"Skinny Strings"

[Donald]

I have shot skinny strings a lot through a chronograph, first with fast flight and then with 450P.  Using endless loop strings on 5 different Fedora one piece recurves from 45-57#, and comparing a 16 strand Dacron 50 with 8 strand high performance strings (with an extra set of silencers on the high performance strings) the increase of speed averaged 10-12fps.   (The high performance strings each weighed 100 grains less than the Dacron 50 string.)

The trade off was increased bow noise, which required padding the string grooves and the extra set of silencers.  The fast flight string crept; the 450P did not and lasted at least three times longer than Dacron 50.

On longbows, comparing 15 strand Dacron 50 and 450P using Flemish twist, the increase averaged 3-4 fps.  (I was afraid to try 8 strands on the longbows without padding the loops.). The noise level for both was similar.

I very recently have tried an 8 strand 450P on a self bow using a Flemish twist (and padded loops) and compared it to a 16 strand Dacron 50.  The noise level was similar, but the speed was visibly faster with the 450P.  (I couldn't check the speed difference with my chronograph yet; it is loaned out.)

I hope this helps.

The noise level was similar for both strings.