What is your favorite string material and why? Favorite serving? Im finding that i see a great deal of influence on spine and some change in speed between various low stretch materials.
I have flemish D97 on all my FF compatible bows and B50 on the others.
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I second what Wudstix said.
I like D97 as well. I used b50 for many years but if a bow is ff compatible there's no reason to use b50. It's twangy and slow and the feel is so much better with D97 in my opinion.
I have two NM bows that both came with D97. I think I will stay with them, so I guess that makes it my favorite material.
BCY-X, small diameter and the vectran makes for minimal stretching. Serving 62xs, tough and stays in place well.
I don't want to hijack this but how many strands of D97 are you using on a 55-60# bow?
I am a fan of BCY-X I pre stretch my strings and they stay at length no stretch no creep also like 62-XS serving.D-97 is a good material but to me X is better ,I have made strings from 97 and in my opinion X is my preferred string material.
D-97 for me.
16 strands D97.
D97 12 strands up to 60 lbs . Fast flite plus is also good I think (maybe) it is the same thing as d97 just smaller diameter strands .
I use Force 10. 12strands pad the loops to 16
I have used Fast Flight and Fast Flight plus that all I have used. I heard that Brownell in no longer in the string making business BCY makes the same but under a different name.
Thanks :thumbsup:
We are always testing and have a 6 strand D97 on my bro's bow . 48@28 - 64" D/R - TD longbow .
I'm sure not advising that few strands.
And the string is a pita to serve, much less look like much of anything.
Quote from: kennym on June 10, 2020, 10:15:14 PM
We are always testing and have a 6 strand D97 on my bro's bow . 48@28 - 64" D/R - TD longbow .
I'm sure not advising that few strands.
And the string is a pita to serve, much less look like much of anything.
Wow I would like to see how that string is build.
450 Plus. 155lb breaking stength, skinny string, no creep, less hand shock, quiet and a little bit faster.
Gil
I've done extensive testing with pretty much all the different materials, stand count, ect....
My preference on any of my bow designs is 16-18 strand bcy-x!
I'm gonna have to do some more testing with some of the newer materials since it is no longer available.
8125 for modern bows
D97 for selfbows and older glass
Why. They perform the best!
HH~
I have Chad and SBD make my strings for my FF bows. I like BCY-X, doesn't stretch in our 100* temps. For my old Bear I like the string 10 Ring made from B-55.
I have a different string on every bow I own and can't tell a difference.
On all of my older Bear bows I use B50. On my Bob Lee Classic takedown, RER XR, and RER Vortex longbow I use 8190.
BCY-X and Powergrip serving.
Ultra Cam. I know it's not out there anymore but will use it till I run out. 8 strands, 50# bow, loops padded to 14 strands with same material.
Hey Aldo I was just going to give Ultra Cam a try. 8 strands padded to 14. Sounds good. What size serving are you using. Also do you know what the breaking strength is?
I have always used 450 plus (155# per strand) 6 strand but I am going to try a few Ultra Cam. Remember the OL Adcock of yours that blew up and almost took out my eye?! Ha! Hope you are doing well.
Gil
I use D10. Not sure they make that anymore, but I still have enough for my needs at the moment. I do a 10 strand string with no creeping issues on mid to upper 50 pound bows. Loops are padded to 20. Padding them out beyond 16 seems quieter, and makes for a more comfortable shooting experience to me, though this may seem unnecessary to others. An 8 strand string will creep on me a bit, so I started making them with 10 strands where I found it's not going to go anywhere once shot in. I like the halo serving, and double under the bow square for the nock to fit just right, which I'm picky about.
Best regards, Chase
D-97 for me.
I have a 1970 Shakespeare Kaibab recurve, and am wondering what BCY string you would recommend.