Re-stringing a bow

[Karpteach]

Its time to restring by Hoyt Katera. Anybody have ANY input. Have never done this before and could use some help. Anyone.......anyone..????

[Doc]

Sounds like something you want to do yourself? That's a job that I haven't tackled since they went away from the steel cables .... lol. I wouldn't even know where to start.

Obviously it can't be rocket science, but I would definitely require some "in-person" help at least for the first one. It would be a good thing to know since it's not a real cheap thing to do. The only thing I know for sure is that you have to go out and buy a bow-press. After that ...... I haven't a clue....lol.

[fasteddie]

You will definitely need a bow press and make sure you buy the proper string & cable / cables . Cabelas sells a cable bow press that works fairly well ( I bought one ) . You have to back off the limb bolts on most bows to do a change so don't forget that .

Check with a couple local bow shops and ask what they charge to restring a bow and then decide if you really want to do it yourself .

[fasteddie]

Here is a 10 minute video showing how it's done

[Deerthug]

Karp I don't know if I would do something like that myself. Adding rests, peeps, nocks and the like yeah I would do myself. But not re-stringing. Wouldn't want to have it malfunction when im at full draw.

[Karpteach]

Thanks everyone. I will contact a few shops in my area. Now, I'm freaked out. So I won't even try it! Merry Christmas.

[Red]

i usually have a guy at gander change my string and cables for me he charges $29 install fee. usually with the new cables string and install it usually runs me just under $80 for everything and thats picking any color string you want. also the guy usally tosses everything back on for me the peep and everything else and i make a few tweaks here and there.

[Deerthug]

Thanks everyone. I will contact a few shops in my area. Now, I'm freaked out. So I won't even try it! Merry Christmas.

Ralph at CB archery set up my bow for $50 couple years ago. Did a good job.

[fasteddie]

I had Dave at Trophy Taker Archery in Walworth restring my bow . I think he charged me $25 . I supplied the string and He did a fine job installing it .

[JMP]

It's not really rocket science if you have a press. The best thing to do is take pics of everything before removing strings for a referance. The tricky part is getting everything back to specs. once the new strings are on. If you were closer to me I would tell you to bring it into the shop and I'll take care of ya. If you have any ?'s feel free to ask I can walk you through it.

[JMP]

Make sure you get a quality set of string and cables. You will have nothing but problems if not. I suggest JBK Bowstrings. That's what I use on all my bows and everyone elses. If your going to take it somewhere I suggest a actual proshop and not a big box store

[ny hunter]

I would bring it to a pro shop,one less head ache in the long run.

[Karpteach]

JMP, thanks for the info! Will be calling JBK this week for new strings! Will have my local archery shop put em on.

Edited December 30, 2011 by Karpteach

[Larry]

go to a pro shop and have it done if don't have a bow press it will be apain in a but

[wooffer]

I used to change my old compound bow strings before you needed a press. I just had C&B Archery in Hicksville change the string and tune my Mathews. Thought I could do it myself but I was wrong. The owner Ralph did the work and he really knew his stuff. Glad I tried them, very nice experience. I also learnt what is meant by tuning a bow.

Edited February 11, 2012 by wooffer

[Karpteach]

I've decided to let c&b take care of it! They are just around the corner and Ralph is a good guy. He's young Hellers are pretty good too!

[wooffer]

I only found out about C&B Archery recently when I saw he was a Mathews dealer. I wasn't keen on the idea of having someone at Dicks play with my bow. He has a nice operation and I think I will go back and try out his range as well.

[Karpteach]

Tuesday's are usually the quietest time! It's a great place to be, the staff is great and the clients are usually friendly!