Originally posted by traditional beagle: Sorry to disagree with everyone. I ordered an 8 strand SBD string last year. It did fit perfectly when I strung my bow. Shot great and quiet. I leave my longbow strung when shooting every day or so. After 2 days I go to shoot and the string had stretched to a point that I lost 1.5" of brace height. The only way to get my brace back was to incorporate so many twists that it was not acceptable. I was able to use it on one of my longer bows.