Author Topic: String break on Hoyt (Read 9424 times)

Gobble Doc · « **on:** September 30, 2014, 12:48:21 PM »

I have a 2013 Hoyt Charger. I have shot it some but it is not like I'm out shooting arrows every night. This weekend I was pulling back the string with my release and the string broke under tension. At first I couldn't figure out what just happened. The string broke right down near a cam and where the string is covered by a black winding. There was a slight amount of wear near the D loop but I don't think very much. Anyone experiencing similar things?

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 30, 2014, 12:50:20 PM »

Might just have been a defect with the string if there wasn't any noticeable fraying. Your bow show should be able to get you up in no time.

Katmai Guy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 30, 2014, 01:06:23 PM »

Does it get stored in the garage in the off season/summer? I had 2 hanging on the garage wall this summer break strings from the excessive heat, I believe. Granted, the strings were a couple of years old.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2014, 01:09:14 PM »

I have stored the bow indoors and in a soft case when I haven't used it. I always worried that if a string broke that it might be at the loop area where the string shows some light wear but not near the end. I'm wondering how much a new string is going to run?

RadSav · « **Reply #4 on:** September 30, 2014, 01:12:09 PM »

Oooo, that's in a different area than I thought you were saying in the PM. That is an odd location! Not sure I have ever seen one go there that was not derailed! That's goofy! You should go out and buy a Powerball ticket

Katmai Guy · « **Reply #5 on:** September 30, 2014, 01:34:34 PM »

Can get a custom one built for about $30 @ Rock Creek Archery in Enumclaw. Factory, I would think would be a little less.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #6 on:** September 30, 2014, 01:52:49 PM »

Hey guys, that's less than I expected. Maybe I will have enough left to get that powerball ticket.

lokidog · « **Reply #7 on:** September 30, 2014, 02:18:33 PM »

Be sure to check your limbs very carefully for cracking if it broke while you were at full draw. I had a cable let loose once,

luckily everything exploded forward and not into my face. However, later in the season, I noticed cracks in both limbs at the axle notch. Maybe not as much of an issue with the split limbs. I still managed to get my first all-by-myself bull that year, but I quit target shooting for that season.

BULLBLASTER · « **Reply #8 on:** September 30, 2014, 02:45:55 PM »

Quote from: Katmai Guy on September 30, 2014, 01:34:34 PM

Can get a custom one built for about $30 @ Rock Creek Archery in Enumclaw. Factory, I would think would be a little less.

$30 for a custom string? Holy cow!!! Thats cheap. Does that include install and tuning?
Is that the entire set? Or just the shooting string? If just string that sounds a bit more reasonable.

bowNarrow · « **Reply #9 on:** September 30, 2014, 03:16:40 PM »

I was told 140 for custom strings and installation

Katmai Guy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 30, 2014, 03:25:16 PM »

String only, not installed, and he had it done in a day. I had a set of cables, yokes and a string done this spring and it was right at $110. I do all my own bow work so I don't know what he charges for tuning or install.

Katmai Guy · « **Reply #11 on:** September 30, 2014, 03:27:36 PM »

Bownarrow, strings? cables, string and install?

RadSav · « **Reply #12 on:** September 30, 2014, 03:31:13 PM »

Quote from: bowNarrow on September 30, 2014, 03:16:40 PM

I was told 140 for custom strings and installation

That should be just about right for hand built string, two cables, tune and installation of peep and D-Loop! I've seen it maybe +/- $20 depending on shop and custom options. Getting someone to make a full custom string this time of year can be difficult though.

Special T · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2014, 03:40:50 PM »

I know you can get it done at Riverside Archery In Mt Vernon.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2014, 08:09:51 PM »

The Nock Point did a great job putting a new string on for me. Great customer service.

Special T · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2014, 06:16:28 AM »

soccerftw123 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2014, 03:28:13 PM »

I have that same bow, thats what they changed for 2014. The cams tear up the string so I got a string with a warenty right before my factory sting was about to break.

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2014, 09:07:39 PM »

soccerftw123

They changed the cams or changed to a different kind of string for 2014? Is this a known problem for Charger's before 2014?

soccerftw123 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 06, 2014, 10:34:06 AM »

changed the cam, yes i went on some archery forums and a lot of people had that problem. I heard about hoyt giving the 2014 cams to people when it happened in the first month. My friend had this problem and just bought a new bow after he went through 4 strings in two months

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #19 on:** October 07, 2014, 10:35:00 AM »

Thanks.

I too looked at some archery discussion boards and noticed the same thing. I'm going to give my new string a try and see what happens. If it starts to get frayed or break then I'll take it back to the store and see if I can get new cams. The reason I got a "good bow" was so that I wouldn't have to worry about something like a string snapping (at least very often). If the store or Hoyt won't replace the cams at no cost then I guess I would have to consider paying for new ones myself.

Greg Mullins · « **Reply #20 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:24:17 PM »

Sounds like a derail.

Crunchy · « **Reply #21 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:40:17 PM »

Change the string, better change the cable also.

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