Whisper quiet
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By Steve Gougeon
No matter how fast your bow is your arrow
cannot out run the speed of sound. So it stands to reason that
with a whitetails extremely fast reflexes that you would want
your bow to be as quiet as possible. I will go over a few
different things that you can do your self with without the
help of an archery shop.
Lets start with the string ever one has seen the silencers
that are on strings. Like puff puff balls, cat whiskers, bear
puffs, speed balls, tarantula, fleece tie-on's, and my
favorite (just kidding) beaver balls??? I feel sorry for that
unlucky beaver. There is a new string silencer called a string
leech from the makers of the Limb Savers. I have used all of
the above and found the cat whiskers to be the best so far.
Simple to tie you use a small zip tie to attach it to the
string and then you have to stretch it as you cut the ends off
to get it to fray, and you are done. As for the string
leech, I have
installed a set on my new bow. They are simpler to put on and
seem to work better so far; I want to shoot some arrows
through a chrono before and after to see how much they slow
down the bow. They are simple to attach and are soft like a
gummy bear, only black. According to limb saver they will
reduce up to 90% of string noise and only slow your bow down
1-2 fps. I would try not to use the cloth type they get wet
easily and hold your scent so I don’t use them personally.
Let's move on to the limbs. The only thing that I know of at
this time is the Limb Saver I use them and they work great.
They make them for solid, and split limb bows. I have had to
use super glue to keep mine on the solid limbs they had a
tendency to pop off when you shot the bow if you use the
double sided tape that is supplied.
I would recommend that you let an arrow fall off your rest
and look where it contacts the riser, and the arrow ledge.
From there I would get some mole skin or a product called
Silance-Ilator pad. It is black and in my opinion works
better. I would apply either one to the area that would allow
the arrow to make noise. You can also add some to the under
side of your grip it may make it feel more comfortable
A way to find noise in your bow is to bump your hand
against the riser and listen for any noise other than the
sound of your hand. The sound you will usually get is a
buzzing sound. I find the rest and sight are the biggest cause
of bow noise. You might want to look into getting a hydro or gel
filled stabilizer, they not only help balance the bow, and the
filled ones help dampen the recoil from the bow.
I know that some people choose to hunt with the quiver on
the bow. Since I hunt from stands for the most part I remove
mine, but I can tell you that they are a source of noise. On
the quickie quivers you will need to remove that small piece
of spring steel that is on the bracket, it make's a ton of
noise, just tighten the screw down so it is snug. Make sure
your arrows are all in place and positioned securely.
These small things that you can do at home can make a big
difference. Take your time and check your bow over closely you
might be surprised at what you find that could be making
noise. Good luck this fall.
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