Read farm deers back to nature thread. He's been having success so far with bees wax. Super cheap alternative.

 

I have used several string waxes, chapstick, beeswax, and other stuff. I have yet to see any real difference.

 

I make my own continuous loop bowstring for my Excaliburs. I use pure bee's wax as I construct the bowstring to keep the strands tightly together. Then I lightly apply silicon grease as a deck lube.

 

You might try blending bees wax and trident.

 

My mix has several kinds of wax plus superlube.

 

I’m not sure if it matters all that much. Trident was THE THING for a few months here. Probably still not a bad idea, especially for the narrow cable eaters. Scorpion Venom has been well thought of for a while -before and after the Trident crush. Many recommended Black Lightning and I thought it worked great. Some “roll their own” lubes. I remember as a kid in the early ‘60s watching my dad apply beeswax to his recurve strings. Apparently it has come back into vogue.

 

Black Lighting fan here.

 

X2 on the Black Lightning. Best stuff out there!!

 

Scorpion venom polymeric wax has worked great for me on everything Excals Flemish strings included. Not going to worry about spending a couple extra dollars on a tin every couple years. I’ve found that trident with Tenpoint strings doesn’t keep them moist enough and they start to fuzz much quicker then Polymeric wax does.

 

To really get wax worked deep into my strings I still like the Bohning string wax and a blow dryer. For a top coat and during the season I apply trident to keep the elements out of my strings.

 

Trident is still working excellent for my 2 Excaliburs last couple of years, unless that changes- I'm not changing.

 

 

Just carried over Scorpion Venom / Trident regiment for strings and Rail Snot for the deck…

Really don’t think there is a perfect way to lube/wax your strings. As far as I’ve seen it is just the process of keeping the string well lubricated/moistened to help with premature wear.