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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: slowbowjoe on August 10, 2014, 09:08:00 PM
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Well I'm still getting acquainted with my 58" Falcon; the bow fits great and shoots great… wondering if anyone has tried a different string and found it a little more quiet.
I've been trying a set of firs that are just a little over 10gpp; another set weigh in about 11.5 - these sound/feel a little better, but I still feel like I still haven't found the sweetest tune for this bow.
Any ideas?
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An SBD with rubber silencers installed seems to have quieted my Elkheart down a bit from "stock." Gregg recommended I get my strings from Pierre and I have zero complaints! Best part is tune doesn't seem to be effected since both were 8 strand d10
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Thanks Brad, I figured I'd hear from you! I know my 10 strand SBD made a big difference on my last bow, maybe I'll look at an 8 strand for the Falcon. It'd be nice to not have to re-tune much.
I put cat whiskers on the string with the bow, that helped a lot, would be nice to get it just a bit more quiet though.
Anyone tried a Rhino string on these bows?
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Originally posted by slowbowjoe:
Thanks Brad, I figured I'd hear from you! I know my 10 strand SBD made a big difference on my last bow, maybe I'll look at an 8 strand for the Falcon. It'd be nice to not have to re-tune much.
I put cat whiskers on the string with the bow, that helped a lot, would be nice to get it just a bit more quiet though.
Anyone tried a Rhino string on these bows?
Joe,
one of the first things I did when I received my new Elkheart from Gregg recently was have Allen at Lefties R Us build me a new Rhino string, 12 strands, custom colors, with a pair of rubber whiskers. Gregg's stock 8 strand D10 is functional and works great but I had to have something fancier than plain black. The new 12 strand Rhino shoots like a dream and with custom colors complements the woods on the bow perfectly. With the Rhino material the 12 strand is only marginally larger than the 8 strand D10.
An SBD would also be a fine choice, but I have become attached to Allen because of his lightning fast service and incredible customer service/ customization efforts on my behalf.
PS: Allen is more than willing to do a skinnier Rhino, say 8-10 strands but he's found 12 strand to be just as good and plenty skinny with Rhino. I trust him so 12 is what all my bows get with that material and they flat out rock.
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Well, got the two opinions I was hoping for. I guess I won't go wrong with either the SBD or Rhino, which is what I thought.
One more tuning session to double check my string length, and I'll order one of those up!
Thank you guys for your help, once again.