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Title: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: Featherbuster on January 21, 2009, 07:31:00 PM
I just noticed today that bow is louder than normal, or i just havent shot very much lately and it seems that way.  I always thought of my Bob Lee being pretty quiet but maybe i was wrong, it sounds louder than usual.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: HATCHCHASER on January 21, 2009, 07:40:00 PM
Yes.  your brace and or nock point could have slipped too.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: Featherbuster on January 21, 2009, 08:17:00 PM
I checked brace and nock point and it's were it is suppose to be.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: GingivitisKahn on January 22, 2009, 06:21:00 PM
If your old string breaks, it'll make your bow really loud.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: Lt. Dan on January 23, 2009, 05:01:00 PM
Something that happened to me over time my yarn silencers were getting smaller and smaller.  I cut the loops, then I would lose some fibers on every shot.  Eventually my bow needed more weight on the string so I redid my yarn silencers but did not cut the loops.  Problem solved for me.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: Bonebuster on January 23, 2009, 09:39:00 PM
Strings only last so long...just like tires. Even if they have tread, they can still be worn out.

I had a perfectly fine looking string break on me once. It will NEVER happen again. If your string has been around a while, change it...regardless of whether it has become noisy or not.

For the cost of a new string, you cannot justify waiting for a failure.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: bushytail on January 24, 2009, 07:11:00 AM
It could be your string silencers.A friend of mine had the same problem.Turned out his beaver fur string silencers were coming loose.We could hear a vibration sound when he would shoot.He unstrung the bow and pulled the ends tight.Strung it back up and shot,the noise was gone.
Title: Re: Can an old string make your bow loud?
Post by: cacciatore on January 24, 2009, 07:34:00 AM
With time and use they became noiser. Most bow makers advise you to change your string after one year or 10,000 shots