Are you sure that it is louder?The reason I ask is the bow you are shooting will seem louder than a bow that you are standing beside.If you and your friend are in agreement and he has shot yours and you have shot his then it probably is.


Strings can definately make a difference but strings that stretch seem to be quieter than ones that do not.A 450 string will not strech much but may be quite noisy where a fastflight string is quiet but stretches a bunch.Get a good set of strings made that are the proper length and imo, don't worry too much about the noise.If it is still too much noise for your liking,add some string leeches.