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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on May 24, 2015, 10:10:05 pm

Title: Monofilament Serving
Post by: DC on May 24, 2015, 10:10:05 pm

I saw a video recommending this. Any pro's or con's?

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: Danzn Bar on May 25, 2015, 09:57:03 am

Make sure you use the clear stuff,  ::)  I've used it on a few bows/strings.  Haven't shot them enough to make a good decision, but I think over time it would break fairly easy at the nocking point.
DBar

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: Stoker on May 25, 2015, 10:01:33 am

Used it in the 80's... JUNK.. Lots of better options
Thanks Leroy

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 25, 2015, 10:04:58 am

I hate the stuff, it always seemed to break and unravel while I was shooting in a big tournament and leave me high and dry.

Buy some braided serving, slick it up it paraffin and it will never fail you. I prefer the braided zebra fast flight stuff, you can't wear it out, ever.

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: Pat B on May 25, 2015, 10:56:19 am

I've never used it but I don't think I'd like it. I prefer good ole twisted bow string serving material.

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: Marc St Louis on May 25, 2015, 01:54:09 pm

Commercial bow strings, specifically Browning strings, used to be served with monofilament.  I've tried it and don't like it myself

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: BarredOwl on May 25, 2015, 04:10:53 pm

Ahh yes monofilament serving.  I guess I grew up right as that stuff was at the height of popularity.  Back then it was all I had ever seen on a bow string.  It is slick in terms of release but wears out at the nock point and all of sudden you have a miniature, monofilament, slinky hanging off of your bowstring.  It was when I started getting into traditional archery I discovered braided serving and Flemish twist strings and man what an improvement. 

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: Bullitt on May 25, 2015, 04:21:05 pm

Mono,  oh yea, had that when I was  20 yrs. old!

 :P

Still have a big jig spool of clear and orange when I built strings for Black Widow, in the 90s.
Gary Davis loved the fishn' string!

Title: Re: Monofilament Serving
Post by: DC on May 25, 2015, 07:19:03 pm

I'm sensing a theme here ;D ;D Thanks