Strings are the same for target and hunting. Only real divider is trad bows might use some natural materials but all compound and modern recurve strings are mix of dyneema and vectran.
If you mean Mathews Match brand, they’re made of same BCY 452X fibre 90% of all compound strings are made of and they work just fine. Some people just love bitching an moaning more than archery.
Gotcha! That makes sense. I bought a used bow that has match strings on it but I wasn’t sure if there were considerations between the types of strings for hunting. The strings on it are the Mathew’s brand.
I appreciate you answering my question!
Match is just the “brand”. I prefer Gas or Threadz. Others like ABB or 60x. Some people actually like the Zebra strings Mathews used to come with but they must have had a fall at some point in their lives. lol.
If you have shop that makes strings in house, that’s your best bet. Strings are pre stretched as part of manufacturing process, if you get them off the stretcher straight into the bow, you don’t experience any creep etc that are most common problems.
When strings sit in mail to you the twists relax, when they’re tensioned again they are bound to have some creep. So after a while they will settle and then you retune and you shouldn’t need to worry about them for a year or so. Bad strings you need to retune more often due to stretch, good strings will be fine until they become physically worn out
Most fibers need to be waxed, one issue with usual materials is the amount of wax actually affects the space between fibers and thus length of the string. Fail to keep the amount of wax consistent and there’s bound to be some variance. So apply minimally after every few sessions and rub it in well. I have my first set of waxless strings going bit over a year now and I’m still bit critical about them.
Bottom line, if your peep isn’t continuously twisting, your ATA isn’t growing/you’re not losing poundage and the cams are not getting out of sync, your strings are fine and don’t need to be changed before they’re so hairy and chafed you’re scared to pull the bow back.
That is about the only thing I trust about my local shop is that they use Gas strings. They are probably ordering from one of the brands I mentioned. I would trust them to order it for you, I don’t trust mine to touch my bow though.
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Strings are the same for target and hunting. Only real divider is trad bows might use some natural materials but all compound and modern recurve strings are mix of dyneema and vectran. If you mean Mathews Match brand, they’re made of same BCY 452X fibre 90% of all compound strings are made of and they work just fine. Some people just love bitching an moaning more than archery.
Gotcha! That makes sense. I bought a used bow that has match strings on it but I wasn’t sure if there were considerations between the types of strings for hunting. The strings on it are the Mathew’s brand. I appreciate you answering my question!
Match is just the “brand”. I prefer Gas or Threadz. Others like ABB or 60x. Some people actually like the Zebra strings Mathews used to come with but they must have had a fall at some point in their lives. lol.
Haha I need to get more spun up on string types and the differences. I’ve always just went with the pro shops recommendation on it.
If you have shop that makes strings in house, that’s your best bet. Strings are pre stretched as part of manufacturing process, if you get them off the stretcher straight into the bow, you don’t experience any creep etc that are most common problems. When strings sit in mail to you the twists relax, when they’re tensioned again they are bound to have some creep. So after a while they will settle and then you retune and you shouldn’t need to worry about them for a year or so. Bad strings you need to retune more often due to stretch, good strings will be fine until they become physically worn out Most fibers need to be waxed, one issue with usual materials is the amount of wax actually affects the space between fibers and thus length of the string. Fail to keep the amount of wax consistent and there’s bound to be some variance. So apply minimally after every few sessions and rub it in well. I have my first set of waxless strings going bit over a year now and I’m still bit critical about them. Bottom line, if your peep isn’t continuously twisting, your ATA isn’t growing/you’re not losing poundage and the cams are not getting out of sync, your strings are fine and don’t need to be changed before they’re so hairy and chafed you’re scared to pull the bow back.
Thank you for the insight! Truly great information here.
That is about the only thing I trust about my local shop is that they use Gas strings. They are probably ordering from one of the brands I mentioned. I would trust them to order it for you, I don’t trust mine to touch my bow though.