took my first bow to an archery shop, they found an odd issue with it

[JTurkish]

Bow is not warped and cracked and shoots straight

they fitted the bow with a 54" dacron. They measured 60" from tip to tip and thought out was weird the bow says 64"

[lpcjon2]

Is it a 3 piece?,maybe it has different limbs.

[nineworlds9]

if it's a vintage bow some manufacturers measured things their own way not necessarily AMO.  Herter's was one of them that I know of.  I have a Herter's that says 72" on it but it's only 68".  :::shrug::: some of the more knowledgeable folks will no doubt have a definitive answer.

[Meathook 1]

Who is the maker of the Bow?

[KHALVERSON]

that is odd!
what kinda brace height do ya have with the 54 in string?

[bowhuntingrn]

Did they measure straight from tip to tip, or following the curves along the belly of the bow? I'm still a newbie compared to most of the guys on here, but I believe it's supposed to be the latter, which would probably account for the difference. Either way 54" sounds awful short to me. Do you know what the brace height is supposed to be? If so, is it in spec?

[NancyVTAS]

54" on 60" is still not right, wheel shop???  did they measure tip to tip dowm the belly or just with it laying on the table??

[JTurkish]

It's a browning rover

I didn't measure the brace height

[bowhuntingrn]

Double post

[JTurkish]

They measured straight from tip to tip

I don't know what the brace height should be

I called the shop now to see if he measured the brace height. He said he didn't but thinks it looked about 8-9"

[Holm-Made]

A recurves length isn't measured "tip to tip".  It follows the conture of the bow.

[Fletcher]

DO NOT! string this bow with the 54" string.  The bow should be measured along the curves, not from tip to tip.  The actual string length should be 60".  Rather than me mess up trying to explain it, you can go to the AMO website and read how the bow/string length is determined.  Basically, there is a 4" difference between the string and the bow length.  A 64" AMO recurve bow will brace properly with a 60" actual length string.  Your new 54" string would be appropriate for a 58" AMO bow.

Guys in modern shops should have the ethics to admit when they don't know what they're doing, not just punt and take your money.  Take the string back for a refund and have one of the TG sponsor string makers set you up correctly.

Browning bows in general and your Rover in particular are very good bows.  Don't let some ignorant "professional" ruin it.

[JTurkish]

Archery shop fail, that sucks because it was $22 for the string

[JTurkish]

The shop strung it and shot one arrow, is my bow messed up now. It's unstrung now

[JTurkish]

I called the shop again and asked if they have a longer string, like60".

He said he doesn't but can unwind my current string to make it 60"

Seems odd

[Cyclic-Rivers]

If its a flemish twist string you van wind or unwind it to lengthen or shorten the string.  I think Lengthening it 4" is a lot though.  Typically I can get 2 inches either way.

[reddogge]

They screwed up. Ask for your money back and buy one from a maker on here.

[JTurkish]

So i took the string off the bow and measured it, came to 58"

This shop is smoking crack, they told me it's 54"

[lpcjon2]

Take a piece of string and measure the bow the right way and then order one from one of the sponsors,its safer in the long run.

  If you choose to unwind it remember if you go to far it will pull the loops out when you string it. It has to have some twist to keep it together.

[bowhuntingrn]

Gotta agree with Fletcher on this one, unfortunately some people are just afraid to say "I don't know". If the actual string length was 58" then the bow's probably fine, but I'd still give it a good looking over. Either way, its too short. Buying strings can be very confusing, some are sold by actual length, and some by AMO length, which can differ by as much as 4". If they've got any business ethics/morals at all, they should refund your money, but the way things have gone so far...who knows? Either way, they wouldn't get any more of my money. Like others have said here, I'd give one of the sponsors here a call, whether it's one of the custom builders or 3Rivers and make sure it's right and more importantly... SAFE.