Hey guys...give me your trial & error input for the best silencer placement  for a R/D longbow... lookin for the quietest location. Thanks

I put mine where they look best.  

I've always just taken the length of the string and divided it by 4. Measure in from the loops that amount and thats where I put mine. Then I just tweak from there. Its always worked for me.

i just go at the halfway point between the knock point and the loops

I divide the string in to 3rd's, put them at 1/3 and 2/3, then try it to see if it's silent. You may have to move them up or down a pinch to find the sweet spot!

1/4 point for me

Top limb at the 1/4 string, bottom at the 1/3.  Looks a little funny, but hits the oscillations at the prime points.

There you have it....6 guys....six different answers....LOL          

I always start my beaver balls at 10" from the ends of the center serving and it usually ends at around 12" giving me 2" silencers. Always quiet and easy to place as I just use my bow square to measure it out.

Top limb at the 1/4 string, bottom at the 1/3. Looks a little funny, but hits the oscillations at the prime points.

X2. Somewhere there is a thread that describes this as heterodyning. Try a search here or google it. This has been the most effective method I have tried, and it really doesn't look that weird... After you get used to it.

I put mine about 10" from each nock. It has always been plenty quiet for me.

Instal 2 sets (I use minimal material)

Divide string length by 4 for the first set then by 3 for the second set. Each silencer will counteract each other and achieve harmonic balance, quieting the string.

QuoteOriginally posted by Rob W.:
I put mine where they look best.      

X2!

QuoteOriginally posted by NothingHappenedToday:
Top limb at the 1/4 string, bottom at the 1/3.  Looks a little funny, but hits the oscillations at the prime points.

Just put silencers on my longbow with this method and WOW what a difference!

Just an odd question.

I want to use fur silencers but want to test location to see what cancels out the most noise.  Would using a snugly tied on puff silencer that can be slid up and down the string work to find the best locations on my bow for the beaver fur strips or would the two materials behave somewhat differently?

QuoteOriginally posted by Pheonixarcher:
Top limb at the 1/4 string, bottom at the 1/3. Looks a little funny, but hits the oscillations at the prime points.

X2. Somewhere there is a thread that describes this as heterodyning. Try a search here or google it. This has been the most effective method I have tried, and it really doesn't look that weird... After you get used to it.

X3.  All my bows have responded to this location.

I don/t find exact location to be all that critical.However, I do like fur string silencers as they are light weight and traditional looking. They also work very well.

QuoteOriginally posted by JamesKerr:
I put mine about 10" from each nock. It has always been plenty quiet for me.

That's how mine seem to work out.

I tried the 1/4 and 1/3 thing but it seemed louder to me. I understand the physics behind it...probably just user error, but my bow is very quiet as is.

QuoteX2. Somewhere there is a thread that describes this as heterodyning. Try a search here or google it. This has been the most effective method I have tried, and it really doesn't look that weird... After you get used to it. [/QB]

Heterodyining? Thanks for the new word! Now when I'm at the range and yet another person tells me that my silencers are uneven, I can tell them that I'm "heterodyning my bow."

Heavy duty Catwhiskers about 8" from top/bottom limb tips.