[solocamo50]

I have never seen a post on this issue, so I thought I would get one started. A little history on myself, 50 yrs young, started shooting a recurve at age 12. Took my first deer ever with that recurve at age 15, I still own it. I have taken over 55 deer and a few turkeys with archery. For the last 26 years or so I have been shooting compounds. I am currently shooting a 05 Switchback, 29" @ 70#. I do my own set ups and tuning. I started shooting Mathews in 95, a Shadow, I own 4 of them. I got my SB March 05. I left the center serving alone, the blue/black stuff, until June 05. I then removed it and replaced it with .021 mono serving, which is still on the string. Upon removal the stuff had almost come apart where the nock snapped on the string. I was shooting a loop before and after. My shooting improved so much I amazed myself. I also did the same thing on my MQ1 back in 2000, I tried the fast flight serving, ended up removing it and changing it out to mono. The thing that made me change it on the SB and MQ1 was I would every now and then get a right and left flyer at 3-D shoots or at practice, when I knew upon release that I was on the center of the 10 ring. I hardly ever get a right or left impact. The Shadow string came with mono center serving, this is what got me to thinking. After changing out the center serving this left right flyer problem has not happened again. I can tell you that my bow is not the only one that does this. I have changed out the fast flight stuff on alot of friends bows and they see a improvement too. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this. It works for me. I only use Easton Super Nocks, reason? They work. Never had a bad one and have never had one fail. Shooting 4000 Vapors with 4" feathers/ Drop Zone rest. I use this bow for hunting and 3-D. The SB shoots 290 fps. One note on this issue, I have found that the standard Zebra string for LX model, the white/brown, which either has a larger fiber material or more strands will not work with the .021 mono, need to go with the .018, this is using the Easton Super nocks, don't know about any others. Anyone had the same experience? Tony

 

[r2t2]

I believe the most important thing is nock fit. I have spools of the various diameter serving threads and serve enough to test the tightness of the nock. When the nock holds firm and a gentle tug released it, thats my choice, and I finish the serving. I have seen really tight nocks cause lots of problems.

RT

 

[Shooters Edge]

I Agree....It's only fit.

It has nothing to do with Braided versus Mono. It is just fit. And the Mathews strings/servings are the worst. We always figured the Mathews guys shoot those old CX nocks....What were they called, Slimline I think. The worst!

 

[solocamo50]

You guys nailed it. I think nock fit is more important than most people think. One point on the braid stuff versus mono is durability. The braid stuff wears much more than mono at the point where the nock fits the string. I look at guys strings at 3-D shoots and the center serving looks likes a oval instead of a round string. I used to shoot a nock set and tourque/eliminator button. After a month or so the nock set would move up the string with factory braid, up to a 1/4 inch or so, not from the nock set being loose, but the serving compressing. If the serving starts to be almost all black above the nock set after some shooting, nock may have moved. In my mind I can't see how a braid serving material can be as firm and not compress. I have a set of Winners Choice strings ordered for my Conquest II. I hope the serving holds up on them.