Bow stringing question

[Friends call me Pac]

I had to adjust the brace height by twisting my string.  Getting the string back on was a bear.  Is there any tricks that I don't know about?

I use a stringer that I step on and lift the bow with my left hand and right hand places the loose loop on the other end. This stringer has a pocket on one end and a loop with a rubber footing on the other.  

Normally when unstringing I let the bow string loop slide down the limb and it is a piece of cake restringing but if it isn't already on the limb I'm in trouble.

[reddogge]

Maybe I'm reading this wrong.  When I twist the string I do it from the bottom and just take it out of the grooves and twist and replace in the grooves.  I have to slide my upper loop down some to do this.  Then just re-brace it with your stringer  The upper loop never leaves the bow.  Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[TRAP]

I'm not sure, but I think after reading your post you are leaving the bottom loop on the bow and taking the upper loop completely off of the limb when making adjustments.

Leave the upper loop on the bow limb, take the bottom limb tip out of the stringer pocket and twist or untwist the botton loop.  Replace the loop and restring it.  

The upper loop should be built big enough to slide down the limb far enough for adjustments.  The bottom loop may be fairly small so it just fits the limb tip.

Trap

[jhansen]

Pac,
Have you seen the "step-through" method?  You rest the lower limb on the front of your left ankle and let the riser pass across the back of your right knee.  If the bow were strung you would have to step through the gap between the bow and string with your right leg, hence the name.  With the bow supported by the ankle and knee you use your right hand to press the upper limb tip forward and put the upper loop in place with your left hand.  It is easier to do than describe.  Be careful that you don't slip and twist the bow, especially a recurve.

John

[Friends call me Pac]

You guys are a wealth of knowledge.  Yep I was taking the string off from the top not the bottom to twist it.  

I learned the step through method while taking hunters ed in school but was told to use a bow stringer if possible.  

Makes me wonder if they still teach hunters ed in my old school.  Probably not politically correct anymore and 8th graders might be traumatized for life according to some.  Too bad.

I'll give all of your advice a try.

[Tom]

Pac,
 Always use a stringer for a recurve-too many twisted limbs and injuries from the step through method,JMHO.

[Friends call me Pac]

My hunters ed teacher said when using step through you had to watch out for the bow coming back and poking you in the eye.  When I was a little boy my Grandfater used step through.  He was the only one that I knew that used a recurve.  I hope he is looking down on me and saying, "That's the way. You're getting it."

[Gordon martiniuk]

Pac do not learn the step through method allways use a stringer as Tom said why? Twist or break a limb and ruin a Bow or worst yet injure yourself its not worth it stringers are very cheap to buy often less than a arrow  

[portugeejn]

Use a stringer, and make sure to check the knots occasionally.  Don't ask me how I now.  I was blessed that I didn't loose an eye, but got to come up with some good black eye stories:-)

RonP