I need some silencer help.

[NJSwampstalker]

So, I'm brand new to this whole traditional thing.  Yesterday I put some wool silencers on my recurve, and they won't seem to "puff out".  I split the bundles, put them in, strung up the bow, and today I shot about a hundred shots through the bow.  They won't even stay centered on the string.  They sort of slide over to the side.  Now they are all lop-sided.  Any advice???

[snag]

You have a picture of this that you can post? That doesn't sound right. The twisting tension of the string squeezes the wool and makes them puff up...can't figure that out without a picture.

[Wannabe1]

Yes, spend the extra duckets and get a set of Navajo wool silencers. They are by far the best string silencer I've used to date! 'Course that's just my opinion but, well worth the $14.00. Click the pic to see video with them on the string of my new bow.

you brobobly dont have enough twist in the string, is it an endless loop string( black) or flemish twist( multi colored)?

[NJSwampstalker]

It's a flemish twist B-50 string.  Right now the brace height is 8 1/4 inches.  You think I should twist it tighter?

that pretty much depends on the bow and how you want it to shoot, some bows like a high brace height,?

[Bud B.]

If you don't have enough twist to hold'em then you likely need a longer string (just a tad longer).

If your brace height is correct now, then twisting the string more will increase the barce height.

I would caution you though about too much twist even at the correct brace height.\\I use cheap yarn puff balls made by wrapping about three feet around the short length of a credit card and then tieing it on the string. The string I use to tie on the silencer is spliced through the bundles of bowstring to help keep it secured to the string, but loose enough that I can slide thm up or down to help fine tune. Once in place carefully cut the loops on each side.

[Bowmania]

Go to a fabric store.  For about 3 bucks you can get a life time supply.  If your flemish string is not twisted tight, you may have to tie them in.  I put them in on 6 different spots on my bows - three up and three down.  They don't make a sound.

Bowmania

[Shakes.602]

OR....  Buy Some Silencers from Terry Greens Girls!!     Primo Quality as well as Helping 2 Great Girls get to College!! Right Terry??  

[nschlag]

go get a bicycle tire, cut a couple pieces that are about a 1/4" wide and loop it back over itself around the string. cheap and works great. easily removed and tuned.







just pull them tight. sometimes i cut the loop sometimes i don't.

[Flingblade]

Rubber cat whiskers have been shown through tests to be the most effective silencers.  Cheap, easy to install and waterproof.

[tim roberts]

A second for Bow Hush, Terry's girls.  Great product!

[Bobby Urban]

Sounds like you may have them to close to the limb tips.  If you move them closer to the center they will fray - and they will work better.  Has to do with harmonics.  The best place on a string to slow vibration is the center.  Unfortunately the center is not a real good place to put a silencer on a bow string for obvious reasons so put two at the next best points - 1/3's - Measure the string from the two points where the string touches the bow when strung.  This will be at the nocks on a longbow but can be very different on a recurve.  Divide that number by 3 and set your silencers that distance from the where the string touches the bow and you will have the best harmonic stabilizing points covered.  
Bob Urban

[Rick Wiltshire]

If they are moving when on your string, you can use dental floss to tie them in place.

[Javi]

Just wondering... did you cut the loops ???

[NJSwampstalker]

Thanks for all the advice guys.  I messed around with them, and I'm pretty sure the string was too loose.  I twisted it a few more times, and they puffed out.