The skinny.. on skinny strings?

[ronp]

I prefer "stock" Black Widow strings on my PTF.  I tried a skinny string and it didn't seem any different as far as speed.  Any difference in speed, as Rob said, was not percieved.  My PTF is quiet, anyway, with BW strings.  The skinny string had a twang to it. so I took it off.

[longbowben]

I guess im the opposite i see no advantage of FF. I like the b-50 on my Hill bows.    To each his own.Fat strings look cool!!!!!!!!

[JimB]

"Has anyone shot through a chrono and documented faster speed?"

Yes,I have but has been awhile and I don't remember the exact numbers but something like Rob talked about,5 fps or less.It varies from bow to bow also.

[duncan idaho]

I notice that most are using these strings on 45 to 55 pound bows. will the strings handle heavy weight bows?

[Southern Sam]

Originally posted by duncan idaho:
I notice that most are using these strings on 45 to 55 pound bows. will the strings handle heavy weight bows?

From what Pierre has told me and what all I've read about the 8-10 strand strings will work just fine on heavy weight bows.

[duncan idaho]

Sam,
     Thanks for the reply. I have a Tall Tines coming and i am going to order a couple of "skinny" strings for it and another recurve.

[SlowBowinMO]

An SBD eight strand is specified by SBD for bows up to about 60# or so...a 10 strand should be more than sufficient for just about any bow you're man enough to shoot.  

[3arrows]

I'm shooting a 8 strand skinny string in the Tradganger paper league.Can't find any negatives.

[Rebel Yelp]

Do you have to have pholenic tips to use the SBD strings?

Would antler tips work with SBD strings?

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Dixie Bowman:
Do you have to have pholenic tips to use the SBD strings?

Would antler tips work with SBD strings?

SBD makes both dacron and hmpe bowstrings.

if yer bow is rated to handle modern fiber hmpe (polyethylene) bowstrings, yer good to go for that stuff, else you should be using dacron (polyester).  check with yer bow's manufacturer or bowyer.  if it's a recent build bow, it should be able to handle hmpe fiber.

[Friend]

Just as Rob stated----

"check with yer bow's manufacturer or bowyer"

No point in taking a chance.

[John Dill]

SBD = Some Bad Dudes....cause they make some bad azz strings!

Great strings and great service!   :D      :cool:

[sawtoothscream]

got my 8 strand SBD a few days ago. great qaulity and really mad my bow dead quiet and the arrows are flying a little flatter now. i like it. going to order another for my other bow

[KEG]

I see some people don't like skinny strings because it hurts their fingers. If the serving is built to fit your nocks properly what is the difference between skinny strings and thicker strings. The serving will be the same size so it should feel the same. Also, different string material stands have different thicknesses. 9 strands of one type of string equals 12 strands of a different material so the number of stands does not always tell the sing thickness.

[Hermon]

I was skeptical about the hype I was reading about skinny strings and decided to try one myself.  I made a 8 strand astro flight flemish string padded to 16 (I know that is more than padding than is really needed, but wanted to err on the safe side).  I double served it with #4 nylon under ff braided .022 serving.  The bow became a whole lot quieter and seems to have gained a few fps.  Do not have a chronograph, but it sure seems faster and the arrows were showing just a tad soft in their flight after the change.  Tried a little stiffer shaft and it flew great.  I'm not the brightest crayon in the box, but I do not understand why it is quieter with fewer strands.  I think that this bow will always have  a skinny string on it from now on.

[BWD]

Got another one of Josh's 8 strand D10 strings on the way now. Good stuff.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by duncan idaho:
I notice that most are using these strings on 45 to 55 pound bows. will the strings handle heavy weight bows?

what do you mean by 'heavy weight bows'?  65#?  75#?

sure, why not.  we're talking high tensile strength hmpe, not wimpy polyester.  let's do the math on a 70# stick bow that's rated to handle modern string fibers ...

at 10x the bow's holding weight, the string should be capable of 700# of tensile strength - a very safe number.

what's yer current dacron strand count - 16 strands?  16 strands B50 x 50#/strand = 800# tensile strength.  a more than safe number.  

lets use 10 strands of hmpe x 100#/strand = 1000# tensile strength.  an overly safe number.  

no problem at all with a 10 strand padded loop hmpe bowstring.  in fact, no problem at all dropping the count down to 8 strands for an 800# tensile strength string.

don't forget - the current dacron/polyester string fiber offerings from browning and bcy are slightly overly rated and will typically break under 50# of load (this includes bcy's b55).  almost all same diameter hmpe offerings will break well in excess of a 100# load, typically closer to 120#.  more than safe.

[duncan idaho]

Yes, I was referring to 75# to 82# recurves. Thanks for the response.