my bow seems loud!!!! UPDATE...

[GMMAT]

Made them react VERY stiff.

Hope that's clearer.

[frank bullitt]

Boog21 did I read that right, soak the ends of the string in laquer thinner? Here in the cold winter months, a waxed string will creak off the limbs, so I understand this theory. But I would not reccommend soaking in laquer thinner. If the colors are fading, what do you suppose is happening to the integrity of the material? Good luck and Good shootin, Steve

[Gaff]

ok heres the deal. i think i was shootin to light an arrow. i traded a doz. 35/55 for a doz. 55/75s. and am now shootin a 29" 55/75 gold tip trads. with 200 - 250 up front.
i also added beaver balls to go along with my sims string leeches. now the bows much quiter, and the arrows fly like darts. they are hittin HARD as well.        

thanks everyone
gaff

[Danny Rowan]

Gee Jeff, I use bow hush and the hush puppies and it did not change the arrows I use at all. AD Trads or CX Heritage 250's with or with out the hush and puppies and no difference in the arrow. Got it on all my bows and have never had it change my tune or increase the spine I needed, only quietned the bow down.

Danny

[JimB]

I switched to Hushpuppies after tuning a set of arrows to my bow.I don't like to do things that way but that is just how it worked out.I already was using Bowhush.I may be less perceptive than some people but I just don't see any difference in my arrow flight.

They look great on the bows,and do their job well.I'm hunting with them this year.

[GMMAT]

Whether it affects your tune or not will be dependent on what you had on your string to begin with.

I switched back to my "reg" silencers and my "issues" went away.  Back to shooting the 30" 250's.

Your mileage may (obviously) vary.

[Apex Predator]

I hear you.  If you slow your bow down with silencers, it will cause your arrow to "act" stiffer.

[buckeye_hunter]

As said before, sanding down the nocks a bit helped me out. I used an emory board.

-Charlie

[boog21]

Frank,

About the laquer thinner idea - just passing along Bob Lee's advice.  I'm pretty much a novice myself, so I've tried to do what Bob recommends in the owner's video.  The string I soaked has lasted almost a year and it's still in good shape (I shoot several times a week and keep the bow strung most of the time).

[Killdeer]

Jeepers, when I make a string I put as much wax as I can in the ends, as the nock loops are a pain to get wax into. The wax serves as a lubricant, helping strands to glide against one another as they work under tension. Preventing friction prolongs string life, right?

I would not use anything to take wax out of a string.

Killdeer
(When was the last time you heard "jeepers" outside of a Leave It To Beaver show?     )

[Wannabe1]

Just the other day while my kids were watching Scooby Doo!      

Just kidding Killie but, I hear exactly what you are saying. I wax the dickens out of my strings to help with friction also.

[pdk25]

Nothing is for free. Any extra weight on the string or extra resistance will impact the energy left over for the arrow.  That doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile.