Let me preface this by saying:
This is not a recommendation one way, or the other.
I'm simply offering my experience/experiences as additional information to draw from.
I've been using Fast Flight string materials on all my bows since 1985 (Maybe 84). Don't remember for sure, but it was actually "before" fast flight materials first hit the market/shelves for sale, and I was testing some pre release samples.
In all that time I've only had 1 (one) rip the tips off, and zero problems since.
My daughter dry fired that bow, and the string did not have padded (for size) loops. If those loops had been properly sized, I am relatively sure the bow would have survived, although it did have very thin flat tips on it.
I hate thin (back to belly) limb tips, and I'm not fond of wide tips, even if they are thick.
A moderate width, and thick limb tip, with properly cut in string grooves, which produce a non bent, or very slight loop bend is the best, and in my opinion is the most important aspect to limb tip structural integrity.
Glues are important, and the new glues are better, but the old glues (urac I believe) is ok if the bowyer got a good scald on it.
The most important thing about limb tips is their thickness back to belly. The thicker (within reason) the better.
Use a reasonably weighted arrow, properly tune it to the bow, and in my experience you'll be ok.
Dry fires are the pits with any string/string material.
Rick
P.S.
I've seen just as many (probably more) limb tips ripped off with polyester strings as I have with fast flight strings.
This is not a recommendation one way, or the other.
I'm simply offering my experience/experiences as additional information to draw from.
I've been using Fast Flight string materials on all my bows since 1985 (Maybe 84). Don't remember for sure, but it was actually "before" fast flight materials first hit the market/shelves for sale, and I was testing some pre release samples.
In all that time I've only had 1 (one) rip the tips off, and zero problems since.
My daughter dry fired that bow, and the string did not have padded (for size) loops. If those loops had been properly sized, I am relatively sure the bow would have survived, although it did have very thin flat tips on it.
I hate thin (back to belly) limb tips, and I'm not fond of wide tips, even if they are thick.
A moderate width, and thick limb tip, with properly cut in string grooves, which produce a non bent, or very slight loop bend is the best, and in my opinion is the most important aspect to limb tip structural integrity.
Glues are important, and the new glues are better, but the old glues (urac I believe) is ok if the bowyer got a good scald on it.
The most important thing about limb tips is their thickness back to belly. The thicker (within reason) the better.
Use a reasonably weighted arrow, properly tune it to the bow, and in my experience you'll be ok.
Dry fires are the pits with any string/string material.
Rick
P.S.
I've seen just as many (probably more) limb tips ripped off with polyester strings as I have with fast flight strings.
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