there's different opinions. looks is one, if your serving doesn't fly off, that's good. if your peep does the same thing every time, that's good for obvious reasons. if you go out hunting and its cold, and 2 hours up a tree you see a deer, and your peep isn't flipped around the other way because of the temps, that's good. if after a reasonable amt of time, whatever that is, your bow stays where you put it, that's good. how long that period is, in my opinion, is misunderstood. with 452x its just not very long, period. with 8125 or ts1+ there are ways to make that period just as short. whether or not this is good, in the opinion of many buyers of strings, yes, its good, in my opinion, and that of a few people i talk with about strings, its not good. yeah, 8125 needs to be stretched out or you'll find the culprit of serving seperation is generally elongation of the string, how much, how long, that's debateable. people like it if you put it on your bow (talking 8125 here only), take 30 shots, and that's pretty much it. i like it if you put it on your bow, and about 3-4 days later you need to adjust it, and that'll be it. that way i don't have to stress it too much, at too high a poundage, which i don't like to do. 200# 10 minutes, up and down a few times to the tension, good, and i didn't damage any fibers. that's how i see it. 800#, bad. there goes your elasticity. that's my opinion, and a couple of the better string makers out there i occasionally ask questions. i don't think it makes it right, the proof is in the puddin'

the folks who know the most about the whole thing as far as customers go generally shoot 150-200 times regardless of who made it, or what the material is, before even putting in a peep.