extreme string stretch on new bow

[recurvehunter]

got home from school today and my new bear grizzly was sititng on the porch waiting for me            
so me and a friend headed to my 3-d range before i shot the bow i took some pictures with an arrow on the shelf i had perfect feather clearance and a nice brace height after bout 20 shots the feather were on the shelf i had another spare 58" string put it on problem fixed i compared the strings about 1/4" difference in length is this much stretch common on a new string   :confused:      :confused:      :confused:

[George D. Stout]

Man you need some punctuation in that paragraph, I got lost.  

 Frankly,  1/4" isn't a lot of stretch.  I would think it wouldn't go much farther than that.  Just twist it up a bit and shoot some more.

[John3]

I've had Dyno 97 strings stretch close to 5/8".. Don't worry about it. Keep it braced and keep shooting it. Adjust brace when needed.


JDS III

[recurvehunter]

sorry i just measured it and its closer to 5/8"
oh well i guess

[John3]

Stretching "in" is absolutely normal. Adjust brace according to the specs, then find the sweet spot...  


JDSIII

[Danny Rowan]

Yep, normal with any string. Just twist the string some back to the recommended brace.

When I put a new string on a bow, I twist it up enough to take it a bit above the normal brace and let it sit awhile, then check it and twist some more if needed. Once all the creep is out I let it sit braced over night and normally it is good to go from there.

Danny