Again I said I will be asking a boat load of question's...

1)Other than the fact they make the bow more quiet do they acctually extend the life of the bow by reducing vibration?

2)What are the best things I can do to reduce vibration??

I would use limbsavers on your limbs and string.this will make the bow very quiet.you will need a press to put the string leechs on.if you want to use a stabelizer thatwill take some shock out of your hand but will make the bow heavier.

1) Yes

2) Simms Limb Savers do a good job, as does a good active stabilizer. String Leeches can often be put in without the use of a bowpress depending on how tightly your string is twisted. How do you spread the strands? They call it a fingernail. Then serve above and below them to keep them in the string. Personally, I think they are over -rated, overpriced, and don't last worth a dran. They don't do anything a good pair of $1.50 Catwhiskers won't do. And the Catwhiskers will still be on the string when you replace it.

I'll add that most bows are pretty quiet right out of the box. What usually makes most of the noise is cheap, plastic accessories. Buy good ones.

what are catwhiskers??

hold 26 i'll get a pic of my cat and show yaThey are just older style string silencers,although if i'm not mistaken i saw catwiskers on a very well respected archers bow recently.I guess you can't go wrong either way

I knew sombody would post somthing like that.. I have since looked them up...

A cheap easy way to spread you string strands, use a carpenters pencil. A buddy of mine showed me this trick, and it works great. Just sharpen it like you are going to use it to mark wood, then use that end to spread the strands of your string.

I'll bet he uses hook blades to remove fletchings too!

The easiest way to reduce vibration and shock is to tune your set up. Many noises and excess vibration will be eliminated with fine tuning your equipment. If you still have a noise or vibration, check out the Simms dampening products.