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Author Topic: do String leeches work ????  (Read 290 times)

Offline Froggy

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do String leeches work ????
« on: May 17, 2008, 11:34:00 AM »
What's is yall's opinion on them. thinking of ordering some for a couple curves. already have bowhush on them... thanks
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Offline brackshooter

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2008, 11:45:00 AM »
I have some on my Wes Wallace longbow, and they do a decent job, prefer some of the others though, llama wool is my favorite....

Offline JoeM

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2008, 11:50:00 AM »
I've used them and they work.  That being said I thought they made more of a twang sound, where as my beaver makes more of a lower thud.   Just my opinion.  Joe
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Offline eagle24

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 11:53:00 AM »
I have'nt found anything better than Hush Puppies.  I usually cut them in half for my longbows and they handle the job fine.

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2008, 01:04:00 PM »
I use them in conjunction with Hush puppies and they make my bow dead quiet.
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Offline SlowBowinMO

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2008, 01:30:00 PM »
They work, but my chronograph says they will cost you a couple fps.  They are rather expensive and don't work as well as plain old rubber catwhiskers IMO.
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Offline JRY309

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2008, 01:57:00 PM »
They work better in endless loop strings.They don't seem to hold up as well in flemish twist strings.

Offline blueslfb

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2008, 05:05:00 PM »
For the money I suggest plain old catwhiskers or the wooly whispers.  They don't work any better and they cost three times as much.

Offline hawgslayer

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2008, 05:49:00 PM »
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Offline heydeerman

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2008, 05:53:00 PM »
I have a set that is proly 6-7 years old and have been on I dont know how many bows. They hold up just fine and work well in flemish strings. Hide em in the Lamma. Ive done that before. I like em on my huntin rigs.

Offline NDTerminator

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2008, 06:02:00 PM »
In my experience, I believe Leeches work better on compounds than Trad bows. Don't ask me why.  I use Super Leeches on my Caribou (shot barebow/fingers) and my other compounds, and Musk Ox Wool balls on all my recurves...
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Offline FerretWYO

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Re: do String leeches work ????
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2008, 08:40:00 PM »
They do work for me but they sure dont last very long. I would shoot them off in a week.
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