String Question....

[Shakes.602]

When Serving a String, do you start from the top and work down, or visa versa?? Silly Question, but just wondered.

[cyred4d]

I start at the bottom and work up, but I really don't think it matters.

[Shakes.602]

Wasnt sure, so when in doubt, Ask Trad Gang!! Thank You!!

[Lefty]

I work from the top down, but don't think it matters, although I was taught to always serve in the direction of the string twist.  I was told it keeps a tighter serving.  I was also told that if you serve in the direction the strings comes off the fingers (so opposite direction depending on RH or LH shooter) would keep a tighter serving too.  So you would have strings for left hand and right hand shooters twisted and served in a different direction.

[McDave]

I think the important thing is to keep enough tension on the serving string.  As long as I maintain enough tension, it seems to work fine.  What I hate is getting a string with a new bow, which presumably has been made by some kind of a professional, and having the serving bunch up or spread apart around the nock somewhere after a few hundred shots.

[rluttrell]

I was taught to serve the string in the same direction as the twists. So far they have not come lose and have stayed put.

[LBR]

If there's a difference, I haven't seen it.

[Caughtandhobble]

I have always served from the top to the bottom. I believe that this keeps consistent tension where the nock/nocks go. This results in less chance of loosing tension at the nock point, causing separation of serving. Once the serving comes loose at the nocking point or points, the string becomes a hazard to you and your bow.

I recently purchased a used bow that had a popular string on it that was served bottom to top. The skinny string serving had come loose at the tied on nocking points with very few shots from me. For me it will always be top to bottom.

[Shakes.602]

Well, I served it from the Bottom Up, so we will see what happens, I reckon!  

[Bud B.]

Originally posted by McDave:
I think the important thing is to keep enough tension on the serving string.  As long as I maintain enough tension, it seems to work fine.  What I hate is getting a string with a new bow, which presumably has been made by some kind of a professional, and having the serving bunch up or spread apart around the nock somewhere after a few hundred shots.

I got two new strings recently and upon shooting them in and twisting them to brace the serving was then loose and separated (i.e. slid up and down causing gaps). The bundles tightened up while the serving did not.

Hard earned $34 not well spent. I will stick to making my own from now on.

I serve top to bottom and with the flemish string twist.

[sticksnstones]

I always go top down and just as tight as I can get it to avoid what Bud describes.
Thom