To be clear this FF system has been done by others as well as by me. I have done this system on Stealths, oneida oneida af's and BE systems.
The Bow has held up well over the tests and I am going to recable and ship the bow to it's owner.
Does this Work? Yes it does but I will say it does have problems due to cams machined for steel cables. So serves become an issue and a different method of serving was needed to control the problem. That said I will say it does gain a bit of speed but not enough to say it out performs Steel Rope (Galvanized or Stainless). I will say the draw is smoother in a different way........meaning because the FF is more flexible there seems to be less resistance than the wire rope.
Life is just as good if not better, but I stress the issue becomes shear point as I noticed no strans breaking over 2000+ shots so the issue becomes warning before failure. The issue becomes evident in the difference between 7X19 cables and 19X7. 7X19 gives you less warning of failure than 19X7 that will break stands but still hold so you know to change. So you have to weigh the benifits over the possible unseen failure. We all know that in a catistrophic failure the timing system will toast also in most cases.
The mods are not hard to do and if done right give you the option of FF or Wire Rope. I always believed that it is better to option for the ability to change back if you are not happy with the system.
It is a nice option to have isf you got some spare cash to put into the system. Teamed with the FF Timing cable it ups the bar a lot more. Even the full Wire Rope system will benefit from the FF timing system in my view.
BobStatistics: Posted by OBwon — Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:57 pm
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