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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on November 04, 2018, 02:32:20 pm

Title: Strings
Post by: DC on November 04, 2018, 02:32:20 pm: I was just reading Simpsons website and noticed that he is only using six strands of BCY 452x. Anyone else gone this route?
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: penderbender on November 04, 2018, 09:40:52 pm: That's the stuff I use Don. I usually use 10-12. Does he double serve? 6 seems a bit small to me. Cheers- Brendan
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: DC on November 04, 2018, 11:01:49 pm: Yes, he doubles serves and pads the loops with a few strands of B-50.
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: AndrewS on November 05, 2018, 12:33:19 am: I use Spectra or 8125 instead of 452x. And I use 10 -15 Strands. 6 Strands are enough but to "hot" for my fingers.
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: simk on November 05, 2018, 04:22:11 am: i exactly followed simsons advice and do 6 strands of 452x until 50#. @ the middle wrap i underlay another 6 strands of dacron. feels good and fast. cheers
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: Marc St Louis on November 05, 2018, 05:43:54 am: I used to use 6 strands a long time ago on bows up to 60# but now prefer 8.
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: Aaron H on November 05, 2018, 06:02:16 am: I use 6-8 strands of fast flight in an endless loop string. I pad the loops and nocking point with a few pieces of some old B-50.
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: Badger on November 05, 2018, 06:36:57 am: I use 10 only because I prefer to shoot bare finger. If I used a tab I would use 6 strands.
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: Pat B on November 05, 2018, 07:23:28 am: I have a recurve that Simon made for me for the Christmas a few years ago. The string is very thin, I don't know how many strands. I typically use B-50 so Simon't string feels like sewing thread to me. ;D
Title: Re: Strings
Post by: DC on November 05, 2018, 09:44:49 am: I just read in the "Recurve Fundamentals" link that Willie posted that losing 2 strands of string will gain, on the average, about 1 fps. Not enough to change a string over. Enough people are down to 6 strands to think about it in the future though. Thanks for the input.