RE: bow strings
Brandon,
I typically shoot Winner's Choice these days. They are pretty salty, but I get mine on a shooter's program so the cost is, let's just say a lot less than retail. I've shot Prostring strings with equally good results. There are companies like Vapor Trail,, Stone Mountain and others that are supposedly very good.
And not to leave out the obvious, there is always Gibblet here on this site, A fair amount of guys have tried his strings and swear by them. I haven't personally used them, but I'd have to say they are leaps and bounds above factory offerings. Give him a shout and see what he has to say. Maybe he'll have time to answer now that's he's done playing with his machine.