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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: LoneRanger on April 16, 2016, 11:02:00 PM
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Is there a certain range of twists per inch that should be in a Flemish string? What is impacted if there are too few or too many twists (noise, strength, etc.)? Any experiences would be helpful!
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I have heard, read, etc that you want .75 twists per inch or you're sacrificing performance and noise. Personally, I have never noticed a difference. I usually shoot strings that I didn't ship to a customer because of it being too twisted, or not twisted enough. And I have not ever noticed anything.
Now, it is absoulutely no twist in the string, I'd say you need a new one, but I've had some that bad a twist ever 3" or so and it was fine.
On the opposite end, if a string is so twisted that it kinks up, i'd get a new one, but i do believe you could shoot it and be fine.
Sorry for not standing on either side of the fence, I've just never noticed much difference.
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Idk the answer to your question, but I do know that it is harder to keep yarn puff silencers to stay put in your string if there are fewer twists.
Bisch
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Thank you for the replies. I've got a Flemish string that I made and it has about 1 twist per inch, maybe a touch more. It just looks to be twisted a lot to me. I was debating redoing one of the loops to shorten it a touch, but I suppose the old advice of if it ain't broke don't fix it might apply. Thanks again for the insight.
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I'm pretty sure all of mine are twisted more than 1 twist/inch. You should be fine.
Bisch
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I would say that too few twists could cause your loop ends to come apart. I make mine with 1 - 1 1/2 twist per inch at the appropriate brace height I use for that bow. I also keep a log of all the strings I make and one of the entries is how many initial twists I start with, then add to that if the string stretches. That way I can adjust the length the next time I make a string for that bow, of course using the same string material and strand count.
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I like one to two twists per inch. Much higher than that, and the strings tend to stretch a little when braced and and contract a little when relaxed.
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Agree with Orion. This especially with dacron.
Also, if the string has excessive twist, you have wasted material! Loss performance.
As a string builder, wasted material is not productive, either.
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No set rule that I know of, and no formal testing that I've ever heard of. I don't like a whole lot, but I just go by looks--I don't count the twists. I know you can get by with a lot and the string shoot fine, I just don't like the look.
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I have heard too many twists wasn't good for a string, I have never had any trouble with mine. I like to have about the same amount twists as what is in the Flemish splice that way it all looks the same. I just think it looks better. I make 3 bundle stings, I don't know if that makes a difference.
Jack
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I was curious about this earlier this year because I ordered a string (doesn't matter where; it was a fine string) that ended up being a little longer than I ordered, and I was afraid of twisting it up too much.
In my inquiries, I came across two answers: 1) Preferably not more than 2 twists per inch, or 2) If the string kinks up when relaxed it has too many twists.
I don't know what those answers were based on, but that seemed to be the two most common answers I found.