settling in...etc. But I make mine with 3 bundles so there are lot more twists and no ill effects.  It only takes a few twists to keep your loops from coming undone so you don't need to worry about that.
BTW I use a string stretcher with threaded eye bolts to put a few hundred pounds on it. So mine are pretty much broken in from the start.

[David McLendon]

Less for me.

[stevem]

Looks a little long, but would work.  I try to have one twist per inch, but would go up to two reluctantly.  One nice thing about flemish strings is you can redo one loop, in your case making the string about an inch shorter, so you won't need as many twists.

[Steelhead]

One twist per inch is nice.I have no problem putting many more twist in the string to reach ideal brace height however if a string is slightly longer than ideal.I don't think its a big deal and don't loose sleep over it.

At some point it will be too many twists though.

[Jack Whitmire Jr]

[Eric Krewson]

Every now and then I make a string that comes out too long, in these cases I put a ridicules number of twists in it to make it work.

The only down side of having too many twist is your  string is it seems to stretch forever while you are shooting it and never settles out.

[Roy from Pa]

Two twists an inch is all I want.

Speaking of flemish strings.

After making the first loop, on an average, how many reverse twists do you normally put in the string before doing the second loop?

[McDave]

Originally posted by Roy from Pa:

After making the first loop, on an average, how many reverse twists do you normally put in the string before doing the second loop?

About 20.  I haven't found this to be critical.  No reverse twists and you get cabling.  The OP's foto looks like he has done a nice job of reverse twisting.

[Roy from Pa]

Ok thanks..

[McDave]

Roy, I should add that I mean 20 reverse twists AFTER I have removed the twists that are in there from twisting the first loop, and the strands are more or less straight.

[Roy from Pa]

Ok Dave. And yes the first picture is a fine looking string.

Thanks..