bowstring question

[Brian Krebs]

I will preface the question with the fact I have shot a bow for about 50 years --with two fingers; not three. I have the fingers; I just learned to shoot two fingers..

I have this nice longbow that is well over 70 pounds at my draw; and I am used to that; but the fast flight string on it resulted in blisters after blisters; and it just got to where it hurt too much to shoot it.

So; as I have with other bows; I put an 18 strand dacron string on it. Yep; what people call a rope.

All my other bows have wide bow tips... this one does not. So wilst stringing it up; the string flipped off the bow and provided a moment of intrigue.

The bow tips are way smaller than the string; and although I strung it up; and I am hoping it stretches out; I have to wonder if this is a dangerous situation for the bow???

I did draw it back; slowly; and it didn't come off; but I gotta wonder if this is one of those: 'what the heck were you thinking' moves on my part..?

I really really like 18 strand flemish strings.. I really do for my two finger shooting; but am I being foolish about this because of the bow tip size?????
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[madness522]

Instead of using a rope with the loops too large why not double serve your FF string where your fingers touch?  I did this on several strings on a heavy bow that hurt my fingers and it worked like a champ.  If you're shooting split you can double serve top and bottom and the gap will be your nock point.

[Charlie Lamb]

Brian... if you just like the 18 strand for it's "bulk" then it might be as easy as making a 14 or 16 strand string and puttin additional strands under the center serving. (it's the way I do it... but for nock fit).

I then go ahead and double serve above and below the arrow nock spot making a "bump" for feeling the nocking point during "distracted  nocking".       Like Madness522 suggested.