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Feed 'em beans and point your bow at them! :D


First thing I do is attach the typical Sims products, including limb savers (sometimes 2 sets), string leeches (or cat whiskers), teflon cable slide and cable dampener. I then put a thin layer of rubber between all accessories. - no metal to metal contact anywhere on the bow. The cat whiskers go on both the string and the cable. The cable dampener is set so the slide hits it on return, helping to deaden any vibration from the slide. I never use a bow quiver. They are too noisy for my tastes.

I then put on a custom string that I build. For some reason, my strings are quieter then any I've ever received with a bow. My rest is the new whisker biscuit, which is the quietest rest I've ever used. My release is a Tru Ball and makes no noise upon release of the arrow. I always shoot around 7-8 grains per lb of draw weight, which helps a lot. Test each stabilizer with the bow you are putting it on. Not all work equally well with all models. I do not use anything on the string except a Catfish loop. No peeps, brass nocks or other heavy items that will produce more string vibration and more noise.

In the past, I've played with putting rubber material in the limb pockets, but most new bows are protected in this way now. I always disassemble the bow and put silicone based grease in the limb pockets and dry lube on the axels. I don't want any unexpected squeaks (other than from the mouse), when I'm drawing on an animal.

I've owned several bows in the last few years (all from different manufacturers), and no matter which one I'm shooting, I frequently get comments that it's "the quietest bow I've ever heard". One was a Martin Panther, which was only $285.00, new. You don't need to spend a lot of money to have a quiet hunting bow. You just have to pay particular attention to making the one you have, shoot quieter then when you bought it.

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Thanks...

I'm curious how much you feel noise increases in your set ups when you shoot (if you ever do) a lighter arrow, say 5-6 grains per #?

Reason I ask, it seems to me that arrow weight is less related to noise than it possibly used to be. My bow seems just as quiet at 5 grains per # than it does at 7.5 per #...

Are you using more strands in your strings? How many fps do you figure you trade for the increased silence?

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On most of my bows, I don't see a huge difference with real light arrows, but it is noticable.

My strings are usually the recommended 16 strands, for Ultracam. In my opinion, the Catfish loop helps a lot. It is connected rather loosely and I think it helps absorb vibration in the most critical spot on the string - the middle. I don't think I lose much speed at all, because I have so little weight on the middle of the string. The heavier arrows are not the result of wanting a quieter bow, they are that way because I want a slightly stiffer spine and a high FOC. This just happens to make my arrow fall in the 450-500 grain range. I'm usually drawing anywhere from 60-65 lbs. I might lose a couple fps with the Biscuit and the cable dampener placement, but it's insignificant in my opinion.

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the test was conducted with a decibel meter.

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Do you have a direct link, BPS?

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no

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Well Thanks :)

There is no such article I can find in the featured articles section of the BowSite dating back to 2001 :shrug:

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Just noticed that they updated their site with new information, including a new 31" model. They now have IBO speeds listed, and some of the contradictions have been corrected. They've listed the sound levels and have one model listed at 73 decibels - bare bow. That's the lowest decibel reading I've ever seen on a bow. Of course, this is their sales material, so we don't know how it was tested. Interesting...