I broke a string on my Tip

[Traditional-Archer]

What a scare,
I was shooting my tip and had my string break, maybe I haven’t been shooting long enough to know how many shots to shoot before changing strings. How long do you shoot one string? Should you change a string every two years or how long do you suggest. Have any of you had this happen to you and how often does it happen? Will this damage my bow? All kinds of questions. I did get an extra string when I ordered my bow, I put the other string on to see what the bow would shoot like and sound like. It shoots good and sounds good, I just wanted to rack you guys and gales brains to get your opinions and use the vast amount of experience here on the gang. Thanks in advance for your input.
Bruce     :eek:

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Black Widow recommend every 10,000 shots or 12 months, whichever comes first. If your bow sounds okay and looks okay, then it should be alright, hopefully. Did it happen at full-draw? Did the arrow fall at your feet or did it fly a little?

[JRY309]

Are you shooting dacron? I like to change my dacron strings every year.I go a couple of years on my D97 strings.

[Traditional-Archer]

Man that is something my friend Mike has a Widow also, I called him right after I posted, he told me the widow law. Thanks Ben, and to answer your question Yes I was at full draw and no the arrow hit the spot I was aiming at. I think it broke on the way back. Does that make sense?
JRY309 Its FF  

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Well, that's a good thing that your arrow hit the target - it means that most of the energy in those limbs went into the arrow.

[Traditional-Archer]

Yea, Ben that is what I was thinking, I tried to call Dave and Beth I quess they have a life as we do. I hate to bother them over this. I just wanted any suggestions Dave would have to add. I guess it would not hurt to drop an E-Mail. I will see Dave at Denton hill he can look at the bow then,

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Dave's always happy to help. Send him an e-mail or call him. Say "G'day!" to him from me when you see him at Denton Hill.

[Deadbolt]

Looks like it failed at the nock (I'm surfing on my phone can't see the pic to well) maybe you tightened the nock a lil to much? I've seen it happen before over tight nock and it crimped the string causing a weak point.

[J.Williams]

Bruce,the same thing happened to me shooting in the backyard last fall shooting my BW recurve.The string broke right where the brass nock was crimped on...must have crimped it to tight and cut a strand or two.Really wakes you up when it happens and the funny thing is the arrow went right where I was looking.Luckily the bow was fine and went on to take a doe with it.Hope your bow is fine,too.

[frank bullitt]

The angle of the string against the nock as you shoot over time is causing this! F.F. and other  modern materials seem to do this more than dacron. The same scenario as a piece of wire bening bent over and over until it breaks. I've seen and heard it happen . Widows recomendation is a good one! Good shootin, Steve

[30coupe]

I've had it happen with dacron strings too. I think the brass nock point I was using then may have contributed to the problem. That is one of the reasons I quit using brass nock points. I just tie in nock points with B50. They are easy to move by twisting them up the string. Once I have them where I want them, a dab of superglue locks them in place and makes them last longer. They do wear out, but it's cheaper to replace them than strings.

I make my own strings, so I probably replace them more often than most folks. If they get to looking a little ragged, I make a new one.

[Big Ed]

I agree with the nocking point being crimped to tight or hitting you arm guard if it's under the nocking point.