Hello all. I'm assembling a bow for my dad for Christmas. The bow is a Shakespeare Wonderbow X-22. The length on the limb says 60" but when I measure it NTN with a flexible tape, I get just under 62". So do I purchase a 58" or 56" string?
And if anyone could tell me the brace height that'd be great as well. Thanks.
Leo
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Usally on a recurve you go 4 inches unther the length. If it measures 62 get a 58?????
So you are saying I should go by the measurement I got vs. what is printed on the limb?
I'd go with whats printed on the limb. But I guess its better to get a sting too long than to short so you can twist it up. I don't know, thats an interesting situation.
Have to ask, do you have an old string from it? Do you have a tillering string? You could get pretty close using this before ordering or building one.
But if I had nothing, I'd go by the amo length printed on the bow. That will get you close.
Depending on material going short isnt always a bad thing, b50 stretches to no end, as long as its not TOO short.
I don't have an old string or a tillering string. I bought it off **** and it came with a 56" string, which was pretty beat up. When I tried to string it, it scared me because when I did it had such an enormous brace height, that I didn't see it possible to draw the bow without possibly breaking the limbs right off.