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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tom sawyer on January 17, 2008, 11:54:10 am

Title: String Serving Question
Post by: tom sawyer on January 17, 2008, 11:54:10 am
I've always heard you want to wind your serving in a certain direction so that if you have to twist the string to shorten it to the proper length, it will cause the serving to tighten and not loosen.  My question is, which way is this?  Do you wind the serving in the same direction as the string bundles are wound around each other?  Or in the opposite direction?

I think I know the answer, just double checking.  I've not paid attention to this in recent years because I'm using a timber hitch which lets you adjust length easily.  But I may make some double loop strings and want to be sure I'm doing it right.
Title: Re: String Serving Question
Post by: Dano on January 17, 2008, 12:11:00 pm
Same direction Lennie.
Title: Re: String Serving Question
Post by: tom sawyer on January 17, 2008, 01:00:09 pm
You are a fountain of knowledge Dano.  Or at least a good oscillatiing sprinkler.
Title: Re: String Serving Question
Post by: DCM on January 17, 2008, 02:37:22 pm
I think he's been saving that one Dano.  Prolly read it in a cartoon somewhere.
Title: Re: String Serving Question
Post by: Dano on January 17, 2008, 03:52:54 pm
David, Lennie is pretty darn funny as you know, ya just have to wait a bit sometimes. ;D
Title: Re: String Serving Question
Post by: chessieboy on January 17, 2008, 08:45:54 pm
Another thing to think about is to make sure you wind the serving and string so that as you draw it it tightens.  For example a right hand shooter should wrap from right to left if looking straight down from the string to the belly.