Fast Flight Plus... how many strands?

[johnston]

Just want to be sure I understand...do I need to put B-50 only in the loops
or do I just use a whole strand per bundle? Do I have to pad at all?

Lane

[Badger]

 PatM, I wonder if it has been done? It would be awfully embarrassing if you got caught. I usually carry 4 strings to the shooting line because I am lucky to get 2 shots of of a string. I used to carry two strings and have to stop in the middle of shooting to make another. Actually as long as the string weight is the same you don't gain any advantage from fastflight. Be nice if they gave you a minimum linen string weight and let you reinforce with fastflight just to save the trouble. You can easily detect the sound of the fastflight by plucking the string and you can see it fairly easily if you are looking for it.

[PatM]

Only if they put up prize money would you see that and then you'd have to test like it was the Olympics.
 I would rather just shoot my natural materials bow with fastflite in the modern classes to bypass the string problems.

[Pappy]

8 to 10 usually,I have one on my elm bow that is 6 d97,and yes it makes a big difference,I was very slow about moving to ff,but finely gave in and really works great,less noise and no arm slap at all. If you use b50 with very few twist it will make a big difference also,not sure as much as ff but a definite difference. 
   Pappy

[Ifrit617]

Which string material adds the most preformance to the bow? D10 , D97 , or FF?

Hope someone can help me out...

Jon

[PEARL DRUMS]

Jon D10 & 97 are ff. Either works fine. I have tried three types of ff and cant tell the diff between them. All work equally well. Get whats on sale.

[Ifrit617]

k thanks... I'm going to try some on my next few bows..

[randman]

You can easily detect the sound of the fastflight by plucking the string and you can see it fairly easily if you are looking for it.

What is the sound characteristic to listen for?
I bought some rolls of colored string material off the "e auction site" a few years back and don't remember whether it is B50 or FF but the strings have a definite
musical note twang that my other strings don't. Does B50 make a similar sound? Any way to tell the difference between the two types? Any markings on the spools or anything?

[PEARL DRUMS]

FF sounds very tight when plucked. B50 sounds rubbery. Inside the bottom of the spool is a sticker with the type labeled usually. After time they dry up and fall off though.

[bubby]

i think i read where spyder wire fish line is made by the same outfit as FF and is the same stuff, anyone build a string outta it?, i thought it might be a cheaper way to try it out than buying a full from three rivers, incase i dont like it, Bub

[PatM]

I have mentioned that on here a few times. Spiderwire makes great strings, particularly in endless style. It is essentially the same material as fastflite. It's either Spectra or Dyneema which are variations of the same thing, just made by different companies.
 The one difference is that it's a braid which means it has a hair more give to it. Still far less stretchy than Dacron.
 

[PEARL DRUMS]

A guy over on PP had two or three spider wire strings break at the top of the serving. Dont know his skill level or type of string made.

[missilemaster]

What about an endless loop FF string? Would that be pushing it for a wood bow because it has even less stretch than a twisted one? I am not worried about it cutting into the nocks because I always double serve the loops. Just wondering about bow safety.

                                                 Cody

[Del the cat]

What about an endless loop FF string? Would that be pushing it for a wood bow because it has even less stretch than a twisted one? I am not worried about it cutting into the nocks because I always double serve the loops. Just wondering about bow safety.

                                                 Cody

A continuous loop string still has twists put into it, as recomended by the string manufacturer.
I use continuous loop strings on all my bows.
If in doubt put on a horn tip overlay.
Del

[Jboyd]

Any fast flight is better that b50 to me,  I have 2 strings made from the 450 plus and really like them they are very durable and the diameter is bigger than the fast flight but i think its more expensive but I really like it.

jamie