STRING LOOP LESSON

[SPIKER]

The fixation on centering the arrow on the berger button hole dates back to the use of the pressure button.

The arrow shaft had to be centered on the button for proper flight..


So unless you have a button on your bow, this is no longer necessary, and it is more important to center the line of pull behind the arrow, than the shaft on a hole which no longer has an effect on arrow flight.

This can be done by observing the loop as you are shooting.. the > of the loop should be directly behind the arrow for best results.





If it, (the loop), is deformed, then your D-loop is not in the “center of the pulling area” and thus, your nock travel is being thrown off, along with the stability of the arrow, and your holding ability!

If the D-loop is angled up from center, move the loop down slightly (not much) on the string.

Shoot several more arrows and this time, also pay attention to the holding qualities of the site picture and what the loop looks like after each shot (don’t touch the loop to ‘re-form” it).

Repeat the process until that D-loop is not deformed after the shot or even a let down. Now, once the D-loop is not being deformed in the shot process.

I got this from Mike "javi" Cooper off a site he is on.



My bows never seemed to tune across the berger hole, and now I know why.

In my own words, what he is saying is to find the center of pull first, then adjust your rest to it accordingly. Great advice, I have all my bows tuned that way now, and it works.

[DocHolladay]

I was trying to remember where I saw this at. I was telling a o-worker about it and was drawing a blank on where I saw it.

Here is a question for ya Spike.... My loop isnt up or down, but it does roll around to the right side after the shot(center). I am using Brownells Hemp Loop material, it is pretty limp. I am assuming that it is good that it is centered???

[SPIKER]

Is your loop starting out straight, then moving to the right every time? Are you fixing it after each shot, or do you have it set to the right to adjust the peep?

I've noticed that some string loop material combined with a certain center serving material is too slick to hold a loop in place.
I will usually tie a nock in above the bottom of the loop to keep it from slipping up.

But that doesn't stop it from spinning on the string, so I think what happens is that while you are coming to full draw, the string is actually turning inside the loop slightly, so that when the string comes to rest after the shot, your loop is "turned".

That's just a theory...the other possibility is that your string isn't as stable as it should be, and is just coming to rest in different positions.

[DocHolladay]

No string movement. Just the loop. It isnt as stiff as other loop material. So far, this has been the best loop material I have used. It isnt to stiff and it isnt to soft either. It also makes tight knots that dont slip.... at least I havent put one on that slipped. Below is a simple diagram I made to show you. The loop isnt up or down, just spun to the right side after the shot.

[SPIKER]

Oh, gotcha Doc.

Do you think that maybe the string is hitting your sleeve?

Do you wear an armguard? The loop could be hitting something on the release, that is causing it to wind up that way?

[DocHolladay]

Not hitting anything. I think it is how it is coming off the release. I am shooting with a TruBall Short-N-Sweet. Its just a hook I think it is because it is because the loop is not as stiff as other loop material.

[Buckshot06]

Doc is your D-Loop walking around your serving after the shot??? or is the loop just turned to the side but the knots never move?

[DocHolladay]

That loop material is awesome. You better make sure that it is as long as you want it when you tighten it up, because it doesn't move much at all. Most loop material slides when you go to tighten it up. This doesn't. When you melt the ends, it doesn't catch on fire, it just melts down until you remove the heat source.

[SPIKER]

A good thread for the upcoming season...

[omegabuck]

I just came across this thread. My D-Loop hasn't moved as far as I can tell ... it seems to be pointing towards the (left) after every shot. I've noticed the length between D-Loop and Peep is shorter than most of the other bows I've shot ... not sure if that has much of anything to do with it. (roughly a fist between the d-loop and peep)