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You have it correct on both accounts.
The FF is a stronger string material and you can use fewer strands for the string and it is faster. I myself didn’t realize how much faster it could be on some bows until I asked the question above.
Follow your uncles warning. If the tips aren’t reinforced do not use FF string on the bow he gave you. I have an older bear grizzly that is 50@28 I use a Dacron string on it and it shoots any arrow I run thru it with no real noticeable speed difference than my long bow with the same draw weight using FF. of course I don’t have a chronograph and as I said before until I asked the original question in this thread I didn’t really realize how much speed difference string material can make on some bows. I don’t know if I actually helped or made it worse.:?
Good luck
Troy