Favorite string material

[the rifleman]

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]

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

[SC Bowhunter]

I second what Wudstix said.

[buckeyebowhunter]

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]

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]

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

[Gordon Jabben]

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

[Bigjackfish]

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]

D-97 for me.

[buckeyebowhunter]

16 strands D97.

[Tim Finley]

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]

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

[trad_bowhunter1965]

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]

Thanks 

[kennym]

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]

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]

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

Gil 

[Crittergetter]

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]

8125 for modern bows

D97 for selfbows and older glass

Why. They perform the best!

HH~

[M60gunner]

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.