The string is the thing

[damascusdave]

I was just checking out the 10Ring Strings website and noticed that Allen uses a slightly different version...he simply says that if you try 3 different strings on the same bow you will experience 3 different bows...matters not which of our perspectives you follow...it does matter that you understand what we mean if you want to get the best out of your equipment

DDave

[Possum Head]

So many have said the same but I have trouble discerning the difference in functionality. Clearly the high end purchases I've made offered far more durability. I'll always buy good strings  cause I hate serving malfunctions.

[SuperK]

The biggest difference I noticed when I went to one of Allen's strings was the noise reduction.  I was shooting 12 gpp wooden arrows with great big old "cam puffs" silencers on my D10 string.  I had to because if I didn't, my recurve would sound like a .32 auto going off!  (well, maybe I am exaggerating a bit; but my bow was LOUD!)  It also settled in (stretch) after a short shooting session.  If someone would have told me that just changing strings would make that much of a difference, I would not have believed them.       Well, I believe now!   :rolleyes:

[Tajue17]

I agree with strings make the difference,  I can hear & feel the difference and I can see the difference when re-tuning after changing to a string,,,,,,,, if I'm changing to a High performance string from a regular FF  or Dacron string taking into account most HP strings now have padded loops so you can use them on a lot of selfbows if you wanted.

[Petrichor]

Night and day

[LongbowArchitect]

I agree with the statement that different strings make a difference in how a bow feels, performs and noise level. I switched from a D-10 string to a Fury string from TenRingStrings on my longbow. When I bare shaft tuned I found that my bare shaft went from showing slightly stiff with the D-10 string to showing slightly weak with the new Fury string. Definitely pushing the arrow faster causing it to show weak. Also it made my longbow even quieter.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Every aspect of a bow can change just the same. Your arrows matter, your string matters and so on. None are anymore important than the next. What good does a great string do if you shoot garbage arrows? Conversely, what good do great arrows do if you shoot a junk string? In the end it all has to line up. Shoot a 550 grain arrow, a 600 grain arrow and a 650 grain arrow and you will feel three distinctive bows all over again.

[damascusdave]

I am very fortunate to have a friend who is a dedicated string tinkerer and who will still make the odd string for me...one of the handiest strings I have is a 12 strand B50 string he made with braided loops...the braided loops keep the string from creeping and the material detunes several of my bows enough that I can shoot .400 spine arrows...my Tuktu EX with a BCY-X string shoots 908 grain arrows at a chronographed 155fps

DDave

[Mike Mecredy]

strings, and stuff we put on them make all the difference. As said try 3 different strings on the same bow it's like shooting 3 different bows.  Especially for those who themselves are truly tuned into their shooting.

[Terry Green]

I had a bow once, don't have it now, but I just could not get it quiet....I did chrono it though when I 1st got it.....

I switched the fast flight for Dacron and it was not only quiet but FASTER by 4 FPS!!!

Go figure.

[frank bullitt]

Every archer should make their own!

At least learn to serve their own!

Your in more control and in tune with your bows, and shooting.

[LBR]

The build is at least as important as the material.  You can make a decent string out of lousy material, and you can make a junk string out of the best material.

Arrow spine changes aren't always an indicator of performance.  String travel changes, which can affect spine.  A chronograph is the only reliable means of checking performance.

[damascusdave]

Terry the point you make is a good one...if there is something about a bow you do not like then probably the first thing you should try is to change the string...like Chad says the build quality can be just as important as the material

DDave

[LBR]

I would like to add that when you change strings--even if its the same material--you also need to check your tuning.  Sometimes a string change can mean a big difference in tune, so don't think a string is no good because you put it on, set the brace like you did with the old one, and it's not good.