I'm not only considering the cost of the rubber inserts but the cost of the research and developement of the design, the aditional man hours that it takes to install them on each and every limb, the aluminum used, machining that aluminum and the additional time, the screws and nuts, additional time to drill the holes in the limbs, additional space used for storage of the parts, etc... etc... None of these things cost a company very much as a single item but when you start adding all of them up the cost of production rises, the manufacturer has to make a profit and the consumer ends up with the bill for it.
At least we all can now see why "string slap" on the wrist happens! There is a whole lot of energy being released there!!
You got that right!!!!!!!!!!
That is a cool pic.
If you have acess to a press then you can do a little test. Pluck the string about 6 - 8 inches back without the supressors installed on the bow nor any in the string. Then do the same thing with the supressors only and then again with leeches only and then again with both.
I can also do this at the shop tomorow and see what happens. I am willing to bet that the supressors only will be the least effective at silencing a bow string.