I can't help you with the serving the cable slide area but your other questions I can try to field.As far as the speed nocks on the string,I found that Tru-balls work great instead of just 3 nocks,plus when you need silencers all you need to do is add the Spyders.I have a WC on my Q2 and could not be happier with it's performance.This is my second season with the WC and it still looks as nice as when I bought it.They are everything they are said to be.