Fastest string for recurve

[Kellog]

Originally Posted by grantwomack

I use Diamondback .022 serving on my 16-strand and the large groove pin nocks I use can wiggle when they get into the throat. They stay in place, but not very well. Small groove nocks click into place and are a little loose but not wiggly.

Just be aware that 12 strands is much lower than recommended and there are potential dangers that go with using it (including it being harsher on the limbs).

I wasn't aware of that.

I'm using Beiter 1's and they fit nicely. What IS the recommended?

[Rik]

There is a section on the BCY fibers FAQ (the link to which I posted earlier) dealing with the question of a 'safe' number of strands. They seem to think that safety isn't an issue given that the single strand breaking strain is in excess of 100lbs.... They do say that going too far under the recommended size can lead to a 'harshness' of shot, as there isn't so much elasticity to absorb energy after release. They talk about 18 strands of 8125 as being common, but they're talking about compound bows...

[Flandyman]

Originally Posted by jthain

Thanks to all who contributed to my querie. I have plumped for a 16 strand angel dyneema string with majesty centre serving from HNL Archery.

Have to say went the same way - great string - improved shot and quieter slightly more distance for the same sigh point, main thing was the shot felt nicer and smoother. Hats off to HNL.

[GreenSteve]

Originally Posted by Flandyman

Have to say went the same way - great string - improved shot and quieter slightly more distance for the same sigh point, main thing was the shot felt nicer and smoother. Hats off to HNL.

did the same after reading through this thread last weekend angel majesty string with 16 strands slightly better sight marks than 14 strand ff string

[buzz lite beer]

BCY '02 18 strand gave me 3 tenths improvement on my previous 8125 16 strand strings.

[Gibbon]

Originally Posted by grantwomack

I use Diamondback .022 serving on my 16-strand and the large groove pin nocks I use can wiggle when they get into the throat. They stay in place, but not very well. Small groove nocks click into place and are a little loose but not wiggly.

Just be aware that 12 strands is much lower than recommended and there are potential dangers that go with using it (including it being harsher on the limbs).

im on 14 strands of the same stuff with a very thin serving.
beiter 1s fit just right

[speed]

I remember when I was looking at what material to use fir my recurve I found a site that gave the breaking strenght for most of the popular materials and another that recommended rather than a set number of strands ie 16 or 18 etc to actually look at the poundage you are drawing and multiply that by a set number to give you the min safe number of strands for a given poundage, taking in all varriables to your draw weight as you draw and then release.

To tired after the ironman to look today but will look for the info tommorrow and post the links unless someone else has this same info and posts it before me.

Hopefully it will be of help to someone.

[Mistake]

Originally Posted by gunmender

How does the D75 compare with the others?

D75 is a good string material, stable as hell and nice to shoot..

However it is a little thicker (the 14 strand D75 to 16 FF does seem about right), if you hve a thicker serving then you need to remember to use a lower strand count in the string

Edit:

My new bowstring i made yesterday is 14 strand Dyneema 02 with BCY #62 XS .018. Nocks fit nicely using the larger beiter nocks... now all i need is a chance to shoot it

[babylon5]

Originally Posted by chrstphr

you can get them from

www.hnlarchery.com


they make the best recurve strings.

Discovered that the URL above doesn't appear to be working, but found an alternative URL for the HNL site:

Custom Strings by HNL Archery

Mike

[Zippo]

Since we're on the topic of bowstrings, I was just wondering if anyone tried BCY 452x for Recurve, and how does it perform?

Oh yea, about number of strands, from what I know, strings should be within a range of +/- 2 of the recommended number of strands. Less would give more speed, and more will be more forgiving. But I've seen strings with a lot less strands than the recommended and still working fine. So I'm not really sure what'll happen if you actually use too little/many strands.

Hmm, someone said more strands = more noise, anyone can verify this?

Oh yea, heres another company that makes strings. According to reviews from archery forums, they're one of the best. An Australian company. Haven't tried them myself, a little too pricey for me at the moment.

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