Due to illness I have been delayed in shooting my test string. Yesterday I got 20 shots in and another 30 today for a total of 50. I did not notice any fraying like Scott did, just some pressure points from the latches (see photo after 50 shots). Today was sunny enough to use the chronograph to get an average speed over 10 shots with new new Astroflight string.
With a short break-in, the test string was adjusted and my average speed over 10 shots was exactly
337 fps. My Custom 34 strand Boo string with 6 cat whiskers (3 a side, two small and one medium size) came in at
334.5 fps average.
The custom boo string certainly had an edge in pleasently dampening the string vibrations. This is my preferred string of choice because I find the whiskers durable and effective with little preformance loss.
I would have thought the 28 strand Astroflight string would have been noticably faster through the chronograph than my (heavier) custom/whiskered 34 strand one. The diifference was only 2.5 fps. The 28 strand Astroflight is thicker and has about the same thickness as a custom 36 stand string in comparison. I'll try to get my scale working to determine the weight difference between the two.
At 50 shots the serving is still as tight as a thirty something female looking for marriage material. I'll report back at 100.
Equipment used:
-Equinox, trigger work
-355 gr GTII arrow
-Competitive Edge Dynamics Chronograpgh
-NGSS string dampers-testing was 12" from the screen
-40 degrees in the sun
Here are some photos:
![Image](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o85/enormousbuck/Picture109.jpg)
After 50 shots.
![Image](http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o85/enormousbuck/Picture115.jpg)