Having string issues....

[Whino83]

I put a new b50 Flemish twist  string on my bow the beginning of the week and this morning I noticed where the string looks like it is unraveling where the main string turns in the thicker part of the string about 6” (approx) from the loop. I tried attaching a pic with no success.

[Roy from Pa]

It's hard to say without pictures, but that could just be a tag end from making the string.

Flemish strings look like that.

Posting pictures...

If you are using a cell phone for the picture, cell phones take humongous pictures for some reason.

Too large of picture file will time out in here.

Go into the phones camera settings and choose the smallest size picture it will take and try again.

[Whino83]

I am using a phone. That must be my issue. I’ll try and see what else I can do.

[McDave]

Or alternatively, mail it to yourself and your email software will probably give you choices of what size photo to attach.  Medium works fine for our purposes here.  Flemish strings are twisted tight for a few inches close to the loops to blend in the tag ends of the loops, and continue with the tight twist a few inches further than needed to blend in the tag ends.  The main body of the string should have about 1 twist per inch, although a range of 1 twist per half inch to 1 twist per 2 inches is okay.  Much less than 1 twist per 2 inches risks unraveling the string.

[Whino83]

[McDave]

Those appear to be the tag ends of the loops sticking out.  Probably they were pasted to the string by string wax, and have now spread out since you started shooting the bow.  I would leave them alone if I were you.  They act as mini-silencers (probably not, but it’s a good thought). Keep an eye on the string to see if it is okay; Flemish strings are not perfect.  They stretch a bit at first, but should settle in after a few hundred shots.

[Possum Head]

Those appear to be the tag ends of the loops sticking out.  Probably they were pasted to the string by string wax, and have now spread out since you started shooting the bow.  I would leave them alone if I were you.  They act as mini-silencers (probably not, but it’s a good thought). Keep an eye on the string to see if it is okay; Flemish strings are not perfect.  They stretch a bit at first, but should settle in after a few hundred shots.

yep some of mine are like that I found that if you climb a tree it makes it better!

[Orion]

Just tag ends.  You can trim them, but don't have to.  Can also wax them and press/rub them back into the string. 

[bigbadjon]

I believe it is caused by not dropping strands from the splice as the loop is being constructed.

[Roy from Pa]

yep some of mine are like that I found that if you climb a tree it makes it better!

LOL

[old_goat2]

B50 strings are notorious for that, it absolutely doesn't mean it's substandard! Clip them with a good set of fingernail clippers if it really bothers you. I can tell you with absolute certainty that the animals and targets you might shoot at, don't care!

[Orion]

I agree with Old Goat.  Absolutely nothing wrong with your string.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

McDave is right its the tag I have the same thing going on with my string.

[LBR]

Happens with any Flemish string--just some tag ends working loose.  Nothing to be concerned about.  With B-50 a decent set of nail clippers will trim them off. 

[Ronnie Newell]

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