peep sites - what to do?
07-01-2008, 11:29 PM
#11
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2007
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RE: peep sites - what to do?
Hey thanks alot guys. My dad was a huge bowhunter but he left us a few months back. So sorry for a few "noob" questions i guess you could call them. But, to replace a bow string, how hard is it? And when early in said "to put a half, or one twist" in my string? What does that actually mean?
You guys are great! Thanks!
You guys are great! Thanks!
07-02-2008, 10:19 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Middletown PA United States
Posts: 3,625
RE: peep sites - what to do?
Don't worry about the questions. We were all noob's at one time or another. Some of a long long time before the advent of the internet---like 30 years in my case.
You need the use of a bow press to add twists to a string or replace them. Being a noob this is probably a job for an archery shop.
Something you can do is, if the peep has serving above and below it try to slide the serving away from the peep. You have to determine the direction of roatation and how much the peep rotates. Then try lifting one strand at a time and moving it to the other side. Do both sides evenly. You want to roate the peep more in the oppsite direction that it is now rotating. Play around with it till it rotates into position and aligns with your eye.
Depending on the quality of your string and how old it is this is usually only a semi-permanent fix. but should get you shooting and last maybe a couple months. Maybe more. This is referred to a "training the string". I did it for many years till I one day figured out that better strings was the real answer.
To lift the strands use something like your finger nail. Don't use anything sharp. Strings and sharp objects don't mix well.
If this doesn't work your best bet is either good strings (Gibblet) or take it to a shop and get a peep installed with a rubber tube aligner. I hate those things but they do work.
You need the use of a bow press to add twists to a string or replace them. Being a noob this is probably a job for an archery shop.
Something you can do is, if the peep has serving above and below it try to slide the serving away from the peep. You have to determine the direction of roatation and how much the peep rotates. Then try lifting one strand at a time and moving it to the other side. Do both sides evenly. You want to roate the peep more in the oppsite direction that it is now rotating. Play around with it till it rotates into position and aligns with your eye.
Depending on the quality of your string and how old it is this is usually only a semi-permanent fix. but should get you shooting and last maybe a couple months. Maybe more. This is referred to a "training the string". I did it for many years till I one day figured out that better strings was the real answer.
To lift the strands use something like your finger nail. Don't use anything sharp. Strings and sharp objects don't mix well.
If this doesn't work your best bet is either good strings (Gibblet) or take it to a shop and get a peep installed with a rubber tube aligner. I hate those things but they do work.
07-02-2008, 11:51 AM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Frederick MD USA
Posts: 300
RE: peep sites - what to do?
Sounds like you have a lot of good suggestions. I had a lot of peep siteissues with my short limb bow a few years back, tried just about everything with no luck, finally changed to a 'no peep'. Some people like the no peep, some don't, but it works for me.
-Rick C.
-Rick C.
