Tip Protectors

[FerretWYO]

Has anyone seen Tip Protectors adversly affect bow tuning.

Please explain YOUR experiance?

[Koko Bow]

My experience has been that tip protectors do not affect bow tuning at all.  I have tuned by bow and added the tip protectors several months later and no difference was felt or seen.

Matt

[lpcjon2]

I only keep one on the lower limb tip, and cut it so it doesnt over the string. Never had any adverse effect with it.

[knobby]

No issues with them here, either. I know a couple guys that are meticulous tuners and very good archers, and they've never mentioned having a problem involving tip protectors.

[Rick Richard]

X2

[ron w]

No problem here.......

[JamesKerr]

No problem here either. I do trim them though like lpcjon2 said.

[capt eddie]

I have had a problem.  I used a saunders plastic tip protector for years and loved them.  Until I bought a set of limbs with antler on them.  i used the protector on the bottom limb.  I was hunting in alot of rain and wet conditions.  One day the tip came off of the limb.  The antler was soft like rubber.  I never could get the same tip to stay on the bow.  i think that the constant water applied to the limb made the tip like a sponge and ruined the antler tip.  The tip never could dry out with the protector in place.  It was my fault for not taking the bow down and allowing the tip to dry out.  But put yourself in Alaska or Canada on a two week hunting trip.  Do you want your tip falling fall then?  I took both antler tips off and put Amazon Iron wood instead.

[Bud B.]

I make my own out of leather scraps.

No issues.

[sticbow]

nope

[SPRAYM]

No performance issues here.

[lpcjon2]

Ferret what happened?

[FerretWYO]

Just a bit of conversation. I have not seen an issue myself. Was just curious if others had.

[Swamp Yankee]

No tuning issues, but I have one bow that shoots noticably quieter without a tip protector than with it.

[Bowtie]

No problem for me.  I currently use the black rubber on the bottom limb.  I've also used small leather protectors with not problems.

[CJ Pearson]

Wasn't there a link on here a few years back where someone had used one of the white rubber tip protectors, and the finish on the tip was worn and it delaminated from the moisture inside?

[Redfeathers]

I don't think it would be noticeable but I have had two bowyers tell me it would affect the speed. I really have not seen any difference either way,with or without a tip protector.

Brent

[JParanee]

No change

Take off after hunting in rain and let tip dry

No problems

[Over&Under]

Have not noticed any problems....noticeable ones anyway.

[JDunlap]

I thought mine was affecting noise and accuracy on one of my recurves, so I took it off. I had never noticed a problem before.