STRINGS: GETTING IT RIGHT

There is a huge number of strings on the market, all claiming to improve your scores with unique selling points, to grab your attention. With so many choices it can be confusing to know which is the right string for your bow, so here we will look at some of the popular options being used today.

The type of bow you shoot and following any manufacturer’s recommendations will dictate the choice of string material you use, but even then there is still a lot of choice.

Who makes your strings is also an important consideration as the performance and reliability will reflect in the build quality. Problems such as too much creep/settling down in a recurve string or problems with compound peep sight rotation are almost always down to how it is made.

All the string materials that archers use today are reliable and the chances of a string or cable breaking in normal use is rare. These days archers have a growing number of specialised string makers to choose from, who will make bespoke or standard