Yeah that sucks and it’s hard to find a great shop. I understand supporting local businesses but it pays off to learn how to do that kind of stuff on your own. All you need is the proper sized serving and a serving jig to wrap it on the string. They’re very affordable and you can still support your bow shop by picking the material through them. It’s very easy to learn and you’ll thank yourself for learning during the middle of the season when you need to reserve a string or tie in a d loop.

@Palmer Grigsby yeah they can be expensive. Keep an eye out on Lancaster archery’s website. I got my easy green 100 dollars off on a sale one time through them .

If I’m shooting a lot especially outside on sunny days I like to wax them every 2 weeks. Otherwise I feel once a month is good. And yes don it wax your serving. Debris will get stuck between the serving and wear it about. When I wax my strings I like to put a little on the strings and work it in until I feel my finger tips warm up. It also helps to work it in in one direction so the string fibers don’t separate. For example I rub it in from top to bottom. Once my fingers get to the bottom I let go and grab it from the top and repeat until it’s fully worked in.

You can practice drills to help with endurance to steady your aim. Draw back and aim on target, focus only on aiming (don’t fight the pin float), hold for as long as you can until the pin float gets to excessive, then let down and rest for until your muscles recover. Repeat for 3 reps. As you build those muscles that help steady your bow arm increase time and or reps. It’s like going to the gym and apply progressive over load to build muscle. Same idea can be applied to archery.

Yes work on your grip. I found setting my grip so my elbow is also at a 45 degree angle from the ground help keep my forearm clear of getting slapped by the string