Question for you Hoyt boys??
 

Today I entered the world of Hoyt, purchased a new '04 Razortec. Well when I got it home, and started drawing it I noticed a "tinging" noise coming from the lower cam1/2. It sounded like if you flicked a rubber band that was streteched very very tight. I didnt notice it in the shop becuase of background noise etc. So I wnet back tot he shop and started looking at all the other Hoyts and they all (05's too)make this little tinging sound. It happens right before you reach full draw and then if you let off slightly and then pull back to full again you can hear it, but it was all the Hoyts. Kind of dissapointed in this and I'm not sure if on a very quiet night deer will hear this. Do you guys know what I am talking about? and is there anythign that can be done?

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Recently purchased an Ultrasport and did not notice the noise. I'll have to pay close attention next time I shoot.

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Never heard anything like that on mine, sorry.

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Sell it and buy a Mathews, your problem will be solved!

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I never noticed it until I got the bow home and drew it in a whisper quiet room. Then I heard it.. Now that I have heard it once, I hear it every single time, and like I said, I could hear it on all their new bows as well. Try drawing in a whisper quiet room, and listen to the bottom cam area. I assumed it was my bow, but when I heard it on each of their models, it must be a hoyt thing....

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Iv'e got the same bow, and killed a few with it and never heard any such noise.I't would be interesting troi find out what it is.Keep us posted.If the proshop doesn't help try Hoyt customer service.This is thye first that I have time I have heard of it.

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There's a stop on the lower cam that hits the cable (Hoyts back wall). It does make a noise. I don't think it is any louder than the quitest clothing movement and it could be silenced. I can pull one without making it. I think it is caused by a sticky cable where it hits the stop. It's not like plucking a rubber band it's more like rubbing a streched one. Try some powder where it touches. The velcro on my release (I know) makes more noise.

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rob 1 not a good idea :D

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Just tried my hoyt and did not get any sound out of it at all.Your pro=shop should talk to the rep. if they don't know what's making the sound.

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I will second that. Mathews are da bomb. 5 shot 1 inch groups at 20 yards. I love my switchback

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The fact that the shop had every model, and every model did it.....makes me think it is just something a Hoyt bow does.

nodog, You are right the more I listen to it, I realize it isnt much sound at all, but it is one of those things that when conditions are right and you do hear it, ya just cant get it out of your head and its sounds as loud as a gunshot. The pro shop said the same thing you did, they pointed out that lil' stopper and said that is what it is and Hoyts do that.

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I have never noticed any noise except for an arrow going through my WB as I draw.

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I didn't pull a bow back with an arrow (only a nock) but I think an arrow on the rest would make as much noise (maybe why some don't hear it) and my hands on the grip as much. I don't see why a thin layer of some soundeadening material wouldn't stop the noise. Liquid electrical tape maybe. I doubt you'll hear it over your own heart when the time comes.:D

You know what this is though. The 06 model will solve this little problem and be worth at least another hundred bucks more.:D

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is it a target colored bow or camo? i had a flame cybertech that made noise, but only the target colers did it, hoyts are great bows dont listen to those mathews junkies, i had a mathews that cost me a national shoot last year, my bow lost letoff in the middle of the second jewel of the national triple crown last year, got it back to my local pro shop and he measured the string it had stretched 3 inches, needless to say, i sold that bow and never looked back,

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05 camo protec. Wow 3 inches. Good night. I don't think that's the norm though. I don't think anyone could blame you for the way you feel.

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Good Idea, Buy the " Best " only once!;)

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The sound could be coming from the stop on the bottom cam. If I pull hard against the back wall my string will slide off the little rubber stop and go around it. When this happens, it does make a noise. But this only happens if I pull past the back wall.

If this is what's causing you noise, maybe increasing the bow's draw length a half inch would help.

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I just bought a new '05 Hoyt Vipertec myself. Haven't really noticed a noise yet. Been too busy trying to sight everything in (going peepless this year). I'll listen for it tonight.

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String stretched 3 inches!:D:D:D:eek:

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Could you put some mole skin on the draw stop to help silence the noise?

Bowhunterlimerick, was it the bow's fault the string stretched? I would think a new quality string would have fixed your issue. Not trying to start anything, just wondering if it was a bad string or something caused by the bow itself.

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Hey Jeremy,
The main problem with the Conquest 3 that you sold me ( and I am not complaining, I am very happy with it, and I thank you for selling it to me) is that whomever changed it from a Max cam to a MiniMax, forgot to put all of the bushings back in the cam!The bushings on the right side were gone, which when shot, caused a chain of other problems. I noticed it when I put it on the presse to check everything. The cam was wobbling all over the place and when you shot it, it stretched the Buss cable out and unraveled the serving on the Buss!It would only pull 63 pounds on the scale,and the ATA and the brace height were off. I took it apart, replaced all the bushings in the cam, put a new string and Buss on it ( Mathews standard equipment ), and tuned it all in. It pulls 72 pounds on the scale now, and shoots arrows like bullets! Taking nocks off of arrows at 30 yards! Thanks again!!
Rob

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I will tell you exactly what it is. There is a rubber stop on your lower cam. When you draw your bow, just before the cam rolls over your string will rub against the stop makeing a rubber band doink. Push the stop with your finger in toward your cam enough that your string no longer hits the stop. Trim just enough off if you can't push it in enough. This happened to me also and drove me crazy until I figured it out. Pushed it in and no problem.

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rob, um.. im glad its shooting good for you theres no doubt it will shoot great! but i never had the cams changed thats what i ordered it in and i had it all of its life sooo...

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rob1 how dare you [:@]
ahha ithink its funny how people really favor one type of bow






when they all should get a hoyt

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justkidding rob

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i think you mathews shooters are feelling a little to many vibrations :D

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Jeremy,
I didn't say that YOU changed the cam, only that whomever did it, forgot to put the bushings back in it. I don't know how you could have ever considered taking that bow to shoot in a Triple Crown event with half the bushings missing in the cam, If you received it from Mathews like that,you should have sent it back.If you practiced with it, as much as most people practice,especially if they are going to shoot a Triple Crown Event, the cam and string had to be in a different position every time you made a shot. You wouldn't have been able to sight it in, and this should have sent up a Red Flag saying " Something isn't right "!!?? So I am going to go ahead and compete in a Triple Crown shoot with a bow that I can't sight in or hit anything with???:eek:

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Go to the nearest hardware store and get yourself some of those 1/4" felt pads that are used under glass that is placed on furniture. They have a 'sticky' side that will adhere to the draw stop on the cam. This will eliminate that noise you're hearing.

I do this for my customers with not only Hoyts but other bows. I've even wedged them into the end of the cable tracks on some designs. Try two of them on the Hoyt paddle/stop if you want double protection. You can trim any excess with a razor blade. ;)

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I thought they stopped making the RazorTec in 03?

Also, I have heard that noise, or one just like it, from my 04 ViperTec a few times, but I can never pinpoint where it is coming from and it is intermittant so it's hard to track down. Been driving me nuts.

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Thanks a lot Len for the tip. What is the name of your shop and is it also in Baltimore?

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Nodog:

I sent you a PM because I'm not sure if I can give you the name of my shop in a post. Some look at it as advertising.;)

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Thanks Len you earned it IMHO.

The name of the shop and address are as follows:

Macrotech
5826 Ritchie Hwy.
Baltimore, MD 21225
410-789-7777

We're located just south of Baltimore and just east of BWI Airport. Let me know if you need directions.

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I havent heard it. I shot a excel and a razor tech. Do you have a fall away rest on it? I did have a quick tune one time make a noise like that when I had the cable adjusted to tight.