Must have good legs according to this quote, and I think the 'cross deck pendant' is replaced after 100 uses or otherwise if damage noted - earlier. There will be references to this SOP out there.
F-35C shines in first carrier trials aboard carrier Nimitz 17 Nov 2014 Joshua Stewart
"...The F-35C test pilots have made approximately 100 traps on the Nimitz, and the three wire was caught so many times that the metal cable had to be replaced. The one wire, the cable furthest aft on the flight deck, hadn't been used at all, Wilson said.
"We've been beating up the three wire," he said.
When it snags that wire, pilots have a softer landing in the F-35C than what they're used to in legacy aircraft, Wilson said...."
F-35C shines in first carrier trials aboard carrier Nimitz