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#2068706 - 11/18/09 03:20 PM
Reducing noise
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Registered: 10/16/08
Posts: 578
Loc: Mankato, MN
Im looking to get some string leaches or some limbsaver dampeners, but would like to hear some opinions on these products befor I buy something like if they work or what works best.

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#2068752 - 11/18/09 03:50 PM
Re: Reducing noise [Re: tracker x-2]
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Definitely go with some Limbsavers, without a doubt the biggest noise reduction tool you can add to you bow. I think an STS or string tamer type silencer that attaches to the front/rear stabilizer bushing would be the next most productive along with some type of stabilizer. Then your string/cable leeches, & cable guard if you really want to get carried away.

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#2068758 - 11/18/09 03:55 PM
Re: Reducing noise [Re: sticknstring]
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Registered: 10/09/02
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Loc: Lindstrom, MN
A sting Stopper is incredible at quieting the noise as well..

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#2069142 - 11/18/09 10:18 PM
Re: Reducing noise [Re: Deitz Dittrich]
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Registered: 01/11/02
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Loc: Minnetonka, MN 55345
On the string I have tried the leeches, bat wings, and cat whiskers.

Leeches - worked well but only lasted a couple hundred shots.

Bat wings - were durable but not as quiet as leeches

Cat whisters- quietest and most durable and are what I currently use.

I have an STS string stopper and recommend those type devices as well. There are several brands out there.

Moleskin on the rest (if using a drop away) and shelf as well as making sure everything on the bow is tight and not rattling helps too.
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#2069378 - 11/19/09 08:41 AM
Re: Reducing noise [Re: 92python]
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I have a Mathews and my roommate has a Hoyt we both use leeches and I thought it was not quiet enough so I went and bought one of those new string suppressors that mathews came out. WOW did that make a difference. First time I shot my roommate didn't hear the bow just the target getting hit. We've done a few tweaks here and there to make the rest quiet but if a deer can jump my bow now I'm thinking it saw something not hear something. My roommate bought the STS String Stopper but I think it's too big and adds way too much weight to the bow and are cumbersome to me. That's why I like the Mathew's version better.

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#2071387 - 11/20/09 10:03 PM
Re: Reducing noise [Re: Code-Man]
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Registered: 11/07/09
Posts: 25
Loc: Minnesota
string tammer is all you need. You will be amazied at the reduction in noise and shock.
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