MQ1... thanks for the info... your answers make sense.

MQ1, here's some pics. of my install. This is on my Legacy and obviously all risers are not shaped the same, so what I did won't be for everybody. I used to have an MQ1, just sold it this summer after I bought this Legacy!

Here is a close up from the side. You can see where I took a grinder to the STS block and put a bevel on it to match my riser. I also put a small piece of mole skin between the block and riser! Obviosuly, I also cut the STS arm down to size and beveled the end of it also.

And this last picture, you can see that the STS is now in line with my riser. I think it looks much cleaner this way!

Howler, thanks for taking the time to snap some pics and post them; that's some good-looking work there! What sound are you getting out of yours? Is it just a hollow thump? Do you think it's significantly quieter than not using an STS and merely putting string leaches on?

I like mine. I think it works on some bows and probably doesn't do much for others, soit is a little bit of a crap-shoot. I was able to remove all string silencing equipment from my bow. There had been some talk before of it causing damage to limbs in the past, but I think that was found to be baseless or at least there has been no verifiable proof that it caused any damage. At any rate, my bow manufacture has endorsed it for his bows doesn't believe it to be damaging to his line up.

how far away from the string do you guys have yours? The little rubber thing from the string is what I am talking about.

MQ1, of course with my Legacy, it has the built in string dampners at each end or it already, and I never added any string leaches to it since I bought it, BUT the STS definately made a difference in how it feels after the shot and how quite it is. It is just a THUMP so to speak, no twang at all.
When I first gotthe STSand installed it, I just didn't like how it looked, so with in an hour, I had it modified and mounted, and I won't be taking it off. I never chrono'd mine before and after, but I have heard of guys getting upto 3fps gain with the STS, and I have never read any where that anyone lost any fps!
I have mine just a hair from touching the string and I also served my string at the impact point, although it wasn't called for!

the manufacturer recommends serving the string at impact point....not sure why.....the gain in speed actually comes from removing your silencers....they can rob 3 to 4 fps.....and by removing them you gain it back.....have one on my allegiance and not really worried about the look....no worse then some of the stablizers on the front they make....lol....also seems to eliminate bow jump and torque....makes a noticeable difference.....won't want to be without it....hehe

As well as the reason I noted on the bottom of page one.

my trykon xl is the smoothest , quietest , 80# bow ihave ever been around ,and I will say that STS is the best add on i ever used in silencing a bow!

What is this STS we speak about??