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Strand Count for 100# ?
adb:
OK... I looked up the data I recorded on string weights for my warbows. Two strings, both 74" long, one 14 strand, one 20 strand. D97 FF. That's waxed and ready to go, both with an 8" long X 0.24" diameter serving.
14 strand string... 131 grains
20 strand string... 146 grains
You do the math. It's nothing. I found it makes more of a difference what type and size of center serving I used and how much and what type of wax I used on the string that made the biggest difference! I had some 20 strand strings that actually weighed LESS than some 14 strand strings, because I used a smaller diameter serving and less of it.
WillS:
Oh, I'm with you on the "it doesn't really make a difference" thing. Everybody has their own preference. I quite like the feeling of very thin strings, even with high poundage bows and thin serving. As you say, there's more important factors such as wax, and of course the bow itself. Stick a 5 strand string on a sluggish badly tillered bow and it still ain't gonna go as far as a 30 strand rope on a reflexed power house of a bow.
I was actually only picking up on the comment "that's the look I want for all my bows and bugger performance" as it sounded "reet daft lad" as they say up north.
meanewood:
Thought that might stir you up
Badger:
If a 14 strand string weighs 131 grains then a 20 strand string should weigh close to 200 grains. Almost 10 grains per strand. We did considerable testing on this using lighter hunting bows and found each 2 strands added reduces speed by 1 1/2 ft per second. Not sure how that would work out on a heavy war bow but any added mass reduces speed.
adb:
--- Quote from: Badger on October 20, 2013, 10:22:05 am --- If a 14 strand string weighs 131 grains then a 20 strand string should weigh close to 200 grains. Almost 10 grains per strand. We did considerable testing on this using lighter hunting bows and found each 2 strands added reduces speed by 1 1/2 ft per second. Not sure how that would work out on a heavy war bow but any added mass reduces speed.
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Hi, Steve. I'm not sure what scale you're using, but I just weighed a 74" strand of D97 and it came out to 4.3 - 4.5 grains. I still agree that (all else being equal) a lighter string will give better cast, but for heavy warbows, I think the difference is negligible. I think this issue is much more important for pure flight shooters, using lighter draw weight bows, and very light flight arrows.
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