hello everyone im new to this site and shooting with a recurve, i have a question about flemish strings one is what are they made of? and question two do they have to have serving on them also?
Welcome. First of all strings can be made of several things. B-50 or Dacron are safe for all bows. Fast Flight are the "no stretch or low stretch strings". With a flemish string the first few shots will result in stretch but it is actually the strand settling in and squeezing out extra wax. Before you put on just any string you need to know how old the bow is and if it can use fast flight type strings or not.
Quest #2 Yes you need serving on the string. Not only does it aid the nock staying in place it protects the string from the abuse of the release and nock going on and coming off the string. You can go to the top of the page select the search feature and type in anything you want like "bowstrings" and you will have all the reading you want. You will learn alot here. I know I have.
One thing many people become confused about is the real difference between "Flemish" and "regular" strings. A "Flemish" string is simply a style of string, it is not a separate class of string material, as with FastFlight and Dacron. A Flemish string is a type of "continuous loop" string and can be made of any material suitable for bowstrings. Instead of twisting and serving the loops, as with the "regular" continuous loop string, the loops are braided together and into the main body of the string.
Even though the loops of a Flemish string are not served, the area which receives the arrow nock does require serving for greatest durability.