Favorite string material

the rifleman · June 08, 2020, 02:39:18 PM

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.

Wudstix · June 08, 2020, 10:12:57 PM

I have flemish D97 on all my FF compatible bows and B50 on the others.

SC Bowhunter · June 09, 2020, 09:20:34 AM

I second what Wudstix said.

buckeyebowhunter · June 09, 2020, 11:20:46 AM

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.

Sam McMichael · June 09, 2020, 03:44:01 PM

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.

katman · June 09, 2020, 08:39:10 PM

BCY-X, small diameter and the vectran makes for minimal stretching. Serving 62xs, tough and stays in place well.

Gordon Jabben · June 09, 2020, 09:40:47 PM

I don't want to hijack this but how many strands of D97 are you using on a 55-60# bow?

Bigjackfish · June 10, 2020, 04:47:05 AM

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.

kstout · June 10, 2020, 06:39:27 AM

D-97 for me.

buckeyebowhunter · June 10, 2020, 08:42:08 AM

16 strands D97.

Tim Finley · June 10, 2020, 09:47:29 AM

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 .

Gooserbat · June 10, 2020, 06:34:44 PM

I use Force 10. 12strands pad the loops to 16

trad_bowhunter1965 · June 10, 2020, 06:55:41 PM

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.

Gordon Jabben · June 10, 2020, 08:27:15 PM

Thanks

kennym · 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.

trad_bowhunter1965 · June 11, 2020, 09:32:23 AM

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.

Gil Verwey · June 11, 2020, 10:02:39 AM

450 Plus. 155lb breaking stength, skinny string, no creep, less hand shock, quiet and a little bit faster.

Gil

Crittergetter · June 11, 2020, 10:11:33 AM

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.

smag · June 11, 2020, 10:57:55 AM

8125 for modern bows

D97 for selfbows and older glass

Why. They perform the best!

HH~

M60gunner · June 11, 2020, 11:38:44 AM

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.