$110 well spent

[Grey Taylor]

Originally posted by Xander:

  There is ZERO speed difference between FF, dacron and other materials, so no performance gain.

You'll note that the test you quoted does not include dacron. That's why everyone got excited, it's because the high performance materials definately do have higher performance than dacron.

Guy

[slivrslingr]

It's your bow, set it up the way you want.  If it comes apart, at least you're not into it lots of money.  Personally, I would refletch the arrows and shoot off the shelf.  Have fun setting it up and don't let a few FPS worry you.

[Eric Krewson]

A friend brought two bows to my shop, both had split at the nock down the limb, I suspected fast flight string damage but as they had no strings on them I couldn't prove it.

I put overlays on one and fixed the damage but told my friend that it was strictly a wall hanger from now on. He died a while back, I suspect some inspecting relative is shooting that bow now.

[Orion]

Xander, the weight of dacron is a component of its reduced performance vis a vis HMPE strings.  Granted, not a big one, but a component. (Stretch is the bigger dacron culprit.) Keep in mind that the difference in weight between the BW tested strings was small because all of the strings tended to be skinny/light vis-a-vis  dacron.  They're close in weight to each other, but weigh quite a bit less than dacron.  To build a dacron string of the same strength requires a thicker and thus substantially heavier string.

[Echatham]

might want some feathers to replace those vanes too.

[David M. Mathis]

So if you use a dacron string you will never have a split nock. Right? Mike

[gunfixrjoe]

Never say never