New String Options

[Adam S. Daugherty]

Time for a new string.  Wondering is there anything new out there a man might need to know about.  Been shooting a FF string on a 56 lb 62 inch Shafer Silvertip recurve.  Had always shot a dacron string until I ordered this bow and now I don't like the dacron except for the quietness but after shooting a FF the dacron feels spongy or like a rubber band to me at anchor.  Is there anything out there that is low stretch and quieter than FF.  Is there any sponser here to contact to make a good string.

[sean boyer]

450 plus.....low stretch  but just enough stretch to be quiet.  seems like every bow i buy anymore...the bowyer sends one with it and strongly recommends using it.

[Golden Hawk]

Like Sean said. 450+ has it all!

[Bowmania]

Check for consistent thickness of the serving.  Had a new string with a thicker serving and it made my broadheads, not field points, shoot left 8, 10 inches at 30 yds.  Can't tell you how long it took to figure out that one.

Bowmania

[Orion]

I like D-97.  For me, it's quieter than 450 plus on my longbows.

[Steelhead]

I like TS-1+ for quietness in a high performance string.

[tukudu]

Does anyone know of a good string maker who is going to Denton Hill that can make a D-97 bowstring and a TS-1+. I am having trouble finding someone. tom massaro

[Shawn Leonard]

Yup, for me it is D97 as well, it just seems quieter and holds up really well for me. Shawn

[LBR]

450+ has the least stretch/creep of any of the high performance materials.  Stretch isn't what makes a string quiet--it adds a "twang".

Which material is best is like asking which bow is best--depends on who you ask.  How well a string performs and how quiet it is will vary with how it's made, and how well it's made.

My personal choice is Dynaflight '97, but 450+ and 8125 are also very good materials.  I'm partial to BCY products.

Chad

[Smallwood]

i used to shoot the 450plus but now it's d-97 it is just as fast and a lot quieter.

[styckbow]

I belive git-r-done archery has some of 8125 that might fit the bill he is a sponser here and his strings are top notch Delin

[doctorbrady]

Chad (LBR) is also a great stringmaker and a sponsor here.  He just sent me 4 great dyna 97 stings.  Tough to beat.

[Seeking Trad Deer]

Morrison uses 8125 FWIW...

[Seeking Trad Deer]

Had the good fortune of giving Chad Weaver a call today and talking strings.  He has been such a good man to deal with for my strings over the last several years.      

Anyway, I have been resistant to change from B500 because it has been such a good friend to me...reliable and quiet.  However, you guys posting picking up 10 fps convinced me to give the other strings a whirl.  I have a bow that is somewhat slower than my others at 150 fps verses 170 for the others.  I chatted with Chad about string options and he is going to make me an 8125 with a shorter serving and 62 for the serving.  I'm sticking my toes out of the dacron closet   :eek:

[Hot Hap]

Hope nobody slams the door. Hap

[JRY309]

D97 is my preferred string for me.

[Diamond Paul]

Mike Harbison just made me a couple of strings from a material called Excel; I think it is similar to 452 material, not sure.  Anyway, it is very quiet, and seems to add a bit of pop as well.

[eagle24]

D97 for me also.  Have shot ts-1 but prefer the dyna.