Jasonlester

Ok since I'm getting beat on about my 14 year old bow string.

If you replace your string every 2 years... The whole string wear advantage is out the door isn't it? I mean if I have to retune every 2 years I might as well beat up my serving a little. I know it will last that long.

Edcyclopedia

My first bow was a 1993 PSE Thunder Flight Express and I had it until 2003
Note: I never changed the string and I never had a problem with it!
2nd note: I only shoot from beginning of Aug. until Sept 15th (50-70 arrows per week) when archery season begins,
then it's a few arrows once or twice a week to keep my eye on straight during the season, and to make sure I didn't bang my bow.
Totaling = 300-400 shots per year. Maybe the lack of shooting gives the string more longevity??

~ My current bow is the same thing.

Another experience is a buddy bought a used Hoyt @ the end of the eighties, it was 6 years old when he bought it and had the original string.
He shot that same bow, with that same string, until he and I upgraded in 2004, he also never had a problem. 20+ years with the original string.
Ohhh ~ the bow gods will get him![&:]

I have a friend that has a Toyota and they recommend him to change his timing belt at 60k miles, so he did. Costly expense!
I change mine at 100k and it still doesn't look worn, go figure??? This is my 4th vehicle and belt change, I figured it saved me a lot of money, without any heart ache.??

6bloodychunks

hey , not trying to beat on you ,

but going that long on a string could be dangerous,
but i shoot all year so i put alot more shots on my stringsthan alot of people
but strings can fail under the end servings where you cant even see,
and the string stretching will throw your bow out of tune anyway.

have you ever had a string break on you ?
trust me its not fun.

as for the tuning every 2 years, whats the problem in tuning?

i retune my setup everytime i change anything,
draw weight,release,nocks,loop,peep,fletches,arrow style,length or weight...etc...


if you are using the stock strings that came on your bow , they arent going to stay in tune for 2 years anyway!

i use custom strings , and they start to show signs of wear
(peep rotation) after about 1 or 1.5 years,

just trying to keep ya safe..[8D]

Jasonlester

I know I was just kidding about that....Its all good....

I plan to change it . But since I have a new bow I haven't worried about it. It also sat for a few years without being shot. So I'm sure it helped make it last.