I have an Eaglewing Talon II, which is a static tip, and it's incredibly quiet. My friends at the range were amazed by it. I can't say enough good things about Steve's bows.

Same goes for Kevin TerMaak's RERs. My friend has two RER static tips (an XR and a set of custom limbs for his Type A magnesium riser), and they're awesome. The custom limbs are 51@28", and they shoot a Beman MFX 400 at 197fps. That's with a 50-grain insert and a 125-grain tip.

So to answer your question, yes, I do think a static tip can make a bow quieter and a bit faster.

Mike,
My new Stalker Static is extreme quiet with woodys. I was totally impressed with the feel of the static. It is not as quiet as my Pronghorn longbow, but close and noticeably quiter than my Silvertip. I know you wouldn't be disappointed with a Stalker.
Brent

Sounds like I am on the right track - stalker, EW, and RER. Curious if anyone has shot all three and which is quieter / faster ????

Mike

+1 on Chinook. Only sound is from the feathers going across the rest.

once you shoot an RER STATIC TIP you will truly like the quiet sound but the really great surprize is the smooth draw it gives.its then the best for shooting a bow that every shooter longs for.

I have both an RER XR with static tips and a Dryad Orion with static tips. Both are longbow quiet with just cat whiskers. I would not go back to working limb recurves. I think the static tips eliminate string slap. I also think they reduce finger pinch. I get zero pinch with my 56" Orion in a very compact package.

A lot has to do with the string with recurves in general as far as noise is concerned IMO.  I recently shot a "Skinny" string (10 strand Ultracam, with loops padded to 16) on a SA from the mid '90s.  Easily the quietest Widow I've ever shot...  Made a "Skinny" string of my own for my Kwyk Styk with Statics, and it is now longbow quiet also...  Well "Hybrid" longbow quiet... Not many bows are as quiet as a "D" limb longbow or a selfbow for that matter...  Plus, if you haven't tried Bowhush, give that a try too... It helps also!

My RER Arroyo was very quiet when I recieved it in a trade but as all my recurves I like to make my own strings,puffs and wrap the wool yarn down from the string loops a few inch's just to be 100%sure...I also had found that by making two tie on nocks (cause I shoot split fingers) has helped just by keeping the arrow nock from sliding down upon release and of coarse the correct arrow....I probally didn't need the wool around the loops but didn't go as far down due to the static not letting the string touch the limb as much on a release but there was a difference in sting noise reduction and I haven't noticed any sort of rolling affect to the side from the wraps keeping the string from lining up center of the grooves cause I didn't build up the wrap heavy...That new bow Shawn is talking about is going to be nice and I cann't wait to hear how it sounds with static...Keep us imformed Shawn...

The quietest bow  BY FAR  I own  or have  ever owned is MY LEON STEWART Slammer .  It is not   ( of course ) a recurve .  I DO own  numerous recurves as does my son . MY son has most of the better Static limb  recurves  , Qyk Styk , RER  Eagle wing etc .  I shoot next to him often and the Static limbs      I M H O   do shoot quieter WHEN TUNED CORRECTLY  then working limb recurves . We did have some trouble tuning out noise on a couple when first they were acquired.   EXPERIMENT !!!!!

Forgot to mention . I have ( along with my Son ) done a lot of research and shooting of Static limb  recurve's in the last 3 years .  I am usually a died-in-the-wool LONG bow guy , but do appreciate recurves  AND  am seriously thinking of having one made for me. IF SO, it WILL BE  a Static limb and it WILL come from either EAGLE WING OR   BIG FOOT .

Mike

It sounds like you are a little more discerning and or have a little lower noise threshold.  I've gotten my RER very quiet and I deem it perfertly acceptable for hunting.  i would say it is very quiet, a subjective description at best. Beyond tuning silencer position having a heavy arrow will work wonders for most any bow, like 13gpp.  I find the arrow is more spooking than the bow when it comes to game.  Fletching noise is a real issue don't ignore it.  That being said I had a dwyer dauntless that was like a mouse fart and I don't think any recurve will ever come close to it.  You can get recurves quiet too.  I've gotten second shots with both.

i do have a low threshold for noise - but there are bows out there that can do it.  I think i am going to have to find some of these to try....more bow testing - love it!!

Mike

There is a best of both worlds option from RER that gets missed sometimes. I have the LXR version of the takedown which includes both a set of static tip recurve limbs and a set of r/d longbow limbs. I do think the longbow limbs are a tad quieter; either set is plenty quiet for hunting.

DDave

I made the realization a few years back that the sound of a bow from behind it. Is a lot different than the sound in front of or to the side... Much less down range. So as someone else mentioned. Have another person shoot your bow and stand in those positions and listen from a different perspective.
My opinion on a quiet recurve. Is my static stalker. For sure. Really quiet.

Hey Mike,

If you are coming to the Baltimore Classic this year i'm going to have a couple of my new Sasquatch SS static tip bows there for folks to try out. These things are amazingly quiet, and pretty quick too.

I have a RER Arroyo,and it is WAY quieter than my long-bow. I once bought a Recurve from Rob Lee at the Hill Country Shootout in Texas.I noticed the string loops were a slightly different color than the rest of the string and asked Rob about it.He said he soaked the loops in Lacquer thinner to take the wax out of them.It worked great and I do it to all of my curve strings.I shoot a 9 strand D-97 with 16 strand padded loops and it is supper quiet on my Static tip.

I think I will be there. Sent u a PM Kirk.

Keith Chastains wapiti very quiet and plenty fast.

Mike, still have that sweet 58" Kwyk Styk I picked up from you. Wool puffs with an eight strand SBD string and it's plenty silent. Been through a few Kwyk Styk's and more than a few RER's. Set up properly, at my 30" draw, a 60" RER XR is quieter than most longbows I've owned and shot. Hard to believe but it's true.

I have the same quiet standards as Mike. I haven't shot a quiet takedown recurve.  All the tolkes I have shot have been the quietest in their class. Kestral, Chinook, Whip