Here you will find Custom Flemish-Twist Bowstrings for

Traditional Recurves and Longbows.

These bowstrings are quality hand-made to the highest specifications and standards.

Tammy Jo has supplied some of the largest bow manufactures, Hoyt USA, Mathews, etc.
along with several satisfied individuals with her reputable flemish bowstrings.

All strings are constructed in Black and Tan color selections of B50 or DynaFlight 97 unless stated

otherwise in the "additional instructions field" Available colors, black, tan, red, yellow and green.

You can pick 2 or 3 colors from above or choose a solid color

Each string comes pre-stretched, served, waxed and ready to shoot

Order a bowstring with the silencers already installed or un-installed with instructions.

Flemish Bowstrings are Constructed using B50 or DynaFlight 97

Question: What is the best bowstring material for a modern Recurve bow ?

Answer: First it is essential to be sure that the bow is designed to shoot with the modern, high tenacity bowstring materials. Any doubt, use Dacron to avoid limb tip breakage. Which string material is best for recurves? It's not an easy question. Top recurve shooters are using Dynaflight97, 8125 and 452X ; and by top shooters we mean people like Vic Wunderle, Butch Johnson, Ed Eliason, Simon Fairweather. So there's really not a clear recommendation but we see a preference for Dyneema which offers high strength and durability. Less strands can be used on lower poundage recurves, which helps arrow speed, particularly if the draw length is short.

DynaFlight 97:

The original high strength Dyneema (100% SK75); very durable, very low creep. DynaFLIGHT 97 is much stronger than regular FastFlight and has much lower creep. For bow's up to 65lbs, very little, if any creep, will be experienced.

The type of bowstring material that you use is entirely up to you. But please make sure that your bow is
designed to take the bow string that you are about to use.

Most older bows with wood or wood/glass limbs are not designed to take the performance strings such as DynaFlight 97, FastFlight, etc. So if in doubt, stick with B50.

However, if your bow is approved for dynaflight 97, you will find that they not only increase performance, but also have a longer life span, reduce handshock and bow vibration, and offer improved stability and accuracy.

B50:

Made from the original polyester material; the ideal product for traditional archers.

Question: What is the best center serving to use?
Answer: This is really a personal choice. Some archers still prefer the traditional. However, the durability is more limited and re-serving is needed more often than something like Halo serving..

Finger shooters(compound, traditional and FITA) prefer Halo, 100% braided Spectra material.

All strings ordered come with the traditional center serving on them. If you prefer the Halo serving

instead you will need to "Add to Cart" for an additional $1.50

Question: If I reduce the number of strands to improve arrow speed, should I be concerned that the strength of the bow string is reduced and therefore dangerous?

 Answer: Basically, using the manufacturers recommended number of strands x the breaking strength of the string, will assure you have a string with much more than adequate strength and if you decide to drop a couple of strands to increase speed, the strength of the finished string will still way exceed the maximum poundage generated by the bow.

Question: Is it a fact that the lower the number of strands, the faster the arrow?

Answer: Yes on most bows but not all, and of course with today’s extremely strong materials, a lower number of strands can normally be used safely. Note also that at a certain point not too far below the manufacturers recommended number of strands, it is quite likely that the archer will notice an increase in vibration directly after release because there is not enough mass in the string to absorb the “elastic energy” that occurs when the arrow is released. A set of Beaver Fur Silencers will help this issue.
Note that on HMPE products like Dyneema and Spectra are prone to creep more if less strands are used. “Elevated temperatures and higher draw weights increase this problem.”

Question: How many twists can be put into a bowstring?

Answer: There are three reasons for twisting a bowstring:
1. To keep the bundle of strands together
2. To shorten the string after creep has occurred (adjust draw length)
3. To correct peep rotation

Do not twist to a point that it starts to kink.

B50 and DynaFlight 97 Strand Requirements:

The table below incates how many strands of material the final string should contain based on the
draw weight of the bow.

Draw Weight (In pounds)

20 - 30 lbs 8 strands
30 - 35 lbs 10 strands
35 - 45 lbs 12 strands
45 - 55 lbs 14 strands
55 - 80 lbs 16 strands

All DynaFlight 97 bowstrings under 16 strands come with padded loops for limb protection

How to Measure String Length: "Standard Guidelines"

In most cases a recurve bowstring will be approx: 4 inches less “OFF THE BOW” than the AMO

(Archery Manufacturer’s Organization) bow length. Longbows are normally 3 inches less.

If your unsure of the measurement needed take your old string that has been unstrung from the bow

for at least 3 hrs. then hammer a small size nail into something sturdy. Now slip one end loop over the nail and take the measurement from this loop end to the other loop end “tip to tip” while stretching it

out "hand tight" just good enough where there is no loose slack in the string .

If you have no string try contacting the bow manufacturer and ask them the recommended size "off bow".

Note that there are times you are in a position to order strictly from the bows AMO if you have no string to measure from or your unable to contact the manufacturer. If this is the case I will follow the standard guidelines above .

Very important is if your are measuring from a fast flight type of material and ordering a B50 instead then you would want to order a B50 approx: 1" shorter than the High performance material because the B50 will stretch approx" 3/4" to 1" while braced depending on your poundage, where a fast flight material such as DynaFlight will strech a very very small amount. So in regards if you measured from a B50 and want to change to a DynaFlight string then you would do the opposite and go with a string 3/4" to 1" longer.

Email or call me and I will be more than happy to help with any questions or concerns that you may have

How To Measure Bow Length: "photos below"

If you have no string and there is nothing printed on the bow re: "AMO" or Bow Length,   Take a tape measure, start at the nock/string groove of either end "not the bow tips", run tape down the

belly (side facing you when you shoot it) of the un-strung bow following the contours of the bow limbs, do not go into the curves of the handle, go straight across to the opposite nock groove and read the measure. Enter the length of the bow into the "additional instructions" field if you will be ordering by

the bow length and not the string length and I will make your string by the above standard guidelines.

Please allow 1- 4 business days for custom orders to be completed.

They will then be mailed by USPS

Shipping & Handling anywhere in the US will be a flat $3.95 for bowstrings and beaver fur silencers.

Add $1.00 for international orders.

All orders are custom made and if there is some defect "very rare"or wrong length on my part that you original requested I will certainly make you another string. I cannot replace custom orders for free if it is not a fault of Tammy Jo's Archery