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Author Topic: How often to change bowstring  (Read 274 times)

Offline milcol

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How often to change bowstring
« on: August 27, 2010, 04:42:00 PM »
Would like to know how often to change bow string I shoot on average about 30-35 per day alternating between my recurve and a longbow is there a recommended change.
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Offline cbCrow

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Re: How often to change bowstring
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2010, 06:07:00 PM »
What I do is wax my string about every 5-6 weeks and change about once a year. You always have spares that way.

Offline Mitch-In-NJ

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Re: How often to change bowstring
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2010, 10:07:00 PM »
Assuming no visible signs that the string needs to be replaced, I also replace it once a year.
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Re: How often to change bowstring
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2010, 11:07:00 PM »
Same here.  I'll put a new one on a few weeks before hunting season.

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