How many people have done tests to see how loud their arrow is in flight.

I used to think that the more quiet you can get your bow, the better. This all changed one day when out target practing. I was able to stanf behing a brick wall, off to the side of the target at 30 yards. There was 3 of us shooting, with 3 different bows with different types of arrows. What I heard made a major difference in what I want with my setup. Bow speed became the most important over sound surpression. We had to Exomags (185 & 200 lb models) and my Relayer (150lb). One mag shot feathers and the other veins, both 125 grain hunting heads (thunderhead & wasp) while I shot feathers and 100gr spitfire.

I could hear the bow being shot, which did not surprise me in any way, but what did was the sound of the arrow in flight. It actually startled me with the noise. It was not so much the noise, but the type of noise it made and that it got louder the closer it came toward the target. Now I was only about 10 yards away from the target (off the side) so I was not to far away, so it would be close to what a deer would also hear. Now feathers did create a noise louder then veins, but the heads did factor in as well. The thunderheads did creat more noise then the others and the spitfire heads were less witht he wasp between (we switched heads on arrows for testing). Although veins were quieter, it was not to the point that the noise was quiet, it still was startling.

My suggestion is for you to, if you can safetly do so, is to stand downrage to listen to the arrow flight. It just might change your preferance of bow noise over arrow speed, I know it did for me.

Again ...... just wondering who all has done a test like this.