whiskers, leaches or lizards?

dstubb · 07-20-2007, 07:37 AM

I recently had a custom string made and installed by a local shop here in town. My old string had some limbsaver leaches installed and when i got my bow back with the new string installed the were some 2$ whiskers installed. When I asked for my leaches back he said that he chucked them in the garbage and that whiskers are better anyway. I paid around $12 for those leaches, I did'nt want to make a big deal about it because this guy is good friends with my father in law.
Should I stay with the whiskers, buy new leaches or those martin string lizards? Or does any of this even matter?

Arthur P · 07-20-2007, 10:02 AM

I agree with the fella. Whiskers are not only a lot cheaper but work just as well and are far more durable than leeches. If they're installed properly, you'll wear out your string before they need to be replaced.

WesternMdHardwoods · 07-20-2007, 10:30 AM

I dont know about anyone else but i use leeches and would never go back to whiskers! I dont think there is no question here as to what is better IMO!

But hey shoot your bow can you feel any difference or hear any difference between the whiskers and what you had on the bow before?? If not keep em on!

Not to mention they look much better on the string, esp.. if you dumped ome money into a nice looking custom string!!

Bloodsaw · 07-20-2007, 10:39 AM

the leaches i had was junk, they eventually flew off my string, i found one and not the other... and after they came off the bow sounded exactly the same

Paul L Mohr · 07-20-2007, 10:46 AM

Yarn puff balls or beaver balls for me. If I couldn't use either of those I would probably use whiskers. Leaches work and are more durable than they used to be if put in right, but are just too expensive for me when there are other things that work as good or better for less money.

I don't like any of the rubber string silencers because you can hear this whipping sound when you let the string go. With the yarn or fur ones you don't get that noise.

Paul

dstubb · 07-20-2007, 11:24 AM

If the difference is minimal between the two I will have to go with the leaches. I just don't like the way that the whiskers look, there kind of oldschool.

kdsberman · 07-20-2007, 11:32 AM

Leeches by far.

Arthur P · 07-20-2007, 12:16 PM

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If the difference is minimal between the two I will have to go with the leaches. I just don't like the way that the whiskers look, there kind of oldschool.

Having to pay up to 14 times the cost for an item that does no better at it's job than the inexpensive one, and has to be replaced FAR more often than does the cheap one? Just because it LOOKS cool?

I'm glad I'm not a fashionista. I couldn't afford it.

dstubb · 07-20-2007, 12:28 PM

Damn right, im not that pressed for cash. I have a brand new bow with state of the art equipment and some old school whiskers that look like they cam right out of 1985.

Arthur P · 07-20-2007, 12:35 PM

I'm sure the industry appreciates you and others like you a lot more than they do old school pragmatists like me. Whatever wrinkles your prune, bud. Go for it.