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Neet String Keeper
Reviewed By , 19 September 2009
You know what I hate ?.... well actually there is loads of stuff, don't get me started.
What really does irritate me is that you spend ages tuning up the bow for a shoot and getting it shooting just nice and then take it down.
The next time you unpack it the string has come off the bow and un-twisted itself, Yes, I know you are very organised and made a note of the exact brace height but it isn't the same as having it just as you left it.
That's why I have a heap of these string keepers, I have a heap because I get through them at a startling rate ( just careless I guess).
I like these ones, mind you the first thing I do is take the tassle thing with the nasty cheap bead on the end off. It does a great job of keeping the string exactly the same as when I last used it.
I was initially concerned about the rivet that secures the hook, indeed I was a little concerned about the hook itself, being metal I thought they might scratch the finish on my bow - I am currently using an ACS and the finish on it is quite fragile and susceptible to scratches and dings, however I do try to take care and so far there have been no incidents. The other thing with a metal hook is that you really don''t want anything sharp near your string, although the sides of the hook are dull it's worth taking care when putting it on or off.
I see so many folks messing with their strings just prior to shooting because they don't use a string keeper and then they have the nerve to moan about the nock point being too high or too low - just get a string keeper and stop being a donkey !!
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| Features & Design |   |
| Not rocket science at all - it fits over the nock and a retaining hook "keeps" the string. | |
| Performance | |
| Never had a problem whilst using one of these. | |
| Value for Money | |
| If I spend a day tuning my bow it is easily worth six bucks to me to keep the string where I want it. | |
| Overall | |
Well made, and it does the job. | |
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What : Neet String Keeper Price : $5.69 |
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Will fit any bow.
Initial concernes over the securing hook and rivet, but as yet it has not scratched the bow.
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Magazine |
Magazine
We were very pleased to give our support to the James Whale Kidney Foundation shoot which we cover in this months magazine. We were also contacted by Lars Pilø with news on the archery related finds on Jovfonna, and while we couldn't get out there ourselves Lars kindly filled in some background information for us.
A mixed bag this month, me in the South West, Geoff putting the record straight, a chat with Keith Stay and the wisdom comes from South Cox of Stalker bows.
We take a tour the length and breadth of the British mainland to visit Scotland with Border Bows, Yorkshire with Aidy Hayes, the Wirral with Jason from thelongbowshop.com, down South with the Company of Canterbury Longbowman, and Geoff is in Spain.
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Posted by: Bob Sage on Apr 21, 08:29
My wife and I both use these, and one way round the problem of the hook/rivet scratching the bow or damaging the string is to get a small piece of suitably sized clear (=inconspicuous) heat-shrink sleeving and shrink it down over the hook. This protects the string…
Then if you turn the keeper round before you hook the string (so that instead of the keeper laying flat against the bow, the sleeved hook is against the bow limb) the bow is protected too. An additional advantage of turning the thing over is that it’s sometimes easier to get just the hook under a snug string loop than it is to stretch the loop getting the body of the keeper under.