Hello fellas, I have a question about string material...

Is TS+ material the same stuff guys are calling xcel material?  

A friend of mine got an xcel from Michael Harboson / bayou trad. archery and Wow!!!

This string make his black widwo recurve quiter than any bow I've ever shot...

Strange thing is, it also makes all his arrows shot really weak... He's having to go up at least one arrow spine, maybe two...  

Why is that?  

Thanks

Steve

Anybody know about this?

Both are made by Brownell, but are completely different products.

TS1+ is 100% HMPE
XCEL is 1/3 Vectran and 2/3 SK75 Dyneema

Hi Steve,
Just get in touch with Michael Harbison. He's gonna be the best source for answers to your ????'s. I'll p.m. his phone #/email address to you.
Ya gonna make it down to "The Real Thing" this weekend?
Later, Buddy...

I picked up an XCEL string from Mike this last weekend and was very impressed.  I think we may be providing them with our bows in the near future.

Mike

I think XCEL is Brownell's answer to BCY's 452X.  452X (67/33 Dyneema/Vectran) has a small diameter, very low stretch, etc.

Smaller (lighter mass weight) strings are faster.  Tuning has a major role to play in whether a string is quiet or not, but some bows seem to just "like" one material over another.

Might be the quietest string on your bow, might not.  Only way to find out is try it.  

You can drive yourself nuts (not to mention spend a lot of money) tinkering with different string materials.  IMO, the over-all best materials on the market are Dynaflight '97 and Formula 8125.

Chad