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Old 03-09-07, 11:07 AM
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In the Black
  • Recurve
  • Compound
  • Traditional
Setup
Riser: Mathews Switchback XT
Limbs:
Sight: Sure-loc
Stabilisers: Doinker
Button:
Bow String:
Arrows: X10

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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 82
I made a couple 12 strand Fast flight string 2 years ago. It was for a 66'' Aerotech and G3 Limbs with a 42 pound draw.

The advantage was that the string was very fast and my sight marks went up.

The disadvantages ( note plural) were:-

THe bow was a lot noisier , no matter how I tuned it still sounded with a real Bang when I released. This didn't really bother me but it did distract people on the shooting line.

The strings were unstable , I was forever having to readjust the string for bracing height ( it got to one point were it seemed I was adjusting after every end)

The strings also didn't last very long they seemed to have only 1/3 of the life of my normal 18 strand strings.

It's always interesting to try out different ideas but these days I don't make any strings for my recurve with less than 18 strands.
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