fast flight

[Bloodhound]

Is there any disadvantage? See many like it but what all differences do you have to consider? Does it make tip overlays a requirement?

[Pat B]

No, tip overlays are not required unless you are using a soft wood. I have 2 osage bows that have FF strings but no tip overlays.

[Aaron H]

I have been using dacron b-50 since I started, but I have heard that it stretches.  I think I will give FF a try on my next bow

[BarredOwl]

No, tip overlays are not required unless you are using a soft wood. I have 2 osage bows that have FF strings but no tip overlays.

I assume yew, ERC, and such would be soft in terms of needing overlays with FF.  Would hackberry probably need overlays with FF string?

[PEARL DRUMS]

If its not osage. Id overlay it. All whitewoods are soft.

[BOWMAN53]

If its not osage. Id overlay it. All whitewoods are soft.

hickory is soft?

[Buckeye Guy]

Do you folks think it makes more string noise ?

If its not osage. Id overlay it. All whitewoods are soft.

hickory is soft?

I was thinking that also Bowman

[BOWMAN53]

i wasnt gonna say anything but how often do you get to call out Chris on something he said?!?!?!?! lol

[PEARL DRUMS]

Yes, hickory will easily dent under a 6-8 strand FF string. Elm, oaks, HHB, hackberry, walnut, maple and beech will all dent without overlays. Ive done a few hundred.

[blackhawk]

Y'all should ask gun doc what happens to a western hemlock bow with selfnocks strung with a B-50 loop padded fast flight string..lmao     

[BOWMAN53]

Yes, hickory will easily dent under a 6-8 strand FF string. Elm, oaks, HHB, hackberry, walnut, maple and beech will all dent without overlays. Ive done a few hundred.

that hasnt been my experience but ok, not all hickory is grown equally

[Buckeye Guy]

Yes, hickory will easily dent under a 6-8 strand FF string. Elm, oaks, HHB, hackberry, walnut, maple and beech will all dent without overlays. Ive done a few hundred.

I guess I best take the string off of this ash bow I made for my granddaughter then !
Any one have Pink and Purple B50 that can get a string to me within the next couple of days her birthday is this next week and this is her gift ?
 

[Holten101]

I use FF directly on elm....its dents, but settles, and take no further damage. I have yet to damage a bow beyond shootability by using FF.

Cheers

[PEARL DRUMS]

I simply said "I would". Do whatever turns your crank guys. I do.

[huisme]

I'll never not overlay the maples and ash I use, but hickory, osage, and locust have all held up like champs for me.