Before you start making the centre serving…
Use our nock fit guide to get the right centre serving material and thickness
Nock fit is a hugely important part of your bow setup, it drastically affects your tuning. There is an optimum centre serving for each bowstring and nock combination which will give you the safest, most forgiving setup.
To make sure you get the right nock fit, first check out our in depth post: Testing Proper Nock Fit – The Complete How To Guide. You can also directly jump to the Nock Fit Chart.
Once you know if you’ve got the right material and nock fit, then you can get started with the centre serving.
STEP 1: PREPARE THE BOWSTRING
Then, I get a short length of serving material and loop it around the string. I then run it up and down the string to remove any excess wax and form the string into a nice circular cable.
Finally, mark on the string where you want your centre serving to start and finish. It should go high enough to allow your tab and bracing height gauge to rest on it. It should stretch down low enough so that it protects your string from any armguard vibration and wear after the shot has finished.