How do I know what length bowstring for my recurve

[P&Y150]

I bought an older pearson recurve at a yard sale and I need to know what size string I need. It is marked amo60 but I've read some sites say 3" shorter and others say 4" shorter. I've always used 60x custom strings for my compounds but I'm not sure which of these strings to get www.60xcustomstrings.com/recurve Thanks for any help. I look forward to giving traditional archery a try.

[Bisch]

If it is an older bow, chances are the tips are not fast flight rated. I would go with a 56" Dacron string. I prefer a Flemish twist string and those appear to be endless loop strings, but either Flemish twist or endless loop will work just fine. For a Dacron string, I would definitely lean towards the Flemish Twist string because Dacron stretches a lot and you can easily readjust brace height with the Flemish string by just twisting it. Endless loop strings are designed to not have twist like a Flemish string.

You can get a Dacron Flemish Twist string from 3Rivers here:

http://www.3riversarchery.com/B-50+Flemish+Twist+Bow+String_i1515X_baseitem.html

Bisch

[thor0812]

If it is an older bow, chances are the tips are not fast flight rated. I would go with a 56" Dacron string. I prefer a Flemish twist string and those appear to be endless loop strings, but either Flemish twist or endless loop will work just fine.

Bisch

^^^Beat me to it^^^ I shoot an older 60" 60lb recurve and I use a 56" endless loop Dacron string and have had no problems.

[TxNurse]

I make my own and I know my string is the right length after I have torn it apart and cussed at it 2-3 times for it being too short or too long. Making strings is kind of fun, and for about $20 in materials, you can make a bunch of D-50 or D-55 strings. If this is your first traditional bow, be careful. Each one may be cheaper than a compound, but one is never enough.

[Car54]

http://www.leftiesrus.com/Schedule.html

Try this guy(Allen), he makes a very good string, plus, he can figure out what string & length you will need. I bought the B-55 string for my old Bear bow & I'm very happy with it. He's quick on shipment to.

[trad"Doc"53]

Bisch and you other guys please correct me if I'm wrong. I always understood that you would ask for a 60" AMO string if that's what the length called for and the string itself would be the desired length needed. If he gets a 56" amo string, won't it be way to short?

[Bisch]

Bisch and you other guys please correct me if I'm wrong. I always understood that you would ask for a 60" AMO string if that's what the length called for and the string itself would be the desired length needed. If he gets a 56" amo string, won't it be way to short?

That is correct, if he gets a 56"AMO string (and good to point this out). If his bow is marked 60" AMO, he should need an actual string length of 56".

A 60"AMO recurve string should be 56" actual length.

Bisch

[tradtiger]

The Ben Pearson Javelina I use was bought in about 1962 by my Dad; it's a 66" 50# model and works fine with a 62" (actual length) string bought off the shelf at Archery Country in Austin.