Can anyone explain what limbsavers actually do (the name kind of says they offer some protection to the limbs), and why you would use them? Also, does it change the way a bow shoots at all? Would you put them on a longbow like a Martin Savannah or Vision??

thanks
sam

Sam,
  I have been wondering what they do also,seems like they are always close to where the fadeout
ends.The guys that are shooting the "WARFED" bows
should be able to help us out here.

                                 Craig

They are supposed to stop/absorb the limb vibration you get after the shot. I personally wouldn't use them on a longbow or recurve, but that just me. I believe they are more for the wheelie bows more than anything!

So how does one get them off??

They are designed to gather and distribute excess vibrations/noise. They do work to an extent. I would put em on any bow that had noise issues. They can help...although I must admit I would be talking em off on the way out of the woods.  

QuoteOriginally posted by Ssamac:
So how does one get them off??

You don't, they're self adhesive.  

Why?????????Never seen them on trad bow worth there salt.Thought they were built for compounds.Learned something new...

Why leave them on or why take em off BLB???

sam

Limbsavers are meant to be put on a trad bow at the tip of the fade outs. Some bows have heavey vibration, are loud and hard to quiet, even with a heavy arrow. These help tremendously in those cases, I have them on 5out of 9 of my trad bows, and they cant hurt anything!! They look a little out of place, but are on my hunting bows, and since trad bows are slower, if you get them whisper quiet, game might not jump the string. Pretty is as pretty does, I have several alum. riser recurves and they shine on these bows! Hope this helps. Sam.

Sure does, Koger. I've seen them more on metal riser recurves and of course the compounds
sam

I use them on all recurves and on any longbows that I shoot lighter weight arrows from.You won't see much difference on a bow if you always shoot 12gn or more like many do but drop down to 8gns and you can feel the difference.Looks that others like or dislike does not bother me.I think the little mushrooms really set a bow off myself.

I use them and like them very much.  They are easy to take off.  Just get your finger nail under them and lift up.  I have found that you can do this about four times before they loose their adhesive.  I shoot a metal riser and it takes the buzz out of the grip.  They work by absorbing vibration.  Vibration after all is the cause of sound.

I have used them on several bows and to me at least, it seemed like their effectiveness depended on each particular bow, which stands to reason.   I like them and don't have a problem with them.  Their my second favorite way to help dampen vibration in recurves, the first being a stabilizer.

Yup, easy to remove. Edge of a credit card did it. Now I get a definite twunk from the bow.
However it was strung with a brace of 8 7/8which is more than the recommended 7 1/4 - 8 for a Martin Vision. Reduced it to 7 1/2 and the arrows fly better. No porpoising either. However that can also contribute to the twunk. I'm going to try to tune it working up again by 4-5 twists and see what I get. I have the furry string silencers on this also but they don't seem to be enough to make the difference.

Sam

If your shooting a recurve I would try the Hush Puppies and Bow Hush kits! Talk about quieting down a bow, this is the ticket! I have them on my Longbows and Recurves!

The tame the limb oscillation and dampening the vibrations.  My son uses them on his compound.  I could never bring myself to put them on a stickbow, but to each his own.
Dan

I have Limbsavers on every bow I shoot. Limbsavers are more effective on the higher mass weight recurve limbs than longbow.

Same as Rod here.

Looks never killed anything and there are no style points in hunting.

Steve

Is there a particular kind you guys recommend?  Now for the dumb question, how do you figure out where to put them?  I have one very noisy bow currently braced at the bowyer's recommended height so I'm hoping the discussion above leads to a solution.

Thanks.

Simms makes different one for recurves and longbows. They are slightly different in size.
I got some for a recurve at gander MT.  Placed them at the fades and it did make a difference.