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I am shooting a mathews lx, and first off I have to say, what a bow. I always thought it would take a good one to top off my q2xl, and I think this one does it. My question is when I first pull back my bow to shoot, the string makes a slight popping noise(only way I can think to describe it:D), when it comes off the top string suppresor. After the first time though, I am good to go. Has anyone else had this happen, and what did you do to help it? I thought about putting some was on the suppresor, but starting thinking that it might make it worse. Maybe a piece of mole skin if it will stick? I just don' t want it to happen after sitting on stand for hours and a good one comes in and it makes this noise. If any of you have the cure or suggestions, please let me in on it. Thanks, and good luck to everyone this season. Bhunter32

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BH32,

They all do that. It' s the wax on the string and the serving. I cleaned the suppressors w/ 90% Isopropyl alcohol and that stopped it for a couple of days.

Might give that a whirl. Moleskin might work too but may affect tune/POI.

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The same thing is going on with my LX.The mole skin won' t stay on,so I' ll try the alcohol.That ticking sound can drive you crazy,one thing I always do is when I first get up in my stand,is nock an arrow and draw back in few positions.After this,the ticking sound is gone.You know,my Q2 had the same " tick" ,but it came from the limb pockets,and I was able to fix that...Bob

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The string sticking to the suppressor.........!@#$!!! ......I have thought that tick was coming from one of the rollers !! Thanks guys.......I just had e-mailed Mathews about this !! Should have known .....cause it only does it on the first pull !

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I just got an e-mail from Art Henderson at mathews and he said that it could be from excessive wax build up or a little string and cable stretch has caused my brace height to be slightly off. I have a winners choice string and cables on it and my measurements are exactly 6 5/8 brace and 35 3/4 axle to axle, which is what he told me to check. So that is not the problem. He said I could put a piece of moleskin on it, but I thought it might alter the tune a little like mentioned in a previous post, and that it won' t stick. I just e-mailed them again, so I am stil trying to get an answer I am happy with. I' ll let you all know. Bhunter32.

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Interesting post!! I have an LX and am having the same popping noise! I thought that it was coming from the roller guard. I am anxious to hear a solution, as the season opener is tomorrow.
I don' t think it is loud enough to spook game, but then you just never know!!
BHunter32 - please reply as soon as you hear back from Mathews.

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We had a guy that shot his LX all summer for 3D and his started to make a popping noise. We finally found out after lots of looking around that the thimbles on the top limb were causing a slight pop when the bow was drawn. We removed the thimbles and put a dab of grease under them. It seems to have solved the problem.

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Ok, here is the reply that I got from Art Henderson at mathews. The concept of the string sticking to the suppresor is the same concept as a piece of glass sticking to a countertop over a period of time(yeah, that helps [X(]). The only solution I got from him was that the area has to be totally free of wax to keep this from happening, or replace the rubber suppresor. Now why should I have to replace a suppresor on a new bow that has roughly had 200 arrows shot off of it. Not the answer I was looking for, but I have tried twice with mathews and still havn' t got a decent answer. I give up. I will just try and clean the wax off the suppresor and the string where it meets it, draw my bow back every now and then on stand, and hope for the best. Such a great bow, and something so small that just bugs the heck out of you and no real decent answer from a great bow maker other than what I got. I love their bows, but get kinda tired of their short responses that really don' t help to solve easy problems. Maybe someone else can have better luck, and please let me know if you do. Bhunter32.

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Its sounds to me that putting the alcohol might weaken the integrity of the string. Thats just my opinion. I just put a new Zebra string on mine and I have to say its made quit a difference in the sound and performance of my bow:D

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I was making all of my final adjustments on my bow last night and started researching the mysterious popping sound......sure enough, it is coming from the string suppressors! I have a winners choice string with X-coat (no wax yet) and it is still making the sound. It doesn' t make the sound, necessarily on every draw cycle, but enough to be a concern!

I removed the string and cleaned off the suppressors and it seemed to help a LITTLE.

I' m going to email Mathews as well! Maybe if enough Mathews users email in regards to this issue, they will get off their duffs and fix the problem. A simple solution may be for them to change the compound of the suppressor or the consistancy of the rubber. Who knows?

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This is my email to Mathews Technical and General Service Departments:
Please do they same so we can ALL find a solution.

Dear Mathews,

First let me say that I' ve been a HUGE Mathews fan for a number of years and I' ve owned three different mathews bows.

My problem: I bought an LX, 30" draw, 70 lbs approx. 3 months ago. I struggled with the zebra string for 2 of those months and finally got so frustrated with it stretching and turning and unraveling that I put a $100 set of Winners Choice string and cable system on it. That problem is now solved! My biggest problem is that when I draw my bow, I am getting a fairly LOUD, popping noise from the string suppressors when the string is being drawn back! Can you help?
I visit and post on Bowhunting.com' s Message board daily and noticed that their is a thread regarding this problem and no one can seem to get a good answer or a reasonable cure to the problem. I understand that it is Mathews opinion that the popping is due to wax build up on the string and that the was needs to be removed from the suppressor with Alcohol. I would suspect that this would only be a TEMPORARY fix and not a reasonable solution as ALL bow strings must be waxed.
In response to Mathews suggestions, I need to state that my winners choice string has the X-coat and my string does not have ANY wax on it - YET and it is still making the popping noise.
Please help, as you have many frustrated Mathews customers!?!

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There has been some talk over on ArcheryTalk that some of the guys had the same problem some of the guys took off the suppressors with no adverse effect to the bows performance.
Now I know the last thing you want to do is take it off but it is something for you to think about.

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My Legacy did this earlier this spring. This is what I did and it worked fantastic. Put a very small amount of Vasoline on the suppressors where they contact the string. Problem solved! I have only had to re-apply the Vasoline ounce since April.

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Mathews Archer, is their anything in vasaline that will hurt the intergrity or the x coat of my winners choice string? I will give it a try. I e-mailed bob jenkins at mathews and told him that alot of mathews shooters are having this problem and asked him to please consider this when they are designing the 2004 line-up. I told him alot of loyal mathews customers would be happy if they did. He told me to make sure the specs of my bow were right. According to him the axle length center to center is suppose to be 35 5/8 on the lx, and the brace height at 6 5/8. I cheched mine and it is dead on. He says if the axle length is long, then it causes the string to sit against the suppresors harder. Thanks for the replies.

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BH it should not hurt it at all. The key is to put a LIGHT coat on. Petrolium jelly should not have any properties in it that would weaken or damage the string. Good luck!

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Same sound on my LX. After a few draws I don' t hear it any more. It does' nt really bother me much though. But I wondered if there was a solution.

Thank' s for the suggestions I will try the vasaline out tonight!

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Why would there be wax on that part of the bow string ??.I have never waxed the serving part of the string,,only the exposed strands.Have I been missing something all these years,,because I never noticed a differance.

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I was examing my string suppressors the other night while sitting on stand and wondered if taking a file, say a chain saw sharpener and filing the suppressor down just enough so the suppressor does not grab and stick to the string.

I haven' t done it yet, but am thinking about doing it tonight! I will report on the results.

I think the idea of vasoline will work, but I don' t like the idea of having the petroleum based product on my sting or suppressors because I would imagine that it would attract dirt, dust or anything that would stick to the string.

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I don' t know if this would work or not, but why not try putting a light coat of silicon grease on the string supressors? The type of grease I' m talking about is the stuff they sell in R/C hobby stores for use on R/C cars and such. I use the stuff to lube the silicon rubber dampers in the rotorhead of my R/C helicopters, so I know for a fact that it won' t affect plastic or rubber like some petroleum based products will. The stuff' s kindof expensive from the hobby stores (like $3-5 for a .5oz tube) but a little goes a long way. I don' t know where else one might find it other than a hobby store.

I' m not a Mathews shooter (yet) but I' ve narrowed my bow choices to a Mathews LX, Q2, or a Bowtech Extreme VFT, so I' m investigating threads like this one to get a feel for any issues with the bows I' m considering. If someone trys my suggestion I' d like to know how it works out.

Mike

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Is this a problem with the Icon?????

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hey

i have just bought a Mathews Lx like 3 days ago and i was having the same problem. well not really a problme but the annoyence of that " pop" sound. so we being lazy i put 1 thin layer of black electrical tape on the string where it hits the string suppressor. At first i thought it would affect my shot, but so far everthing is the same. No lose in arrow speed, and no arratic arrow flight. MAYBE THIS SUGGESTION MAY HELP SOME OF YOU.

dont put a long layer. the suppressor is only like an inch long so you should only make and inch to inch and half long tape mark.

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Took a chain saw blade sharpener and filed a groove in the string suppressor so the suppressor doesn' t grab and stick to the string. So far so good. I' ve drawn on two mature does at point blank range (10 yards) and not a sound or pop. I also cleaned them good with baby wipes.

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I also have an lx that makes a popping or clicking noise when I draw back but only after I shoot, I found that the string was comimg out of the roller on the cable gaurd, the cable gaurd was not machined correctly, it had a 1/8" space between the rollers & the back of the gaurd, put a new string & cable gaurd on & it works great. I never have had the string stick to the string suppresor, I also don' t
wax my string serving, Mathews needs to check there machining better.

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I shoot a Hoyt, no problems here! want yo try a mathews, sometime.

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I have done nothing since my last post and mine has quit !! Go figure !!

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I' ve been hearing the same " pop" with my LX but in addition, the serving that makes contact with the string suppressor is coming loose and one of my cables is making contact with the HP Cam. I' ve heard that the contact with the cam could be caused by an improper grip but I feel comfortable and I do not experience any other problems associated with bow torque. Any feedback on either of these two items would appreciated.

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I have no problems with the Mathews Ultra 2 like that.

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Thanks cause I am keeping Mq1 it may not have the do das, as the new ones.
But it simple queit and dependable....

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I bought mine 2 weeks ago and I have the same problem, but it doesn' t seem to matter cuz i arrowed a 10-pointer on Friday.:D