String Leeches, you like em'?
01-26-2002, 01:15 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County PA USA
Posts: 12,157
RE: String Leeches, you like em'?
To answer you second question first.....I felt that they reduce noise levels about as much as having a set of rubber "cat whiskers" on each end of the bowstring.
...and, No, I do not like them. If used "right out of the box" they wear out too quickly for my tastes.
...and, No, I do not like them. If used "right out of the box" they wear out too quickly for my tastes.
01-26-2002, 03:08 PM
#3
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Indiana
Posts: 20
RE: String Leeches, you like em'?
I like them very much. They reduce alot of the string noise on my bows. My Q2 is pretty hard on them and they only last about 300 shots on it. I have shot my Cybertec around 2000 shots since I got it and they show no wear.
01-27-2002, 09:50 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
RE: String Leeches, you like em'?
SVL Tech said at another forum that they were doing something with there molds that would improve the leech considerably.If these last alot longer than the originals did I may try them again,if not I'll stick with my Spyder Speed silencers
01-27-2002, 01:21 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: CT, USA
Posts: 3,058
RE: String Leeches, you like em'?
At least on my set-ups I would have to put so much rubber Cathwiskers onthe string to equual the leeches effectiveness I would loose 8 FPS or so. Instead I only lose 2-3 w/ the Leeches.
Durability is not great and If you have a bow w/ alot of string vibe in the first place (Mathews Q series bows are notorious for this) then theyw on't last more than a couple of hundred shots.
They work so well w/ so little speed loss that I don't mind buying new ones every couple of months.
JEffB
Durability is not great and If you have a bow w/ alot of string vibe in the first place (Mathews Q series bows are notorious for this) then theyw on't last more than a couple of hundred shots.
They work so well w/ so little speed loss that I don't mind buying new ones every couple of months.
JEffB
01-27-2002, 01:40 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fairbanks alaska
Posts: 144
RE: String Leeches, you like em'?
ive not tryed the leaches. but im planing on using them next hunting season.
has anyone had any other problmes with them except for the quick wear? my sting doesent have much twist and was wondering if they would end up slideing up or down the string.
Ron
has anyone had any other problmes with them except for the quick wear? my sting doesent have much twist and was wondering if they would end up slideing up or down the string.
Ron
01-27-2002, 04:16 PM
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: mpls mn USA
Posts: 177
RE: String Leeches, you like em'?
I use them and I like them but my Q2 eats them up pretty fast. I just going to put them on for hunting. The targets dont care about the noise<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>