Decided to get some quality time behind a bow with a BCY-X string.
Nothing radical--20 strand flemish with the loops padded to 24 with B-55. Gives a string that's similar in size to 12 strands of Dynaflight '97, maybe a touch bigger. Bow is pulling 51@30.5 (45@28) I could have gone with fewer strands, but I didn't see any reason to. Besides that, I wanted to check out an average strand count string.
Decided to use a bow that shouldn't give any unfair advantages, so I went with a Samick Journey (64"). Think they retail for around $130.
I was in a hurry--bow was new, I'd never shot it, so I twisted up a string on Wednesday before leaving for the Pre-Spring Arrow Fling early Saturday morning. Shot it 2-3 dozen times before we left. No time for any kind of fine tuning. Got lucky with the arrows--they flew great without any adjusting.
Shooting arrows that are right at 8.5 gpp, with one small set of cat whiskers on the string, I got lots of comments on how quiet it was, and on how quick. I know it's faster than the longbow I normally shoot (I shoot it with heavier arrows also--9.5 gpp). I consistently shot high with with the recurve, at various distances. I haven't chronographed it, but I was averaging 187 with my longbow.
Very stable and consistent material. I've barely shot anything in the last 6 months or more, and still shot a 314 (36 target course) or just under 9 points per target--and I'm not a great shot. This bow is brand new to me as well.
The material is still very new, but so far I'm loving it, and I haven't heard any negatives. Hope to try it out on another bow or two before long and see how it goes.
Chad
lots of happy compound customers so far it seems. Thinking about getting a x string for my compound and maybe the longbow sometime down the line, the 8190 string you made me is still working and looking good:)
Chad,
I have made up 6 strings, all 18 strand padded to 24 with B50. Bows from 49 to 60#, longbows & recurves.
Initial impression mirrors yours.
CRS
18-20 strands seems to be ideal with this material for most draw weights. I haven't heard anything negative about it so far. I remember there was a sponsored Hoyt shooter in Vegas that said he wouldn't put any other string on his bow after he tried it.
8190 is really good too. This stuff just keeps getting better.