There's probably a couple who frequent this forum. If not, you can go to the forum in the following link, which has many advertising and several who post a lot. [link]http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/[/link]

Custom strings are better, because of the methods used to tie the string, pre-stretch it, and serve it correctly and carefully. The string materials used are the same. However, there are quite a few choices on the market, and I'm partial to Brownell's Ultracam, which has the least stretch of any.

Speaking of forgiving bows, Reflex makes a long ATA bow that has some good specs. I can't remember the model name, but Chuck Adams shoots it.