Overcome by a Shrew in Kalamazoo

[Oliverstacy]

Originally posted by Ron LaClair:
 

Hey Ron, what kind of strings did you have on those Shrews at the show. They looked as thin as piano wire.
Burnsie  

The string that comes with the bow is of 450+ material.  This is a high performance string much like fast flight but with less noise.  It is a very strong string being 150# per strand as opposed to a Dacron string which is 55# per strand.  The 6 or 8 (depending on the bows weight) strand may look weak and flimsy but it is a 900 to 1200# string, the equivalent to an 18 strand Dacron.  You may use any other type string you wish on your Shrew but the 450+ is what I like and recommend. If you use any other high performance string such as fast flight or other HP string material , the strings loops MUST be padded or doubled. [/b]

Sorry a bit new here but what does Padded or doubled mean?  Can someone show an example.

Thanks,

Josh

[Tim Fishell]

Padded usually means that you use a sting like B-50 in the loops and doubled means that the loops are double the stands of the main body of the string.  So if the string was a 6 strand the loops would be 12 strands.  The reason for this is with the small diameter string like on the Shrews for example.  They is so much force on a small area that if you did not do this you would take the risk of cutting right through your limb tips.

Usually on custom bows that are made for fast flight the bowyer will spec that you will void any warranty if you use a high performance string that does not have padded or doubled loops.

[Ron LaClair]

 You guys are starting to scare me! I used to think I had a fairly bright future, but now I lay awake at night and all I see is a homeless man pulling a red wagon full of shrews          

Of coarse it would have to be a   SHREW wagon.    

[Judo Point]

I too was overcome by a Shrew. I went there to get a shrew hawk. Which I did and love it.

 

I also went to look at and shoot some of the shrew bows and talk to Ron and Gregg about ordering a long bow. But I promised my self that I wouldn't rush into buying a long bow. So I didn't I bought a recurve. And I love it.

 
 
 
 
 

But I still feel like I need to order that long bow so I'll probably be talkin with ya soon Ron. Oh and I might need to order one of them Shrew Wagons too!
Thanks again Ron and Gregg!!!

[Judo Point]

Sorry I meant to compliment you on your bow Scott. That's a really pretty bow and I think I might have shot that one while I was there. I shot three or four different ones and they all were sweet. I bought the same quiver too. well I'm lookin forward to meeting you and doin some shootin when you come up next.