How often do you change your cables?

[GeoffT]

I have had my Old Glory for 9 months now and was wondering if I ought to change my cables before the outdoor season gets serious.

[simon m]

Interested in this too, just picked up a second hand browning vanguard and wondered if i should change the cables. There not too bad but dunno what the protocol is.....

I voted for option three. It will depend on how much you shoot your bow. I suspect once a year may be about right for me. But I do try and look after the string and keep it waxed etc. I get the impression some bows are kinder to bow strings more than others may be. No way would I shoot a bow that I suspect is dodgy. Safety is my main concern with compound bows.

[Shirt]

Don't bother, get it done at the start of the indoor season. Unless there are actually strands coming off the cables/string it's not serious, and a bit of fuzz can easily be cured with some wax.

[geoffretired]

I've never found out the answer to when should I change the strings etc.
Modern materials are very strong. What I would say is about warning signs.
If a serving has a spiral twist showing through from inside, there is usually a strand or two broken in there. Another ominous sign is when sight marks go silly while you are shooting or even when you start at the beginning of a
session. If it's not your sight coming loose and it's not the rest or peep or the nocking point, then it could be a string or cable. The wheels can show as out of time or the bracing height may have suddenly changed. These things are warning signs even when the string looks perfect.

[Stace]

Has Tony_zelah and his amazing flying peep voted on this thread

[jadlem]

Easy answer to this one: New bow every season!

I'm on my second hoyt now and am eyeing up either a Matthews switchback or bowtech tribute for next season. As for the replacement cables issue, thats down to the new owner!