String for a 66" Bear Polar?

[Sant-Ravenhill]

I inherited a Bear Polar from my Dad. He bought it new in 1960. It doesn't have a string. It's 66" in length.

I have been shooting longbows where a string 3" shorter than the bow seems to be the standard starting place.

Is a string 4" shorter than the AMO bow length still the standard on recurves? I used to always shoot an endless string in the old days on recurves.

Last question...where is the best place to buy a string? A friend made all my strings before I moved. I would guess the bigger companies like 3Rivers would have them in stock.

[Sant-Ravenhill]

ttt

[doug77]

Look in the Sponsor's classfied section. Any of them can hook you up

doug77

[Night Wing]

Since the 66" Polar is a recurve, I would go with a 62" string.

My two Blacktail TD recurves are 66" in length and when I order a new string for each, I always order 62" strings.

[ericmerg]

pm sent

[Sant-Ravenhill]

Thanks to all that have responded, and especially ericmerg who has hooked me up with just what I needed.

[ericmerg]

     

 i needed some people to test my strings for me anyway haha glad i could help

[Bear Heart]

I have a 1964 Bear Polar 66" and it uses a 62 inch string.