Can you use a fat flight string with a Gamemaster?

[mgompf]

Need a new string for my Hoyt Gamemaster...Can I use a fast flight flemish string?

[vermonster13]

Yes

[Bigd33]

I am also looking for a back up string for my gamemaster 2. I was wondering if anyone sells or could recommend a string for this recurve? I was also wondering what others thought of the factory string that I am currently using? Thanks for your help.

[AKM]

I think the factory string is a little thick for my taste but it is still a good string. When I had my Dorado's, I was using a 12 strand D-97 string. Chad at recurves.com (LBR at Tradgang} made strings for me and he does an excellent job. You need to remember that a thinner string than what you are using now, and I think the factory Hoyt string is 16 strands, will require a retuning of your bow because it will weaken the spine of your arrow. Also, if you get a backup string, it needs to be the same specs as your primary string. That means that the strand count needs to be the same. Serving size the same. String silencers placed in the same location etc etc. John

[Eugene Slagle]

The answer is:
Yes these bows can handle FF Strings.

AKM;
I went the other way though with my Dorado by using 14 strand B50 to slow it down some so that the arrows I have would spine right, call me cheap but the material I already had but didn't want to go out & buy new shafts & what not.

[ishoot4thrills]

Originally posted by Eugene Slagle:
The answer is:
Yes these bows can handle FF Strings.

AKM;
I went the other way though with my Dorado by using 14 strand B50 to slow it down some so that the arrows I have would spine right, call me cheap but the material I already had but didn't want to go out & buy new shafts & what not.

A better alternative would have been to use the fastflite string and just build out the side plate/arrow rest area so as to accommodate the weaker spined arrows that you already had. That way you could still gain the modest performance of the low stretch string material and also still use your arrows that were too weak. Adding material to the strike plate area or moving your arrow rest out away from the bow will cause your arrow to act stiffer in spine.  

[AKM]

Eugene, When I got my first Dorado, I was new to this stuff and I couldn't figure out why my 1916's flew great with one string and fishtailed with the other. I later learned that a D-97 string will add probably at least 5# + draw weight over a Dacron string. Some people don't think it makes much of a difference but I definitely think it does.