Quietness comparison/test

[Mudd]

I wanted to see if anyone else can tell the difference between these bows.



God bless,Mudd

the volume was pretty hard to here, but from what i could tell.
quietest-selfbow,sinew backed
next quietest-bamboo backed osage
noisiest-glass osage

maybe try it a little closer to camera for more volume.

[Bob B.]

Hey Mudd,

Cool video buddy.  Too bad you do not have a decimeter.  That would give you difinative data.  However, going form the speakers on my puter, I believe the quietest  bow you shot was the middle one, your sinew backed selfbow you recently rediscovered.

Bob.

[ron w]

All sounded pretty close to me......with wool puffs they would most likely be almost silent! IMHO!

Mudd,
Even a deaf guy like me can tell your non-glass bows are much quieter.  

Thanks for the vid brother!  

[magnus]

I had my head phones on and the sinew backed Osage seemed the quietest to me followed by the Hill then the bamboo backed Osage. Like Ron said all 3 would be be silent with some silencers.

[Mike Vines]

I'm with Matt.  Sinew backed seemed quieter to me as well.

[LA Trapper]

Second bow was the quietest.

[mwosborn]

Mudd - All 3 sounded pretty quiet on my computer.  Hard to tell though.  What do you say?

[Zradix]

Sinew backed had the least string noise .
It however seemed to have a bit of noise from the arrow hitting the shelf or side. Fix that and it would be the quietest.

The first bow seemed quiet till I heard the second bow. Quite a swish and hum from the string.

Third bow had some string noise but also seemed to have a bit of a "knock" after the shot when the limbs stopped.

Thanks for a chance to see some nice bows being shot.
     

[Thumper Dunker]

The one in the middle. They all sounded pretty good. What ron w said also.

[Mudd]

I thought all 3 were loud.

I will try using arrows that each bow likes as well as putting the regular string back on the Osage Royale and re-test.

God bless,Mudd

[Michigan Mark]

In my opinion (with my ears)the sinew backed Osage seemed quieter but slower or sounded like a longer stroke to me. The Bamboo backed Osage sounded just a couple of hairs louder and faster. The least quiet the glass backed Osage. Would like to hear the difference with some hair or wool silencers.

[stujay]

#2 bow the sinew backed was the quietest followed by the bamboo backed and the the 1st bow the glass bow. Enjoyed the video also. Look forward to test #2.

[waknstak IL]

Sinew backed was quietest hands down. Bamboo next best and the glass seemed noticeably louder than the other 2

[Ragnarok Forge]

Mudd you can buy a decimeter for $29 at Radio Shack.

[Mudd]

Thanks Matt.  

Now all I need is an extra 29 bucks....lol

I think if I had the extra money I'd spend it on something truly archery related and continue to trust my senses to let me know what's quiet enough.

God bless,Mudd

PS: I have to wait for the weather to get better before I can continue testing.

[stickbowmaniac]

2nd bow was the quietest in my opinion

[Night Wing]

To my ears, bow #2 was the quietest.

[koops4]

I would agree that the second bow (sinew) was the quietest followed by the bamboo backed.  However the difference was next to nothing IMO.  Thanks for sharing.