Do any companies or (better) Archery / Bowyer associations publish complete lists of available string materials, qualities, suggested applications, and / design issues?
I have searched for such a thing for awhile. Certain companies list their products of course but to be able to compare has often been difficult as some are more "forth-coming" in their disclosures, while other companies simply provide advertisement materiel with less factual data.
Has anyone ever composed even an abbreviated list of what's out there now or a more complete selection? (Even an personal opinionated list would be way better than simple product ads.)
Thanks.
The commonly mentioned string materials:
Fastflight:
(unspecified) Dacron:
DF-97:
D-50:
B-50 Dacron:
450+:
TS-1+:
B-500:
Have some available ad-copy but generally no one from the specific manufacturers want to put certain issues in writing. On some I have found "at such & such a continuous weight, stretch has been so & so". But really, the most common source is applied individual opinion on such a wide range of produces (bows) that it very tough to feel some surety that buying spools of xxx is a smart move for an individual bow.
Would anyone with broad experience in certain types like to offer opinions when using one or two types in several applications?
Table popular string materials:
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/geoffinuk/strings.jpg)
(Here: Archery-interchange (http://www.archery-interchange.net/forum/recurve-bow-discussion-q/10784-how-many-strands-bowstring.html#post148029) )
The quantity of threads is specified for equal diameter of a ready bowstring.