The old poets always talked about the twang of the bowstring. Way back when, some Stone Age goof-off found out he could put one end of his bow on a hollow log and the sound was magnified when he thumped his bow string. From that discovery came the lyre, harp, guitar, banjo, violin... all the string instruments. Kinda cool that ancient archery was the inspiration for a whole class of musical instruments, huh?
Anyway, a set of string silencers will muffle that sound to where you won't hardly hear anything.
Sounds like you're off to a good start. Have fun!