Serving Both Size of String Around Peep

[kitandace77]

Found on the option archery site that they recommend serving both sides of the string around your peep per the below photo. I like the idea to prevent fraying of the string over time. Has anyone done this? If so, do you serve both sides in a press with it under tension so you can split the string?

 

[DB29]

That is how I tie mine in, but only after the strings are settled and I’m sure that is where the peep is staying.

No, you don’t need a press or to split the string. The press is nice for holding the bow while you do it but not needed.

I follow these instructions.

How To Tie In Your Peep

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[silasbowhunter]

Similar to what I do as well. Make sure your peep is where you want it because you can’t move it after you tie it in this way haha. Gillingham has a video on YouTube that I copy that’s pretty helpful.


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[sndmn11]

I do this

 

[blackveltbowhunter]

Hamskea, Levi Morgan, Bowmar, all have videos showing similar tie ins. It's a good way to go for the barrel type peeps, overkill IMO for standard stuff but does work. I ALWAYS wait to lock down my peep until I have hot a bunch of time and been able to shoot it in different light conditions and lots of various ranges.

 

[devinhal]

I wrote the instructions on the Hamskea site and it looks like one of our original pictures in the first post. There are several reasons whey I prefer this tie in method.
- It protects the strings from any edges of the peep
- It eliminates the need for serving above/below the peep that can cause peep twist.
- It holds the peep in place better than any other method I've tried. I used to have issues with my sight tape beeing just a little long/short from day to day and felt like I was always chasing my tail. Once I started using this method, that problem went away and I quit needing to move my indicator. I found that the peep was slightly moving up or down in the string an throwing off my sight marks with other methods.

 

[kitandace77]

Thanks all. Trying the hamskea method vs serving in the angle above and below the peep.

 

[BigSky]

I go simpler. I tie around the peep with an overhand knot on bottom, an overhand knot on top, an overhand knot on the bottom, a double overhand square knot on top and then three to five half-hitches up the right side with one end and three to five half hitches down the left side with the other end and then burn both ends. I chose this method because it's fast and very easy to tie and holds as well (or at least it has over thousands of shots over the years) as all of the other methods I've tried, including those in this thread. It is amazing how many different methods there are to tie in a peep. By the way, I'm not one of those numbnuts who states because I do it this way, it's the best. I'm just putting out there another effective way to do this.

 

[cornfedkiller]

I wrote the instructions on the Hamskea site and it looks like one of our original pictures in the first post. There are several reasons whey I prefer this tie in method.
- It protects the strings from any edges of the peep
- It eliminates the need for serving above/below the peep that can cause peep twist.
- It holds the peep in place better than any other method I've tried. I used to have issues with my sight tape beeing just a little long/short from day to day and felt like I was always chasing my tail. Once I started using this method, that problem went away and I quit needing to move my indicator. I found that the peep was slightly moving up or down in the string an throwing off my sight marks with other methods.

Just to be clear, is the serving on the sides of the peep put around the string first, and then the peep is installed and tied in, or is the peep tied in first with serving that is then continued on up and down the strings?

 

[devinhal]

Just to be clear, is the serving on the sides of the peep put around the string first, and then the peep is installed and tied in, or is the peep tied in first with serving that is then continued on up and down the strings?

Here are the instructions. They show the process in detail.

How To Tie In Your Peep

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www.hamskeaarchery.com

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[cornfedkiller]

Here are the instructions. They show the process in detail.

How To Tie In Your Peep

Visit the post for more.

www.hamskeaarchery.com

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Got it. Thank you!