You're still young....

Try a different rest and see if it makes any difference. I HONESTLY thought the Limb-Driver Rests were LOUD, to say the least. Might add a little extra felt to the shelf where the rest hits, etc.

If your eclip came out on the axle somehow, that could have let your axle slip through. eclips also get loose and make noise so maybe that was where your noise that you first heard came from. Your cam bearing could have also wore out/broke somehow causing the friction from shooting to create noise, and further, bend/move your axle. These are all just theories of course but you have to start somewhere. It will be easier to tell once you know if anything is really damaged or not.
Derek

Doug-- Thanks, I'll try that. I'm always testing out new products. I am going to try to tie in my QAD HD and see if that is any better after I get my axle fixed.

Anyone know how that might have happened???

That's what they call those things. eclips. I'm going to the shop on Saturday. Thanks for the help.

My LD is by no means loud at all. I actually have foam under mine so there is no noise. I went from a WB to the LD and have had a nap QT4000 so I know what a loud or quiet rest sounds like. Maybe there are some loud Ld's but not mine. Im the only one I know personally with one so I cant say that there arent any.
Derek

I know that the LD makes noise, but no more than the bow when it is shooting like it is supposed to.

Drock-- take some pics of how you set that foam up. I'd like to see that.

Black,have you ever even looked at ballistics of an arrow.Compared slow arrows to fast arrow drop differences.


OR,do you just look at a chrony and pin gaps?

The second one.

I know that I will get more momentum and therefore better penetration with a heavier arrow.

I am always looking to learn something new, so please tell me what I should expect when shooting a heavier arrow. This would be very helpful because one of my favorite things to do is to shoot out at 100 yards. I want to go out further, but my HHA won't go down any further. If a heavier arrow drops less that might get me to switch to a heavier arrow.

Well,a heavier arrow will hold it's speed longer than the light arrow.That really isn't what I am talking about but the olympians use recurves at 90 meters.



I had a target bow that was slow by all accounts that I used for 3-d.I shot it at 260 fps,if I were to lighten up my arrow to get 280 fps.On a 40 yard shot,misjudged by 3 yards(37 yards) would impact 1/2" lower with the slow arrow verses the faster arrow.


Probably much closer than you would expect,now,equate that into hunting.Dead deer either way.

It might mean more on the 3-d course BUT,if you are misjudging by 3 yards,you aren't winning anyway. atleast not in open class.

After shooting at a certain distance, a heavier arrow would surpass a lighter arrow in distance traveled b/c the weight of the lighter arrow enables the air resistance to slow it down at a more rapid pace. The heavier arrow will continue to hold momentum, thus, it will continue to travel at a greater distance. So essentially at a distance of say...70-80 yds, an arrow with 30gr. moreweight, might actually have less drop for that ten yards than the lighter arrow.I could probably figureall of this out butI already have enough math to do everyday All of this is subjective to everything of course but physics says, what i explained is right

If shooting distance is your thing though, there is no need for anymore of our conviction for you to try and shoot a heavier arrow. Shooting targets is your thing, as mine, so you are more concerned with speed and trajectory 99% of the time. Hunting season though, i will have a totally different opinion b/c a small diameter heavy arrow will penetrate better. Thats all there is to it.
Hope your bow is easily repaired and back to normal soon,
Derek