Hoyt Stock String Quality
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From: Bou'bound
02-Dec-17
What have you found in regards to the quality of the current / recent years stock strings on Hoyt bows. Lousy, Acceptable, close to custom, equal to custom, etc.
From: sdkhunter
02-Dec-17
I like the Hoyt's 'bow wise' but I'm not a big fan of their strings (I've even considering a new Hoyt this year but if I do get one - I'll probably put a new string/cable set from day 1).... See a lot of cam timing issues with there stock strings and have seen a few that have string wear on the edges of the metal yoke barrels on the new bows)... For a top end bow I think they should be better....
From: kota-man
02-Dec-17
The last few years, I’ve been real happy with their strings.
From: Dirk Diggler
03-Dec-17
I can’t complain about there string other then i wish they used 24 strands of BCY X instead of 28.
From: HDE
03-Dec-17
Way better than some "top-of-the-line" custom strings I've bought...
From: Dino
03-Dec-17
Hoyt strings are excellent.
From: ELKMAN
03-Dec-17
Some of the best in the industry for sure. Far better than some of the so called "custom" string builders. But if you do want the absolute finest after market call JBK. That guys stuff is as clean as anything I've ever seen, and stable.
From: Pyrannah
03-Dec-17
Hoyt strings are legit!!! At least from my experiences with some of the “good” ones
From: HUNT MAN
03-Dec-17
I? have had excellent lucky with Hoyt strings . Hunt
From: sticksender
03-Dec-17
They seemed to have figured out their stock strings a few years back. At one time it was standard practice among a lot of knowledgeable tuning guys to immediately replace the string set on a new Hoyt. But you very rarely hear of this nowadays. Personally I still wait until after the first 100 or so shots to finish tuning. But that’s true on custom built replacement strings also.
From: Trial153
03-Dec-17
Up until about 2 years ago the only thing they were good for was getting tossed in the trash. Lately they been serviceable. However I would still replace them with a set from a good string builder before I did a tune on a Hoyt.
From: spike78
03-Dec-17
I hope so. The last thing I would want to do on a $1500 bow is to buy strings for it. ELKMAN, how are the Mathews strings? Lol
From: RogBow
03-Dec-17
The factory strings used to be there just to hold the bow together imo. Good thing they have improved.
From: Grunt-N-Gobble
03-Dec-17
The factory set on my Nitrum held up well for 2 years. Once I shot them in, they held the tune well, but I did have to make a minor timing adjustment after that once or twice.
I have since switched to a custom set from a local builder.
From: ELKMAN
04-Dec-17
Spike- I'm not sure. All the ones I build I put after market on.
From: LONEBULL
04-Dec-17
I think they are excellent.
From: 12yards
04-Dec-17
I shot the stock set on a 2007 Vectrix XL for a couple years with no issues way back then. No peep issues. Same with a set on a 2010 Maxxis 35. Did have issues with stock strings on another manufacturer with peep turning.
From: Bowfreak
04-Dec-17
The only reason to swap stock strings now is if you want different colors. They are really good now.
