ORIGINAL: Arthur P
I'm no fan of leeches. I can't see spending that much money for something I'd have to have a chronograph and decibel meter to see any advantage over catwhiskers.
First off, good to see ya back AP.
Second, I've never needed to do anything of the sort, there's no doubt in my mind (ears?) that leeches work better than Whiskers unless you are using an extremely heavy set of them (i.e 2 or 3 strips per bundle). The only downside to leeches is longevity.
My point was that if one leech works sufficently to do the job, then why would one take the speed hit (i.e for no reason)?
But absolutely I agree that you should not forego silencers of any kind just for a few FPS if the bow has some string twang.
And yes RB, I'll let ya know