Stings are cheap. Sounds like time for a new one. Lots of great choices out there. I would think there has to be someone local you can get one from?

 

I got some made from stilldub off of ebay. Im impressed. Very well made and good price

 

A picture would be helpful. Is it a Flemish twist or an endless loop?

 

Stock strings for entry level bows like this one are usually poorly made dacron material, which does creep (continue to stretch) over time. Get a decent one made with a modern no-stretch material (30# Sage can handle it). Actual length should be 59”, brace height should be 8 to 8 1/4”.

 

Stone Mountain bow strings makes a nice B 55 endless loop string. They also make a nice fast flight material endless loop string. These can be both be purchased from 3 rivers archery.

If you want a really good Flemish twist, fast flight string, Trad tech from Lancaster makes a nice one that come with cat whiskers pre installed. That string you order by the 62 inch AMO length of the bow.

I have all three of the strings I have mentioned the brace height has held after hundreds of shots.

The stock string that comes with the Sage is not very good. Stilldub and Silver Badger here on AT also make nice strings. With a better string, the Sage shoots like a different bow. I have three Sages, great bow in my opinion

 

Factory brace height range for the Sage is 7.5 to 8.25 inches. All three of my Sages shoot the best right at 7.5 inches. I primarily shoot aluminum arrows, 1916 for 42 pounds and 2016 for 48 pounds with a 125 grain tip. The aluminum arrows are heavier than the same spined carbon arrows. Your results might differ.

 

Just a guess here, but it sounds like you are just taking the string off and throwing it in your case, thereby losing your twists each time you unstring your bow. You should be maintaining your twists when you unstring your bow (with a clip or the loop end through itself method) so you don’t have to start from scratch to set your brace height each time.

 

A new string is always a good idea if you are shooting the factory one. Call TTT strings. Pick a couple colors you like and tell him what nocks you are using. He can do flemish or endless loop, whatever you prefer.

 

!. Factory string should be scrapped.

2 Get TWO new strings from any reputable maker listed here or other sites.. Also and a big also, I always over twist a new string by about a 3/4" or so and it'll finish stretching itself when left strung over a few days along with shooting. I always leave my bows strung 365. Talking with Norm Johnson of Blacktail Bows in one of our many conversations many years ago told me never unstrings his bows. Never had a problem and they don't lose poundage either.

3 Helps fully stretch the string AND ALWAYS check for brace height adjustments and any limb twist before nocking an arrow.
My strung bows are stored horizontally to avoid any unbalanced pressure on the limbs.

4. Be patient! Something rare in todays world! The more you stay relaxed through your new hobby and getting outdoors and appreciating simplicity in nature the more you'll enjoy stick bows.

 

Shatterproof Archery. Send a note to Kramer and he will build you a nice string.

 

Kramer's strings are pre stretched for a week.

 

The strings supplied with inexpensive bows are rarely (if ever) pre-stretched. When I make a string (endless or flemish) I stretch is at 250# for at least an hour. I start by putting fifty to one hundred pounds on it and waxing. then I adding 13 or so twists and increase the tension to 250#. After that I install the center serving. Brace height remains fairly constant from the first shot for a very long time. It basically does not change. If you stretch one of those stock strings before you use it you will not see the huge change in BH, some of course...

 

Most stock strings are poor quality. Get a good low stretch string from Ten Ring Strings or Still Dub on ebay.
Tell them what poundage you're shooting...you don't want an over built string.
I had a few Sage type bows and with a good string they shoot as good as most high dollar bows.

 

For a good mass produced endless loop B-55 string there is a brand that goes AMO by of bow length for Legend brand that uses 3.5 inches/9 cm shorter then the bow length. I got this for an old all fiberglass duel sided longbow that needed the odd string length of 3.5 inches shorter then the bow length and a fast flight Bear 60 inch string could not be used, the bow lacked the tip overlays. They use strands of pre stretched string to make the bows, reason why my string was more expensive then most at this price.

I know as my old bow was made anywhere from 1961 to end of 1979 identical in that entire time when Actionrod stopped making all models of Actionrod fiberglass bows due to the compound taking off. The Acticonbows by Actionrod also made a recurve with a static tip recurve from 1962/1963 until the patent in 1967/1968 ran out then a modern Recurve from 1967/1968 until end of 1979 when compound bows became better and overtook the traditional bows in sales in the USA and Canada.

 

Thanks everybody. Put on a nice D97 Flemish twist string. Yes the bow feels like a different bow.