Carbon Foam

[split arrow]

Just wanted to know what are the advantages/disadvanages to carbon foam limbs?

[John Kennedy]

most important to me is quiet

[Ragnarok Forge]

How quiet? A lot more than wood?

[Greg Owen]

My experience with carbon/foam is that it is noisier . That is why I am getting rid of the carbon/foam I have.  I think wood/foam would probably be good but I have no experience.  I have heard also that foam is very consistent, so the cores are more predictable.

[non-typical]

Wood foam is very quiet.

[hunt it]

My experience is, quieter than wood (when comparing exact same model). No worry about moisture problems. In heavy weight bows foam/carbon draws much smoother than wood.

Noise factor will have alot to do with bows design, riser material, weight of arrows, string material etc.

[leatherneck]

Contact Bob Morrison? Send him a PM and he'll answer your question to the fullest.

[vermonster13]

The type of carbon used plays a lot into the quiet factor also. Weaves tend to be quiet, unidirectional tends to have a higher ping sound.