When to change the string????

[BillyMarkwell]

Just wondering when you change your string????......Do you go by time, or number of shots????............My Savannah is about a year and a half old.....but the string only has approximately 1,000 shots on it.....had a 7 month lay off last year....the serving came loose and I had to put new serving on it,  the string is not showing any sign of wear.......it's stretched in and is not moving any more.......I've ordered a new string but haven't put it on yet....Should I go ahead and change it or wait till I've got more shots or it starts to show sighs of wear.....don't want it to break while at full draw....

[robslifts]

I would wait til it shows wear  jmo

[Big Dave]

What Rob says I'd wait till it shows wear  :D    :D    :D

[bentpole]

Billy here is what I do.I change my string after every hunting season keep the old one as a spare and break in the new one for the new hunting season.Measure your old string because it's all broken in and make a note of the length.Also where you have your silencers if you have found their sweetspot and most important where you had your nock set  at.

[DAS Kinetic]

Mark,
 This applies to FF strings.  They can last a long time.  If the string shows signs of excess wear either reserve or replace it.  FF strings will stabilize after some number of shots and then will change very little.  If an older string suddenly starts to require brace adjustments because of creep, take it off and toss it.  That's a sign that the fibers are breaking down internally and giving up the ghost.  Other than that, there is no reason to replace a good stable string.

David