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Title: Changing strings
Post by: acollins on April 01, 2013, 05:33:00 PM

I just purchased a new BW PSAII. It is 51@28 and I draw 28. I have 2 other recurves that are 50 lbs. the widow just seems a little heavier. The other 2 do not have FF strings and the widow does. Would the string make it feel heavier.

Title: Re: Changing strings
Post by: Jeff Strubberg on April 01, 2013, 05:58:00 PM

No.  Widows feel heavier because they have a lot of preload and build weight early in the draw.  

They are fast, but there's no free lunch.

Title: Re: Changing strings
Post by: Shawn Leonard on April 01, 2013, 06:53:00 PM

Just as Jeff said, they have a lot of the weight built early in the draw. It also may be heavier than marked, I have owned 10-12 Widows and a couple were 2-3#s heavier than marked. Shawn