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I'm so ticked off!!

I encourage guys who are able to, to do so. It's mostly buy once cry once, you learn new skills, and become more self sufficient. Bow tuning is very easy to do but a lot of guys think it isn't.
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I agree...I’m not even a very good DIY guy...but I needed a new hobby, golf was getting expensive....so I built a bench, bought a press, vice, built a paper tuner, and off I went. I gleaned info from Archery Talk and watched every John Dudley bow tuning/bow build video that was on the internet and just started trying stuff...the internet makes the learning curve very short
 
I try and make a new string/ cables yearly(probably overkill) but I like making strings and getting things tuned as well as I can- ATA, brace height, cam rotation etc. When you get really used to how a bow shoots you can tell is something has changed. I have always made an effort when possible to speak with the factory techs that put the bows together and they are a great asset. I have been doing archery for better than 54 years and many times I can tell just how much a so called bow tech just with a few questions. I also live out in the country and can't be running to a bow shop every time I need work done.
 
EricS said:
Don’t feel bad. I actually dropped a bow off at the shop with specific instructions to replace the string. Picked it up a week later and the guy just reserved the peep. Not at all happy. I really want to set up a home archery shop.
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My whole reason for getting into shooting recurves and longbows almost exclusively for awhile was because of this. I do my own work on mostly everything and when more and more gadgets and gizmos along with what I now realize is an almost endless option for strings and the materials the strings are made out of are available I kind of gave up. Might be learning how to make strings on a compound now after this one wears out....I don't think a flemish twist would work so well on the 'ol Mathews.
 
I just ordered new cams and mods for my bow. The guy at the old shop muscled some wrong mods onto my halon x cams bitching about how they dont fit right,matthews stupid mod system etc. etc. He even snapped one of the screws that holds the mods. This was the owner of the shop.
After doing some research online i figured out these mods were not meant for the halon x. Now i have to replace bothe mods and cams because the screwholes are buggered up for sure. The kicker is the bow shop went under and he declared bankruptcy.
Looks like i will be out $250 or more. I should have trusted my first impression and never went back to the shop.
It sucks when you go to a "professional" and they screw up like this.
 
Blinginpse said:
Lol I dont even shoot pse anymore after having a pse blow up on me at full draw and 4 sets of limbs cracking.

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Very misleading, gonna keep an eye on you. I always figured your standing out in a hay field shooting cam Hanes 140yd shots at a quarter sized target with a sparkly bass boat looking PSE competition rig....
 
Bigterp said:
Very misleading, gonna keep an eye on you. I always figured your standing out in a hay field shooting cam Hanes 140yd shots at a quarter sized target with a sparkly bass boat looking PSE competition rig....
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Been there done that lol. Won my share of tournaments and money. Just hunt now and shoot in the yard lol


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UPDATE*** So after after speaking with several friends who all had a very similar experience at shop "A", they all highly recommended a different shop in a neighboring county but not too far away. Turns out the string didnt break but it was the cable. Thought they were one and the same. Evidently I am taking a crash course on compound bows whether I like it or not. He checked the limbs and they are good. Will replace cable and string check cams for any metal protrusions, etc. He actually listened and was very helpful. Feel much better now. Thanks to everyone for the feedback and advice. Who knew cotton was so important for checking bows??? Lol big thanks to @Blinginpse for being so kind and offering to go the extra mile and help.
 
stevethebreeze said:
UPDATE*** So after after speaking with several friends who all had a very similar experience at shop "A", they all highly recommended a different shop in a neighboring county but not too far away. Turns out the string didnt break but it was the cable. Thought they were one and the same. Evidently I am taking a crash course on compound bows whether I like it or not. He checked the limbs and they are good. Will replace cable and string check cams for any metal protrusions, etc. He actually listened and was very helpful. Feel much better now. Thanks to everyone for the feedback and advice. Who knew cotton was so important for checking bows??? Lol big thanks to @Blinginpse for being so kind and offering to go the extra mile and help.
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Anytime stud muffin. Ill help however I can just gotta holler

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Bowmanmike said:
I just ordered new cams and mods for my bow. The guy at the old shop muscled some wrong mods onto my halon x cams bitching about how they dont fit right,matthews stupid mod system etc. etc. He even snapped one of the screws that holds the mods. This was the owner of the shop.
After doing some research online i figured out these mods were not meant for the halon x. Now i have to replace bothe mods and cams because the screwholes are buggered up for sure. The kicker is the bow shop went under and he declared bankruptcy.
Looks like i will be out $250 or more. I should have trusted my first impression and never went back to the shop.
It sucks when you go to a "professional" and they screw up like this.
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Sorry to hear this @Bowmanmike hope everything works out well for you...how many times have our gut instinct been correct but not trusting it costs us almost every time.
 
So everyone may have a different opinion, or formula, but most string manufacturers have about a 1 year or 2K shots (whichever happens first). The usual recommendation, should be, whether or not it "looks" good; replace the high wear items every 2 to 3 years MAX, even if it has just been sitting... In my opinion, this should have been mentioned upon visual inspection when the bow was dropped off to be tuned. However, all things being equal, I have seen very few strings break, regardless of age, unless it was dry fired or compromised in some manner. They do break on occasion, however, as rare as it is.
 
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