Do Modern String Materials Causes Bows to Wear Out Quicker?

[LBR]

I've had several bows fail on me over the years (mostly selfbows, but some laminated bows), and I've heard of lots more.  I can only think of two that failed with a FF string on them.  Both were old bows, both had skinny FF strings with no padding in the loops, and both had the tips sawed off by the string.

Like someone else said already--if a bow fails and has a FF string on it, the string always gets the blame.  If it has a dacron string on it, then blame something else.

I only know of a few  "old school" bowyers that won't warranty a bow for FF, and as best I can tell it's not based on results--they just feel like it's a risk, and they aren't willing to take it.

Chad

[Don Stokes]

I was shooting one of Dan Quillian's Bamboo Longhunters when he first started using FF, in the late 80's. I changed mine over, and after a zillion or so shots, it sawed through the tips far enough to cut the string. And that was with properly cut nocks.

I sent it back to Jeffrey and they repaired it with denser tip overlays (original was walnut). The strings were changed to add dacron padding in the loops, and the problem was solved. I still have the bow, and it's fine.