Skinny strings

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by onewhohasfun:
NDterminator, Ron has been using 6 strand 450 on his Shrews for many yrs.

as i recall, 450 is a very large diameter string fiber, twice that of df'97.  

'skinny string' means to me cutting down on the number of hmpe strands of the string fiber you commonly use, to decrease string weight and vibration, while still keeping an acceptable level of string tensile strength.  

so, if yer using 12 or 14 strands of df'97, that would safely equate to to 6 or 8 strands of the same fiber.  

all if this is based on your bow's holding weight, and the tensile strength of the type of hmpe string fiber you're using.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by ishoot4thrills:
 

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
 but i can't perceive a speed increase, and i refuse to resort to a chrono.

Rob, why the negative bias concerning chronographs? Don't you ever get curious? I have experimented with chronos for years. You can learn very much from shooting through them.

And I thought you were a "techie"!      [/b]

i've owned 3 or 4 good chronos at one point or another over the last 15 years or so.  i did a lot of bow and arrow and string testing.  while the speeds were interesting to take and review, none of that stuff had anything to do with my real world of bowhunting.

all that matters to me is the best compromise of trajectory and quietness.  whatever arrow speed it takes for an acceptable result for me, is more important than arrow speed.  

i'm techie enuf to rely on that gray computer lodged 'tween my ears and thinning hair.  :D

[30coupe]

I've pretty much settled on 8 strand D97 strings on both of my Kanatis. I don't know about huge speed gains. I'm like Rob...no chrono. They were fast enough to begin with. The 8 strands do seem quieter, and I use up less material.

The Kanatis have no hand shock anyway, so that didn't change, but I made a padded loop 8 strand D97 with yarn serving for my old Mahaska longbow and got rid of the hand shock completely! If you have a bow that has hand shock, I'd give the skinny strings a try if for no other reason than that.