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Title: String material question
Post by: 1Longbow on June 25, 2013, 08:47:00 PM
I picked up an old Darton recurve,thats 52 inches long and 50#'s @28inches. I'm looking to get a new string and was wondering if there is a new string material  that I could use on it . I know you can't use Fast flight , or should I stick with Dacron. not sure if it makes a difference but the string is 48"'s long and brace height according to the Darton catalogs is between 9 -9 1/2.  I'm not really up on all the string materials.  Thank you for your help
Title: Re: String material question
Post by: damascusdave on June 25, 2013, 08:50:00 PM
B50 Dacron will work just fine with no risk of damaging the bow
Title: Re: String material question
Post by: Grey Taylor on June 25, 2013, 09:07:00 PM
There is also a new material called B-55 that is intended for older bows and may give better performance.
Chad at Champion Custom Bowstrings has done considerable testing with it.

Guy
Title: Re: String material question
Post by: LBR on June 25, 2013, 09:10:00 PM
B-55 is definately the best of the polyester materials, and what I'd go with.

Chad