Just looking for opinions on the types of string silencers that you all use?? And please feel free to post some pics! Pics are ALWAYS nice! :thumbsup:
make mine from wool yarn,cheap and effective.
I like to use wool yarn, it is cheap, queit and last a long time.
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I get mine from two Darlin Southern Belles
CLICK HERE (http://www.bowhush.com/)
Hey Jeff, is'nt that the bow that is "supposed" to bag a bunnie or two at the upcomining Bunny Stomp?
I like to start small as I figure too much baggage on the string is robbing me of power. I have about 1/5th the wool A.A. shows on his Bear on my Dream Catcher and it is my quietest bow. I also have wool on my Bear Kodiak Hunter. I just have bush buttons on my Bear Kodiak, and everything else has beaver fur strips.
I play my brace height until I get a tolerable thummm instead of a THWAP.
Ratty beaver on my Ben Pearson Hunter (much recycled & a bit of string wax added).
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Wool & buttons
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QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I get mine from two Darlin Southern Belles
CLICK HERE (http://www.bowhush.com/)
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Beaver Balls.....sorry I didn't name them....poor beaver's
Muskox Quivuit's, although Expensive, the Best I've tried ...
Poor beavers hahaha.
I'm still have the original bowstring that came with my 37# Blacktail. The bowstring came with a pair of cat whiskers already installed on it. I trimmed the cat whiskers so they were half the diameter they were. The cat whiskers are on the bottom bow in the photo.
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QuoteOriginally posted by riverrat 2:
make mine from wool yarn,cheap and effective.
Yep! I also rap the loops with yarn to reduce string slap. Jason
Most any material will work to silence the string--fur, wool, rubber, even "puffs" made from string material.
The "catch" is tuning them--getting them in the right location, and not making them too large or too small.
My preferance is "cat whiskers", for convenience's sake. I tie them on around the string and they easily adjusted/tuned. They work very well, I can make them match my string if I want, they don't hold scent or burrs or water. Works for me.
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I get mine from two Darlin Southern Belles
CLICK HERE (http://www.bowhush.com/)
OK, you got me. Just placed the order.
I found my llama hair ones work ok, but they are pretty much white and I noticed they sure stand out in the brown woods, especially as dusk sets in.
I've been real happy with the Hush Puppies & Bow Hush! :thumbsup:
I'm with longstick (great screen name), beaverballs all the way. I'm pretty new this stuff, I might just like telling people what they are called!
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I get mine from two Darlin Southern Belles
CLICK HERE (http://www.bowhush.com/)
Great Customer Service, excellent product
I use woolie whispers, I get mine from Mike at the Nocking Point he has a website and he is out of KS, great guy to deal with, the woolie whispers work great for me and they hold up great also
I've used several,including Cat Whiskers and Woolie Whispers and they have worked well.Probably the best has been Hush Puppies.I need to order some more soon.
Ya need Hush Puppies Robo. Ya don't want them bunnies jumpin' the string. :bigsmyl:
OK...guys...sounds like I have some good choices. Think I'll give those Hush Puppies a try! Hey Rick...how 'bout some pics? I'm sure you have one or two that you can show the gang! :biglaugh:
I wrap wool yarn around the palm of my hand twenty rounds.
Slide off my hand and carefully place between the seperated flemish string. String the bow and and cut leaving bout an inch on each side of the string.
Make a nice small round ball, just like store bought silencers, after a few shots. Doesn't hurt it to get wet and makes any bow deadly silent.
Best of all a roll of wool cost me ten bucks and that roll should last me a lifetime.
Thanks Robert...now that is one I will definitely try!
Proper brace height does wonders for my Bear Kodiak Hunter
QuoteOriginally posted by Robert Honaker:
I wrap wool yarn around the palm of my hand twenty rounds.
Slide off my hand and carefully place between the seperated flemish string. String the bow and and cut leaving bout an inch on each side of the string.
Make a nice small round ball, just like store bought silencers, after a few shots. Doesn't hurt it to get wet and makes any bow deadly silent.
Best of all a roll of wool cost me ten bucks and that roll should last me a lifetime.
Dang - you said everything I was going to say but you said it more eloquently. :D
Here's one of the wool yarn balls on my HH Halfbreed posing by some pointy brush.
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Over the years there is nothing I have not tried-except those spider things-anyway, nothing has been as quiet as SBD bowstrings with a little wool, impressive. :archer2: :archer2:
The Navajo wool silencers that 3Rivers sells and Jim Neaves of Centaur Bows sells are the best I've tried. They hold their shape and have a high amount of natural oils from the animal. Definitely the best.
Just before a moose hunt where long days in rainy weather was anticipated, I tried 2 pair of rubber string leeches on my string figuring they'ld be less affected by the wet. I was so satisfied with them that they're what I've stayed with. Was shooting a Hummingbird LB.
I'm in the wool yarn camp also. They are cheap & work plus I just like the sound of the shot with them vs rubber whiskers
Placement can be just as important if not more important than type of siliencer.
Measure the distance of the string from string/bow contact point (coming off the belly side of the limb) to string/bow contact point.
For longbows and quiet recurves, I typically use 1/4th this distance. For a noisy recurve I might go into 1/3rd. A musician taught me by using these locations I would minimize the amplitudes of the waves in the string (like a musical instrument).
I have Bow Hush on all my bows. They look good,are cheap, and two young ladies are working to go to college. Can't help but support that! :bigsmyl:
I use Cat Whiskers. Impervious to weather.
I use Cat Whiskers & Dyna Puffs. Got them from Mudd. I believe he would say he likes the puffs too.
Bow hush here also. :bigsmyl:
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I get mine from two Darlin Southern Belles
CLICK HERE (http://www.bowhush.com/)
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Love the feedback! One thing that's for sure...when you post a question here on Tradgang, it WILL be answered! Thanks everyone! (more pics, more pics)!!! :thumbsup: :campfire: :goldtooth:
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"Navajo String Silencer"
-naturally waterproof
-handmade & lightweight
-rugged
They look like they would be heavy but they're not. I've got them on all my bows. :clapper:
Ditto what Butch said about Dyna puffs.
The others I like are Hush Puppies, Musk Ox, and beaver.
God bless,Mudd
cat whiskers for me !
cat whiskers here too
Cat whiskers for me, about the only thing not full of weed seeds and burrs by the time I am through crawling around. I have used beaver balls though and really liked them. I think it is more personal preference, a lot of good ones out there.
My wife gave me her mothers old mink hat. Makes wonderful string silencers. Just don't tell her mother :biglaugh:
Snag,where do you find the navajo string silencers?
I have the bow hush on all my longbows.They are a great silencer !!!!
I have tried many, I like the looks of beaver it just seems like it belongs on a trad bow. Most importantly it woks great.
QuoteOriginally posted by Terry Green:
I get mine from two Darlin Southern Belles
CLICK HERE (http://www.bowhush.com/)
I've tried about everything over the years, and can honestly say I've never had anything that worked as good as Hush puppies!
Rubber has a "rattling" sound to me and wears pretty quick...
Cheap wool yarn/acrylic yarn wears out quick...
Beaver balls will also rattle after the skin gets wet and hardens. Also absorb a lot of water and take a long time to dry...
To be honest I've not tried some of those rediculously expensive fur/hair silencers...
Other materials have failed for one reason or another for me over the years.
Hush Puppies and Bow Hush :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Wool has Worked the best for me......
Does the Bow Hush (a twist wrap) work pretty well on recurves? Do you lose any performance with a Bow Hush or is there any down-side?
Cat whiskers. Most guys cut them too long.
Yes, Bow hush works very well and if there's any diff. in performance, it's next to nothing...
Hush puppies gives a nice dull thud, whiskers a little higher pitch. Been playing with dynapuffs but verdict is still out, more testing to do.
QuoteCat whiskers. Most guys cut them too long.
Yep--that can cause noise and premature wear. I don't recall ever wearing any out before the string. Easy adjustability is a big plus with the whiskers, and putting them in the right spot can make a world of difference.