Here's some of what bothers me with the tiny strings. On paper, it makes sense that a strand that is 3 times stronger would let you get away with using 1/3 the number of strands...but paper doesn't take other things into account.

Load testing. I hope I get my terms correct here....the breaking strengths are tested under static weight (stationary), not shock load--I think that makes a big difference.

Flexing. Every string material I know of that has been removed from the market (removed, not upgraded) was due to failure at a flex point--usually the nock-set. Some materials act like a wire--when they get flexed at the same point over and over, it breaks down the fibers and consequently the string breaks. I don't know how the load strength correllates here, but I do know the strongest material on the market today is the one I've heard about breaking the most--by far. It's also the one that has been used the most in tiny strings to date--450+.

The other thing that bothers me is durability. I can break an anvil with a feather, and I've had folks with similar luck contact me needing a string "right now", because of a mishap. Usually a case where broadhead meets string (like putting an arrow back in a bow quiver at dark), but there's also fences, sharp rocks, etc. One or two cut/broken strands might end a hunt, or might not. Three or four might require a new string, or might get you slapped upside the noggin by your bow limb. Either one depends on how many strands you have to begin with.

That's how I look at it, and what makes me wonder how dacron can be "easier" on a bow when it resonates all that vibration down the limbs at every shot. Another reason I don't care for tiny strings, is they can act the same way. All materials have some amount of stretch/creep. The lower the strand count, the more you increase the stretch/elasticity. Getting away from that is one of the main reasons I prefer HMPE materials to begin with. That, along with increased durability are pretty much the ONLY reasons--I'd use them if they were a little slower than dacron. Going with a tiny strand count takes away the two main reasons for using HMPE materials to begin with. That's why it puzzles me so much when I hear people brag on them....I just don't get it.