Hunting Washington Forum

Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: Gobble Doc on September 30, 2014, 12:48:21 PM

Title: String break on Hoyt
Post by: 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?
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: pianoman9701 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Katmai Guy 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Gobble Doc 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?
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: RadSav 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 :chuckle:
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Gobble Doc 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. :chuckle:
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: lokidog 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, :yike: 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: BULLBLASTER 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: bowNarrow on September 30, 2014, 03:16:40 PM: I was told 140 for custom strings and installation
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Katmai Guy 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Katmai Guy on September 30, 2014, 03:27:36 PM: Bownarrow, strings? cables, string and install?
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: RadSav 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Special T on September 30, 2014, 03:40:50 PM: I know you can get it done at Riverside Archery In Mt Vernon. :twocents:
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Gobble Doc 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Special T on October 02, 2014, 06:16:28 AM: :tup:
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: soccerftw123 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Gobble Doc 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?
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: soccerftw123 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
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Gobble Doc 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.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Greg Mullins on January 07, 2015, 10:24:17 PM: Sounds like a derail.
Title: Re: String break on Hoyt
Post by: Crunchy on January 07, 2015, 10:40:17 PM: Change the string, better change the cable also.