question on fast flight strings

[jimmy the foot]

are they really a big difference from standard strings
gonna get a bow from cabela's
either a martin or a bear
bear tips are designed for fast flight strings
the martin is not
gonna get it in 55# at 28"
will the fast flight string make a diffenece
or is it just a marketing scam for trad bows
thanks for your replys

the foot out

[Kanga]

I use 450 plus on all the bows I make but I do reinforce the tips.

They seem to last longer than dacron strings.

I would not advise to use fast flight on a bow that does not have reinforced tips

[JimPic]

I use D97 on my bows and yes,it does make a differance.Less stretch,better performance(about 8fps over my chrony),and I think they wear better than dacron

[BobCo19-65]

Yea, if a bow can take it, I also like DF97.

[LBR]

There are quite a few things in this sport that, IMO, have more to do wtih marketing than actually giving you what you pay for--but string materials aren't one of them.

The high performance materials are much stronger and more durable, most have a lot less stretch/creep than dacron, they will generally reduce handshock, and increase performance.

That being said, there's also differences in how the string is made. A well made dacron string might work better than a poorly made FF type string.

My personal favorite is Dynaflight '97.

Chad

[burniegoeasily]

ORIGINAL: Kanga

I use 450 plus on all the bows I make but I do reinforce the tips.

They seem to last longer than dacron strings.

I would not advise to use fast flight on a bow that does not have reinforced tips

Ditto.

[Arthur P]

A good FF string will do all the things LBR said, in spades. One tradeoff, generally more applicable to a recurve than with a longbow. FF isn't as quiet as dacron, so you have to do a little more work with silencing a 'curve. I think the benefits far outweigh that one disadvantage though. Don't put FF on a bow unless the bowyer says the bow will handle it. If it's FF capable though, then I definitely say use it.

By the way, a bit of FYI for the lurkers... Just because today's Bears will handle FF, older ones will not. I don't think they started using reinforced tips until about Y2K. Not sure about that, but I am positive none before 1990 were FF compatible, so check with Bear if you've got one made between 1990-2000. Definitely don't use FF on any vintage Bear recurve.