Put a new D10 12 strand string on my longbow and it is alot louder than my DF97 string.Tried moving brace height to no avail,using cat whiskers for silencers as I always do moved them to differaent locations did not help.Has anyone experience the same thing and if so any solutions.Thxs for any help
Nope. D-10 has always been quitter than D-97 for me.
SBD moved from D97 to D10 several years ago because it was quieter and more stable, at least the SBD's were. How many strands was your D97 string? A 12 strand D10 would handle a bow over a 100 pounds, no need to use such an overbuilt string.
Could be the padding in the loops also. If the d97 was padded to 16-18 strands and the D10 is not will make a difference if it's a recurve
How the string is made and tuned will usually make as much or more difference than the material uses. I've also run across a rare bow that just "likes" one material over another--go figure.
The quietest over-all material I've used so far is BCY-X, all else being equal.
Chad - what is your recommended strand and loop padding count using the X for 45/50 # longbows?
Cat whiskers are not very effective on astro string ,at least for me.
Try with some wool materials ( 25 grs) each balls positioning in L4 and tell me what do you think about....
I'm having great results with 18-20 strands, loops padded to 24 with B-55. Sounds like a lot, but it's a very small diameter strand--about 1/2 the diameter of Dynaflight '97.
Haven't tinkered with anything smaller--haven't seen any reason to.
QuoteOriginally posted by LBR:
I'm having great results with 18-20 strands, loops padded to 24 with B-55. Sounds like a lot, but it's a very small diameter strand--about 1/2 the diameter of Dynaflight '97.
Haven't tinkered with anything smaller--haven't seen any reason to.
I'm sure you meant BC-x, and not B55 Chad. Thank you for the information that gives me a good starting point as I am looking forward to trying this new material.
Green, string material bcy-x, loops padded with b-55
I'll bet Chad wrote what he meant. Padding with B55 generally is quieter in the string loops and more economical.
Yep--string BCY-X, padding B-55. Since the padding isn't carrying any of the load, it's fine to use B-55. It does seem quieter also.
My misread.....was on my cell when I looked at it. Thanks for clarifying y'all.
Hey chad,
Can you tell much difference in padding a BCY-X with B-50 rather than B-55? I have some B-50 and was about to buy some BCY-X, but didn't know if it was worth buying the B-55.
The B-50 should work fine. If you are going to be at the Howard Hill shoot, look me up--I'll be there for BCY with some great deals on string material.
Hope to be there saturday if work allows. I will definitely do that.