Help me silence my bow after switching to 3 under

Tradcat · December 15, 2012, 11:02:00 PM

I have decided to switch to three under because I shoot much better BUT I can't seem to get my bow to shoot quiet...I have raised the nock point and beefed up my string silencers but I still can't get rid of the noise...any other suggestions ? HELP

jess stuart · December 15, 2012, 11:08:00 PM

I found that on one of my bows I had to put the silencers (cat whiskers) way out near the recurve, they almost touch. If I slide them down the string the noise goes up, not the case on other bows. Experiment with silencer placement. Did you raise your nock point to get better arrow flight? If to high it could be the arrow is hitting the shelf and making noise.

Stumpkiller · December 15, 2012, 11:10:00 PM

Do you have a curved shelf? If not you may have to pad it up. The arrow striking the riser or shelf from an unnatural [ ;-)] release may be the problem. Overly high or low nock point causes the arrow to strike the riser.

Before I glue on a shelf rug I make a hump with a tapered sliver of popsicle stick (single bevel on three edges and 1/8" away from the riser on the inside) and glue it in place.

dtarbell · December 15, 2012, 11:48:00 PM

Maybe some moleskin over the string grooves.

longbowben · December 15, 2012, 11:55:00 PM

Raise the brace height.

Meathook 1 · December 16, 2012, 05:34:00 AM

I agree with longbowben,plus check the proper tune of you're arrow,spine weight of arrow and point.Also you're shooting form,release etc

Good Luck

Mike Vines · December 16, 2012, 06:12:00 AM

I don't know the proper name, so I will call it harmonic balancing. If your silencers are equal distances from the tips, try having them in different locations from the tips. (Just for instance put one at 7", and the other at 10"). Play around with the separation from the tips till you reach silence.

Also, I have had great success doing this with the wool silencers from Two Tracks.

December 16, 2012, 10:03:00 AM

You should be able to use some of the above suggestions to help quiet the bow as much as you can but, in my experience, 3-under is just a bit noisier than split finger.

Bisch

Roughrider · December 16, 2012, 10:18:00 AM

I've never noticed a lot of difference in the noise, though I do have to have a very hingh nocking point for three under, especially with a heavy tip weight (anything over about 200grains). My nock point is about 7/8" above square - as is my wife's bow, and she also shoots 3 under with a heavy broadhead.

Too low a nocking point will slam the arrow into the shelf, making noise and causing the arrow to rebound, and appear in the target as a high nock point. I stand back 30 - 40 yards from the target and adjust the nock point until I get good, clean, arrow flight.

Easykeeper · December 16, 2012, 10:25:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
You should be able to use some of the above suggestions to help quiet the bow as much as you can but, in my experience, 3-under is just a bit noisier than split finger.

Bisch

This has been my experience too.

Matt Green · December 16, 2012, 10:56:00 AM

another issue - is the bow tillered for 3 under or split? both my bows are tillered for split and i shoot 3 under. have managed reasonable quietness but when i play around and shoot split - wow - much quieter. Experiment, experiemment, experiemnt - but if not tillered 3 under also don't overexpect.
mg

3arrows · December 16, 2012, 12:02:00 PM

Try two under.