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Title: string silencers
Post by: BUCKY on September 29, 2008, 10:20:00 PM
anybody use string leeches?
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: jrstegner on September 29, 2008, 11:47:00 PM
Yes. They work great. I chronographed my bow with an 8125 string with no silencers, and then again with the string leeches and could not tell a differece in speed. They seem to work at least as well as cat whiskers, if not better in noise reduction. The main issue I have with them is the cost and their durability. I have had to replace them several times this year. I'll probably revert to using whiskers again due to the cost of replacing them.
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: BUCKY on September 30, 2008, 07:38:00 PM
shot my bow with them today and i really like them. i think i'll be staying with these.
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: Stringdancer on September 30, 2008, 07:57:00 PM
They work very well, but they don't last.

Mike
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: BUCKY on September 30, 2008, 08:03:00 PM
i hear the new super leeches last longer. how long do most of you get out of them?
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: Matty on September 30, 2008, 08:28:00 PM
I use them all the time they work awesome.  Every once in a while i touch them with corn oil to keep them from drying out. I get 6-8 mos. out of them.  Water proof small and they WORK
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: JRY309 on September 30, 2008, 10:36:00 PM
I have used them and they work fine,they hold up better on an endless loop.Flemish twist will cut them in half after some shooting.
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: Deadsmple on October 01, 2008, 09:34:00 AM
Hey George, I've been using them for a few seasons now and love them. I use the "cable leech", they are much smaller and do just as good a job. I keep hearing folks say that a flemish string will cut them in half but I've never had that happen.
Title: Re: string silencers
Post by: BEN on October 01, 2008, 10:41:00 AM
I tried them too. I really liked how well they workedm however, mine were about cut in half after about 4 months. At their price, I didn't want to replace them 3-4 times a year, so I went to the Hush Puppies and Bow Hush combo-----my bow is quieter than its ever been and i've tried several silencer systems at all different prices.

I don't think any deer is going to hear anything coming when i drop the string!  :archer: