How to Put the String on a Dragon X8 Compound Bow Without a Bow Press

[@daultonhuskey2804]

Learned a lot. shared with entire hunting group. could save us a trip out of the woods this season to fix something "simple"

[@seansoutdoors]

👍👍👍

[@2dsimp567]

You are literally a life saver!!😭😭 I accidentally broke my little sister's BRAND NEW bow and started freaking out and crying because I didnt know how to fix it. Thanks to you, it's a good as new and we both know not to pull back and release without a arrow!!

[@seansoutdoors]

Praise the good Lord Jesus. I'm glad to hear it. God bless you

[@2dsimp567]

@@seansoutdoors amen!! Its literally a blessing🙏🏽

[@KenRod1969]

WOW! I cannot tell you how glad I am I came across this video. Saved me the money of having to go and get the bow restrung at a pro shop. Nothing against pro shops, but I'm a DIY'er. Being new to archery, I committed the cardinal sin of dry firing my compound bow and yes, things went sideways. But thanks to this video, I got the bow restrung, tuned in and sighted near perfect and she's shooting true now. THANK YOU!

[@seansoutdoors]

Awesome! I’m so glad I was able to help! God bless you

[@kahilacaracol2288]

Aloha, thank you for your video!! I just got a dragon x8 and shot a few arrows…I reloaded an arrow and on release string came off… I was bummed till I found your video and was able to re-string my bow without taking it in to local shop!! Thanks again for your videos!! Because of your review on the dragon x8 made me make the decision to purchase one!! Mahalo, God bless ,Aloha 🤙🏽

[@seansoutdoors]

👍👍👍great! God bless you

[@leafinitup1]

It's quite genius of Sanlida to provide a limb bolt that is long enough so that you can change the string without a press!!! That's amazing. Every bow manufacturer should get on board. Good info!

[@seansoutdoors]

I know. It's the flagship bows that are not getting in board. Many of these large adjustable range bows offer it now.

[@KenRod1969]

Amazon's Pandarus brand (Specifically the L1 model) also has the limb bolts long enough to perform this fix, thankfully! Seems the two manufacturers are very similar in specs for these bows.

[@airbc681]

Dude you're a lifesaver. We just bought a Bow similar to this for my son. I dry fired it like an idiot... Well the rest is history... Thank you!

[@seansoutdoors]

Great, glad it helped! God bless you

[@charlesparker2369]

Man I wish I could just send my bow to you, put custom string on and it hasn't been right since lol. Thanks for taking the time to inform us Sean.

[@seansoutdoors]

On one hand, Lol, on the other, sorry to hear that. Try to shoot it a while and get the strings to stretch and settle in a bit and then tune it up once you've reached that point.

[@charlesparker2369]

@@seansoutdoors thanks buddy that's kinda what I was Thinking. I have all summer to get it dialed in surely I can have it right by then.

[@joelmcmahan7386]

@@charlesparker2369 good luck on that bow bud. I’m sure you will be ready In plenty of time. 👍get you a 🏆

[@duanepearson7287]

Thank you for your video. I don’t have the bow in your video but your knowledge helped me to get my strings back on after it’s came off the cam due to my pull being off angle. Thank you again

[@seansoutdoors]

Glad it helped. God bless you

[@oelph]

Today I completely forgot to nock an arrow 😅 needless to say your video was a real help. Thank you Sean and thank you Sanlida.

[@seansoutdoors]

Awesome, glad it helped. I made this video because many people do that type of thing by accident. God bless you

[@TomoeGamingVR]

This is great helpful advice for putting the string back on after accidentally dry-fire the compound bow, I’ll do it on my T1 Target Compound

[@seansoutdoors]

I'm not familiar with that bow, but if it is the kind of bow that will go down to a draw weight of almost zero it will work, but if it has a minimum draw weight of 40 pounds or higher it likely will not work

[@jonathandaniel7272]

Thank you, I dry fired my bow and this video was so helpful to get it back together

[@seansoutdoors]

Great, I'm glad it was helpful! God bless you.

[@joelmcmahan7386]

Thanks for more info on this and other things. Gods blessings to SMOA & Family. 👍🇺🇸🙏🏻

[@seansoutdoors]

Thanks

[@Joseph2518W]

Love the video I have similar bow I'm learning as much as I can being new to archery

[@seansoutdoors]

Great. Enjoy it

[@genedelong4755]

I really appreciate all of your advice.

[@seansoutdoors]

Sure thing

[@dage2079]

Bro I just want to personal thank you, I know these are old videos so I don't know if you check reviews, but I'm what you call a newbie that's already transitioning into intermediate, I do loads of research and field work. .. and alot your videos have been useful and great, thank you, I don't like to say things on KZbin but the dragon is my 2nd bow and I have gotten some good work with it

[@seansoutdoors]

Yes I read every comment. Thanks for sharing. God bless you.

[@dage2079]

@@seansoutdoors hey do you do broadhead reviews or have any favorites to recommend cause you can find alot of Amazon same grain same look different price but I know why, they have a archery store but it's far from me so I don't have much time to check it out, esp now I just started wanted to hunt with a bow

[@seansoutdoors]

@@dage2079 G5 Montec have always worked well for me. I've tried the fake ones on Amazon for half the price and although they looked the same, they flew way different and so I got rid of them.

[@davidalejandre6945]

Very helpful. 👍 While talking with the wife I stupidly dry fire my bow. Beginner move on my part.

[@seansoutdoors]

It happens. Just look the bow over real well. Makes sure all screws are tight. (Don’t over tighten them, just make sure none rattled loose. Look over the limbs for cracks etc. they are usually okay but you still want to look them over real good. God bless

[@mark.f.6662]

Thank you! Saved our bow! Still don’t know why I had problems like this twice because I did not dry fire the bow. Must be the way I’m letting go of the arrow.

[@seansoutdoors]

Maybe..make sure you are nicking it on all the way. God bless you

[@joelow6086]

Thanks Sean. I learn something new from you.

[@seansoutdoors]

👍

[@barryloftin4159]

Dam dude you just saved me at least a bill thanks for the video and I’ll subscribe to your KZbin channel just for that !!! Thank you really I appreciate your time

[@seansoutdoors]

Thanks so much. Hope it works out.

[@themainecatch]

Extremely helpful video! Worked for my bear cruzer g2! Thank you so much!

[@seansoutdoors]

Great! God bless you

[@themainecatch]

Btw your channel is well done. Clearly you know what you're doing. I just subscribed to your channel. I know where to look for a real bow tech.

[@seansoutdoors]

Thank you so much. God bless you.

[@robertjay1179]

This is an excellent video. Thank You.

[@seansoutdoors]

You're welcome. God bless you

[@philmace81]

Thanks for the video. I was adjusting the tension up and was feeling the resistance and my release let go. Very sad moment.

[@seansoutdoors]

You’re welcome

[@jthepickle7]

While letting down, on a short bow, the string touched my knee and 'rerailed' the string. The bow was set for 29 pounds. This video comforts me, in that my poundage was so low that I probably did no harm to my brand new bow. I will, however, use a bow press to put everything back together.

[@seansoutdoors]

👍

[@danielu7143]

Super helpful. Thank you very much.

[@seansoutdoors]

You're welcome!

[@tools4spoons]

Thank you for posting this info, do you have a video for changing the strings on an SB1 or recommend a video?

[@seansoutdoors]

Sorry, no recommendations or resources like that at the moment

[@elDnl]

Great video!

[@seansoutdoors]

Thanks

[@dennisstruble5214]

Good vidéo Sean.. thanks for that info.. Dennis in saskatchewan

[@seansoutdoors]

Thanks brother.

[@ytr483]

Thank you with all my heart

[@seansoutdoors]

My pleasure!

[@flounderwetspot8524]

Saved the day

[@seansoutdoors]

👍👍👍👍👊

[@connornelson308]

Hi Sean! this video is so useful! Question though: I ordered a replacement set of strings and cables for the X8 from Sanlida; but, it does not have servings or d-loop. Any advice on how to redo the d-loop and servings on this bow? Not sure what size of serving to do or how tight to do them.

[@seansoutdoors]

It should have serving on it but not a D loop because any arrow rest can be set at a slightly different height so that needs to be tied on by the user. If there is no serving, write to them and indicate that so that they can send you one with serving.

[@connornelson308]

@@seansoutdoors Got it figured out! Thanks 🙏

[@610610billy610610]

What happens if you back the limb bolts out too far? I have a older hoyte and need to do the strings. I was thinking of making a special bracket with a ratchet strap connection to take tension off.

[@seansoutdoors]

Do not try this on an older Hoyt. You won't be able to back the limb bolts out far enough as the Hoyt is made differently, without the long draw weight range that this bow has

[@travelcompass591]

Thank you Sean. May I suggest you do closeups for the whole period yo do specific cam work? In this video you were kind to do a closeup of the cam - after - you did the work on the first bow, and the camera was showing the whole bow during your work on the second one, thus I coild not see where exactly did you add the missing part with the holes. Again the idea is to have closeups on he camss while you work on them. Thank you very much for your videos you encourage me to buy my first compound bow.

[@seansoutdoors]

If I make any more on the topic I'll keep that in mind. I assumed people would just look at the cam on the other side to verify which holes to use so I didn't think that was necessary. I'll try to not make assumptions like that if I do another. Thanks for watching and God bless you.

[@xvaldez3284]

Nice thing about this bow is you can work on it without the need for a bow press. Didnt even realize it could unscrew far enough for you to be able to pop the string on or off till i dropped the poundage so I could insert a different peepsight. It is a freaking process though so you might wanna buy one anyways but if you're stubborn, you really won't need one.

[@seansoutdoors]

👍

[@forearmtattoodude4669]

Hey Sean. I'm a first year Archer and have progressed super fast. I'm left handed but right eye dominant. I shoot gun left handed but prefer shooting bow right handed, lucky it's so. I'm dyslexic but in Archery it serves me well. U.S. Navy vet (aircraft maintenance) though not a man of war, I would love to shoot like the left handed mighty men spoken of in the Word. So with as much detail as possible, as that's how I learn (need to know the why and not just what), why do you prefer a brass kisser, what are the problems with other types, and how does it affect fps and vibration compared to others. I shoot an old bowtech, topped out at 63-67lbs, deadly accurate at 20 yards.

[@seansoutdoors]

I use a small brass kisser because regular ones pull on my lip with tht way I anchor. It probably doesn't have much impact on bow speed either way. Having just the brass nock as a kisser may be a little faster due to less wind drag

[@michaelsamuel6606]

Are the cable rods on the bows supposed to flex a bit? The vanes on my arrows catch the strings when fired and occasionally affects the arrow flight....

[@seansoutdoors]

I don't think so. Make sure the cable slide is on correctly. Also make sure your arrow rest is properly centered and is not too close to the riser. Lastly you could.alao.rotate the arrow a hair so that the fletch closest to the cables points down a tiny bit to better clear the cables

[@michaelsamuel6606]

@@seansoutdoors Sounds good, I'll give it a try. Thanks, this was my first bow and I really like it. I bought it for last years deer season but didn't get a shot on one. I have taken deer with it this year so pretty happy. First bow kill actually. I may look to upgrade but haven't decided yet. Love you the show. God bless 🙌

[@thegodofgains]

I detailed my bear cruzer g2 by dry firing it. Would the process still be the same as this video

[@seansoutdoors]

Yes

[@Jari_Kuusisto]

How many turns max you can take off from the bow? It was not told in the manual when I got the bow.

[@seansoutdoors]

You can turn it until the weight comes completely off and you can remove the string. It would probably take around 13 or 14 turns to reach that. Once the draw weight gets below 10, I would suggest not shooting it.

[@user-qi4zt2cx2s]

Sir what is the size of the allen key used to loosen the limbs of the black dragon x8?

[@seansoutdoors]

I do not know.

[@ikaikalovesmana]

Hey I hav the x8 is it ok to hav my cables cross at the top they don't touch.... Just wanted to know

[@seansoutdoors]

It should be below the cable guard. Maybe your cable guard is on backwards.

[@kennethmarlowetan8231]

Hi. Thank you for a great video. I'd like to ask if I'll change my string with a new one, do I have to pre stretch it or is it pre stretch already? I got the string from Sanlida website. If I have to pre stretch it, how do I go about it? Newbie question.

[@seansoutdoors]

They should already be stretched. But all strings will still stretch over time too

[@eternal120]

Hi man, thanks for the video. As most others who are probably here, I 'forgot' to nock an arrow, and I dry fired it. The bow was only set to 30 pounds but the string still popped off. I have put it back on again now and everything looks fine but Im unsure about hidden damages. I live in a rural area and theres no pro-shops or experts around me so its difficult to get it checked by a professional.. so should I just stick with my gut and hope its fine or should I get a new string? The bow is only a month old so I would hope it wouldnt be necessary to change the string already, haha

[@seansoutdoors]

At only 30 lb it should be fine.

[@johngonzalez586]

Can you do a video on changing the strings and cable on a bear cruzer g2? Thanks in advance

[@seansoutdoors]

It is done the exact same way as this.

[@johngonzalez586]

@@seansoutdoors OMG YOU ARE THE MAN. I just added a new peep sight from Truglo and it had a twist in the string but thanks to this video I was able to fix it without the need of going to a shop. Thank you Sean

[@dans4270]

Hi Sean, question for you. What's the difference between recurve compound bows vs compound bows? Speed, accuracy, reliability, longevity Etc. Do you have a video on this? I'm looking to buy a bow and want it to last for 10+ years at the last, thanks.

[@seansoutdoors]

By recurve compound do you mean an Oneida compound? If you mean an Oneida, I personally prefer a regular compound. If you mean a regular recurve then either a recurve or compound will work well. A compound is much more powerful and easer to shoot accurately but also requires more maintenance.

[@azharsamani]

Hi sean can this method work to timed unsynchronize cam?

[@seansoutdoors]

Sure, you carefully loosen the limb bolts far enough to take the correct cable off and add the needed twist to it and then put it back on and tighten it all up

[@azharsamani]

@@seansoutdoors thank you so much. Your video really helped me a lot. Done subscribed

[@Zimgetsu]

I got me the Dragon x8 is it possible for me to use a custom string or do i have to use the string that came with the bow

[@seansoutdoors]

You can use custom strings

[@tysonnewrobe]

Could u fix bear x crossbow string an cable without a crossbow bow press???

[@seansoutdoors]

Probably not

[@yihchiehseeto225]

Hi Sean, do you sell any archery equipment n parts, for Sanlida X8 parts? Need help as they are not helpful.

[@seansoutdoors]

No, check with Chris Banister from CJE Outdoors in PA. If I have his email correct it is this [e-mail]

[@sebasmoc9325]

Hi, What is the difference between old and new cam design?

[@seansoutdoors]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHyWXpx7r6ZpsKs

[@rkkong]

I accidentally cut the string of my sanlida dragon x8, around the peep sight. Can you recommend a string replacement?

[@seansoutdoors]

Maybe check with 60x custom strings

[@charlestonisbest7782]

Thanks life saver

[@seansoutdoors]

You bet. God bless you

[@aydenthegamerpro9876]

Were can i buy a C clamp because i cant find mine and i just got the bow and allready buying a hunting cam sd card and arrows.

[@seansoutdoors]

You can get one at a major hardware store like Lowes

[@aydenthegamerpro9876]

@@seansoutdoors ok thanks

[@Tylerknight225]

I'll come back later to watch it because I am actually doing some school before I start real school.

[@seansoutdoors]

Awesome! Thanks brother

[@boogernana]

Aloha Sean - one of my limbs delaminated and Sanlida sent me new limbs… is it wise to replace it on my own?

[@seansoutdoors]

If you don't know what you are doing you may want to have someone do it for you who knows what to do

[@genedelong4755]

ok after watching your video a few more times I realized that I had to loosen up my limb bolts more. I got it restrung but lost a couple c-clamps. can I email sanlida for the clamps or can I get them somewhere else?

[@seansoutdoors]

You can ask them. I've also seen them at Lowes in the section with all the screws and bolts.

[@genedelong4755]

@@seansoutdoors I found them at autozone. now I have to retune. thanks for the video. God Bless.

[@seansoutdoors]

Great, enjoy it!

[@tuwby]

God bless you good man

[@seansoutdoors]

Thank you, same to you!

[@ivrz]

How do we know how far we can unwind the limb bolts?

[@seansoutdoors]

If you take take your time and loosen then two turns per side at a time you'll be able to slip the string and cables off before they come all the way out

[@dusty1987]

Is it ready to hunt out of box ?

[@seansoutdoors]

You have to assemble to accessories

[@pjohnnyboy7]

Yeah I dry shot my bow after buying it. Wish I’d done a little more research before lol. Thanks for video

[@seansoutdoors]

You are welcome. God bless you and your archery.

[@punishthewicked5845]

I have a bowtech fanatic 2.0 that the bowstring walked off upon letting down think I can fix it the same way. Please let me know ??? Anyone t/y

[@seansoutdoors]

If the advertised draw weight can go down to about 10 pounds then you probably could but I do not know the draw weight range for the bow. If the low end of the draw weight range is like 30 or higher then you won't be able to do it this way. You'll need a bow press

[@punishthewicked5845]

@@seansoutdoors thx 4 info

[@johngonzalez586]

Can you do this on a pse drive nxt?

[@seansoutdoors]

I'm not sure. Research how many limb bolt turd they allow then turn them that many times and see.

[@johngonzalez586]

@@seansoutdoors thank you ill try that thanks for the videos

[@seansoutdoors]

Sure thing, God be with you.

[@mikebartlett7728]

How do you know if this bow in in time

[@seansoutdoors]

I just put it on my draw board and check if the stops hit at the same time.

[@BareGrillz]

Brilliant m8.

[@seansoutdoors]

👍

[@jacobwallace7450]

What happens if it slipped off of the single cam of my bow

[@seansoutdoors]

You need to put it back on and then check the cam lean to make sure it is not leaning too far. If it is you need to add and remove twist to the yokes to straighten it out a little.

[@jacobwallace7450]

@@seansoutdoors so the string of my bow still has tension so I can’t slip It back on the cam I’m thinking I need a bow press to do it

[@seansoutdoors]

Correct

[@MegaTroyhamilton]

Your peep is half way around like mine is, I need to twist the cable to line it up

[@seansoutdoors]

I'd just take the string off and add or remove a half twist if it doesn't come into the right alignment at full draw. Mine does co.e into alignment.

[@MegaTroyhamilton]

I gave it one twist yesterday , thanks for the great videos. My peeps perfect

[@dandragon1st]

Hmm. Is the company providing pulleys? I accidently dropped the string and it dry fired .... and the pulley broke....

[@seansoutdoors]

You can contact them and ask for a replacement cam.

[@dandragon1st]

@@seansoutdoors i Hope so as the cam is not put on store page as a Item to buy...

[@kennyvanhalen1]

Can’t get parts for this bow

[@seansoutdoors]

Try emailing Sanlida.

[@tugrenlad70]

Where is the draw stop on this model

[@seansoutdoors]

The flat side of the mod comes in contact with the cable which functions as a cable stop.

[@tugrenlad70]

@@seansoutdoors thank you from PA Sean

[@DK_HAXX]

0:21 Thats rather "lucky" in my book if the bow looks like this after a dry fire XD

[@seansoutdoors]

👍

[@stokermeister3]

I guess I will need to use a bow press for getting the bow strings back on one of the cam

[@seansoutdoors]

God bless your efforts

[@Jenny-st2iw]

he exactly described me xD

[@seansoutdoors]

Lol

[@Settlor]

This happened to me but I dropped it off my couch

[@seansoutdoors]

Lol

[@Silverchord1974]

I shot a nice one yesterday, but it still came off

[@seansoutdoors]

Interesting

[@genedelong4755]

why does my string pop off the cams when I'm shooting like 50 lbs ? I don't see any cam lean, and center shot and tiller is good.

[@seansoutdoors]

Have you dropped the bow or stepped on it at all? Is there any visible bending or damage.to.either cam?

[@Tylerknight225]

Hi Sean

[@seansoutdoors]

Hey brother

[@theamazinggoldfish8713]

I just found cut strands on my string after about 50 shots "after" having installed a Chinese peep sight. String isn't six months old Ahhhh! 😠😭

[@seansoutdoors]

Bummer. Did you use a bow press to install the peep?

[@onedumbsloth5029]

POV you just dry fired your bow

[@seansoutdoors]

👍

[@mrk7329]

lol, I did.

[@seansoutdoors]

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[@GeneralWarCrimes42-qb1wg]

This does not help at all

[@seansoutdoors]

Sorry you thought it did not help.