Recurve noise

[Scbenton]

Sometimes when shooting my Martin Mamba the bow seems louder at times.  Not sure if it is inconsistency in my form, anchor point, maybe its just me being more aware for my surroundings at times or just my imagination.

Any thoughts, ideas or similar experiences?

[Kip]

I just got my first blind and I found it was loud inside rather than out.I also had my son-in-law shoot my bows and I stood about halfway and found they were quite enough unlike when I was shooting them.Try that before fooling with the setup first.Kip

[Keefer]

I had a little noise coming from a recurve bow that shot good but I just added two tie on nocks that I could adjust up/down and the biggest difference was adding wool yarn wrapped around the "Y" Yoke and down just about 5 inch's or untill it clears where the string touch's the face of the bow{the limb that faces you when drawing}...That made the bow become super quiet and I since done all my bows this way that are recurves..There is an explanation in the "How To" forum here on Tradgang called "How I silence a bow".....Just do a search and try the tie ons by Mana's instructions there to...God Bless and hope you find it works..Sewn I saw you are from Maryland and if you are near Dorchester County give me a shout here and I'll set it up for ya with the yarn and tie on nocks...Keefers <><

[Gen273]

For me, I think all bows sound louder when I have a bad release.

Also there is some great info in the above two posts. Good luck

[Jake Diebolt]

X2 on the bad release causing noise. I think a lot of it is hitting my armguard.

[Norminator]

Plucking the string will make more noise than proper release.

[BWD]

So will overly tight fitting nocks.

[reddogge]

Raising brace height usually works for me. Most of my recurves are at or around 8". I use homemade woolies on the string too.

It's best to have someone listen while you shoot. They can tell if it's making noise.

[Keefer]

I also wanted to ask ya if your arrows are matched to your bow weight? If you are shooting woody's then if one is 30/40 grains lighter then the other then that can make it sound noisier then other times...I know I can make arrows that are spined the same and cut the same with the same point weight but the arrows came out 30 grains difference....Keep everything matched up as close as possible includeing the correct spined arrows for that bow...The lighter the arrow the more the noise can be heard and this can also be the same as a dryfire.....The fella that said the nock could be too tight has a point as well...Hope we helped in someway Sewn...Keefers <><

[Scbenton]

Hey thanks for the info!! It could be the nocks, some fit the string more loosely then others.  I will keep a tracks of which ones make the noise to see I that's  what it is.  

I plan on putting some SIMS vibrations dampeners then maybe some beaver balls or whoolies If needed afterwards.

I'm not sure what plucking the string is, I'm new to the trad world.

Arrows are Beman Bow Hunters 500s at 29.5 inches long with 125 grain tips.  I'm currently trying to come up with a good arrow set up for hunting whitetail.  

I'm also trying to figure out of I should do 24 shafts of the Beman Bow hunters for both the recurve and compound for around 120 of just 12 shafts for about 109 of tr Beman classics?

How are the screw in/glue in broadhead adapters for the glue on broadheads?  I'm thinking I would like to shoot a small single bevel broadhead even for my compound..  Would the single bevel be a bit overkill for whitetail?

[Scbenton]

Hey Keefer, I'm out in Frederick County.  Off hand with out looking at a map I'm not sure where Dorchester is, I'm guessing somewhere along the shore.

I found some YouTube  videos of people making whoolies, I think I may make some if some Limbsavers don't tame the noise.  

What grain arrow is good for taking white taill?  My DL is about 23.5 to 24 inches maybe a tad more.  I haven't checked since I changed my anchor point.  I'm shooting a bow rated at 50lbs for 28 inches. I'm guessing I'm pulling around 38 to 42 lbs..  I feeling like I should have gone with a 55 lb instead.

[Walter Mauney]

Your arrows sound like they are way too stiff for that bow. That can contribute to bow noise also.

[Keefer]

Sean,
I sent ya a p.m.

[Over&Under]

[Over&Under]

Like said above...have a buddy shoot it while you stand close by...I have had recures that I thought were loud when I shot them, but when I stood by and listened, they turned out to be very quiet.

[wingnut]

I have found that noise on some shots and not others is usually caused by short drawing and creating over spined arrows.  An over spine will strike the riser with the tail and cause a clanking type of sound.

Mike