[Archers] questionable string

[Groff, Garth (ggg9y)]

Lord Janyn and Friends,

I'm surprised that marshals are not familiar with these strings. They have been factory-supplied on all Bear, Indian and other youth bows sold by Escalade Sports for at least five years, and probably longer. I just checked my loaner kits (personal and the Shire's) and found I have seven bows with strings of this type, ranging from 9 to 35 pounds. Yes, the string is probably woven nylon, but it wears well, and I have yet to see any fraying in the loops or the nock points on any of these strings. The crimp is done by machine and seems solid. So far none of ours have ever slipped.  I may consider replacing the strings on the heavier bows, but the little 9 and 12 pound Bears don't seem to be a problem. We've been using some of the light bows for several years and have had no issues.

I would like to have further discussion on this, unless Janyn is making an absolute ruling now. Perhaps we should officially contact Escalade for more information on their materials, manufacturing methods, and testing. I would not be surprised to learn they have done failure tests for their insurance company. Remember, they could face huge liability suits for selling a dangerous product.

Yours Aye,


Mungo
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From: archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org [archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] on behalf of Jay Nardone [jaynardone at comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 1:42 PM
To: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: [Archers] questionable string

Good afternoon everyone, I love when our marshal’s communicate with me and more so each other. Manus sent me a question and this picture of a bow with a string they questioned and ultimately failed. I wanted to share this with everyone because it is a good learning opportunity. Our rules don’t have any verbiage about this type of crimp so I thought it would be a good chance to discuss this here.

In talking with Manus, I agreed they made the right decision by failing the bow. Those crimps are iffy and can slip easily. Also if you look closer that is not even a correct bow string. It looks like the nylon that bow stringers are made from and those materials are nowhere near as strong as B50 or Fast flight materials and should never be allowed. We rejected a few bows this year at Pennsic that had these same type of strings. None of us will ever be able to predict how long a sting of nylon would last? I realize this is obviously not a high poundage bow, but it was the correct choice to make.

In Service,

Janyn

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