I've been out of the archery circle for quite some time. I stumbled across a few archery videos of people showing how to set up a bow and put equipment together. All I could say is....WOW...what the hell are they talking about!!! LOL!!! Watching your videos is like looking into the past and gives me hope that good information is still out their. Keep up the great work!!!!
Dude! I just made the “Cheater Tool”-‘dual cable stilts’ so jig clears cables, SO MUCH BETTER! Thank You Sir for your helpful content keep my gear going!
These videos are fantastic. So thank you for making them. A video that I would love to see would be on all the knots. Because you have been doing this forever you are very good. However slowing down showing how to do the soft knots and this last serving knot would be very helpful.
These technical videos you should really let Tim help you with so you get better videos close up of every detail. It would help the guys who needs to visually see every aspect to understand.
As far as I can tell, he's only trying to sell us something in every video he makes. disguised advertising for podium archery. I get it, but he's very likable and obviously very smart and could make some fantastic educational videos.
I've been building & re-serving strings for a loooooong time and never saw your push apart sticks with the nocks at the ends. Fantastic Idea!!!!! Don't know if it will work for me on my bow but I'll be giving it a try soon. WOW!!!!
Thank you Josh. Great idea with the self help video. For the most part understandable but if you could get in a little tighter shot with knots and such that would be helpful.
Great informative video as always . Only thing you didn’t touch on was making sure you sever in the same direction as the string is twisted. Thanks for your awesome videos!
Video idea. Pin sight sizes for your sight. Pros, cons, what size you use for hunting vs tac vs long range etc. Thanks for all the shared knowledge and encouraging us to work on our own bows.
DUDE you're killing me with the "cheater tools"!! I have a set of Nuge cutoff arrows with QAD Tune-a-nocks that I have used for over a decade for that exact purpose...to create enough separation to clear the serving jig. Dang. I probably ought to start editing all my shop tech tips and videos from 2009 forward...
Great timing on this one!!. Ordered a serving jig from you that tracking says should be here today. I appreciate you confirming the serving string too. There's so many different serving strings and diameters its hard for a guy new to working on his bow to keep up. My shop here re-served my Hoyt factory string & now their serving job has separated. I gots to learn how to do this stuff! Thanks for the vids!!
Josh, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and everyone wants to be like you since you are the apex of archery tech and innovation. Would ask that you have more close-ups on your tech videos and explain knots and adjustments a little slower. Thanks for the knowledge you impart.
Love it !! Thanks for sharing your experiance and knowledge , am new to archery but am delving into working on my own stuff as a mechanic for work I enjoy tinkering and knowing the backside of how things work !
These tech videos really pushed me to create a home diy shop for my hunting and 3d setup. Thanks for doing what you do. If you could put together a video about that 3rd axis draw board you have attached to your press that'd be cool
I can’t remember if I saw this suggestion or not but I love your videos but it would be helpful if you could get a little bit better camera angle on some of the close up stuff. I’ve seen some where guys face the camera towards them focused on the bow string or whatever it is you might be working on. All in all very helpful video and appreciate you trying to spread your knowledge!! 👍🏻
This should have been filmed from the other side where your hands aren’t blocking what is going on. Really like the videos. Just something think about in the future.
Keen to see how different or similar we do things😮😅 Alright pretty good MFJJ hahaha Effectively the same method but I always start with my tail going through the string. But there's some stuff people need to also consider: - Wrap with the strings rotation - Not all materials are the same. BCY 62XS (the "standard") feels very different to BCY Powergrip and then you've got stuff like Angel Majesty which is probably the king of materials to use. - If your material means your nock fit is a bit too loose, don't be too scared to run the tail under for effectively 80% of the length (you may need an extra set of hands to hold the tail as straight as possible). Yes with a hand serving jig you will get a small spiralling effect but in practice you'd have to stupidly good to tell the difference. I just had to redo a Reckoning Gen2 with this technique and its shooting insanely good. - Avoid short centre servings, make them as long as you practically can, but don't go too close to the peep.
Marking the old center serving ends with a silver sharpy on the string to give you a reference on were to start and finish works great. Always have minimum 2" of center serving above and below nock points to prevent separation. Personally I use 2.5" on both sides. 5" total
Another great tech tip. Thank you! How about a close up break down of your draw apparatus that you use to check wheeling and timing and 3rd axis? I’m gonna build one. You know, imitation being the best form of flattery and all🤣
Good video, but in videos like this you should get a gopro or similar camera and either set it up facing you, or chest mounted so we can see it as well
The cut arrow pieces with nocks is way better than me cinching down my cables with paracord!😀 Do you find that it matters which direction you add the center serving?
It might kinda suck but if you could make another video with some close ups of the start and end would be great. its kinda hard to see exactly whats going on even though I think I know whats going on.
Technically impaired but learning 🤓. Could you slow it down and add a forward facing camera angle. You do this every day for a living so you could probably do it blind folded lol. weekend worriers learn slower. Thanks again for all your videos.
Recommended thread for the vap .166 nocks? I just got some new abb bowstrings and i must have twisted the knot. There is one strand of exposed string on my center serving. Can i just tie some serving where the gap is?
Does it matter if the string is under pressure or not when you reserve it. Someone once told me it has to be at over 100lbs of pressure when you serve a string.
Do you re-serve the center serving on the control cables the same way? Dose the serving size matter like with nock fit or do they just need to fit threw the rollers/cable guide?
Hey Brother. I haven't had to replace the center serving yet, but I have a dumb question for you. Do I need to use different sized serving for string stop or cable guide roller areas? Or can I just use center serving for that as well? I have some .015 that I'm currently using for that purpose. But, if I can use one size, It would save a little money and possibly some headaches down the road trying to remember what size is on the jig. Lol. I only work on my bows, so nobody else's bow would be affected. Thanks for these little nuggets of information. Oh, and I'm gonna make me some of those short arrow pieces you used for spacers.That's ingenius.
This may be a dumb question could you possibly make your arrow clock left or right depending on which way you put the serving on clockwise or counterclockwise?
Not sure if you already have one but a vid on fix peep rotation would be great. I'm sure it's an issue that plagues many! My peep is rotated to the left and my d-loop points to the right at rest. At full draw things line up more or less. How do I fix this when 1/2 twists in the string don't get the peep right!?
