Injadaninja
New member
Hi there,
I shoot a Les Howis Marksman Challenger Lynx (28lb@28in), bought in the late 1990s. It is a takedown recurve with a metal riser and screw on limbs. I had a few years away from archery and have recently come back. I've been shooting my old bow with no issues.
The string I use was made by a former club member, who described it as a 'Fast Flight' string. I am now looking at purchasing a new string but since I left archery and came back, the materials used for strings seem to have changed dramatically.
I believe the Marksman has wood core limbs and I understand from KG Archery that it almost certainly has reinforced limb tips. Does anyone else have anymore information on this?
I have been reading various forums and one post explains that 'Fast Flight' can be used to refer to a particular string material 'Fast Flight Plus' or as a generic term for any number of HMPE string materials. Is that correct? Has 'Fast Flight' ever itself referred to a specific material? 'Fast Flight Plus' gives me the impression that it is a development on an older material, i.e. Fast Flight standard. Posts in this forum suggest that there was an original Fast Flight material.
In which case if my strings are original Fast Flight, how different is it from the materials around now? Should I be wary of using the newer materials, like BCY X, 8125g, FF+ etc as they do not have sufficient 'give' and might damage the limbs? I have tried Dacron strings previously but lose too much speed and distance.
Anyone else still shooting a Marksman? ;-)
Thanks,
Lucy
I shoot a Les Howis Marksman Challenger Lynx (28lb@28in), bought in the late 1990s. It is a takedown recurve with a metal riser and screw on limbs. I had a few years away from archery and have recently come back. I've been shooting my old bow with no issues.
The string I use was made by a former club member, who described it as a 'Fast Flight' string. I am now looking at purchasing a new string but since I left archery and came back, the materials used for strings seem to have changed dramatically.
I believe the Marksman has wood core limbs and I understand from KG Archery that it almost certainly has reinforced limb tips. Does anyone else have anymore information on this?
I have been reading various forums and one post explains that 'Fast Flight' can be used to refer to a particular string material 'Fast Flight Plus' or as a generic term for any number of HMPE string materials. Is that correct? Has 'Fast Flight' ever itself referred to a specific material? 'Fast Flight Plus' gives me the impression that it is a development on an older material, i.e. Fast Flight standard. Posts in this forum suggest that there was an original Fast Flight material.
In which case if my strings are original Fast Flight, how different is it from the materials around now? Should I be wary of using the newer materials, like BCY X, 8125g, FF+ etc as they do not have sufficient 'give' and might damage the limbs? I have tried Dacron strings previously but lose too much speed and distance.
Anyone else still shooting a Marksman? ;-)
Thanks,
Lucy