Dacron Bow

my bow string is odd?

i recently bought a bow, and its fine in everything except that the bow string i received is strange, not like other strings. its a cartel dacron string, and instead of having the loops at the end it has these leather things.
and it is NOT a bow stringer.
i dont know what to do, i know how to string a bow but not with whatever this is.

I have a hard time believing it is not a bow stringer. In a lifetime of bow shooting I have never seen a string with leather on the ends of it that was not a bow stringer.

Here is video showing how to use one.See if that is what you have.

http://www.archeraims.com/archery-bow/3rivers-archery-longbow-recurve-bow-stringer

And here is a link to a bowstringer with the leather on the ends made by Neet. This is more then likely how yours looks.

http://www.amazon.com/Neet-Traditional-Long-Bow-Stringer/dp/B000LCA6EW

There is no reason in the world for a string to have leather on the ends of it except to use it as a bow stringer.

Let us know if this is what you have or not.

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