Tunning the Tip?

[overbo]

Can some of you Silvertip owners tell me the specs of your bow.Brace,nock point,ect,ect.

Recently received a 60'' non-fastflight Tip and can't seem to get it to behave.

[pamike]

Mine was set at 7 5/8" BH, nock 5/8" - it is a 64" recurve. throws darts, but was still not as quiet as i like.  Tim had me add a bear rest - modified and it really quieted the bow down. same settings as above just raised up to align with rest.  did a lot of work on this in the last month - let me know if you need more info.

[Marc B.]

62" 60@29 Non FF,7 5/8" BH, No idea on the nock. Quite as a mouse in cotton balls.

[cacciatore]

I own 4 But had shot only 2 of them.1-58" the other 60". Both are at 7 5/8 with nocks at 7/16". Both are quiet  FF skinny strings.

[cacciatore]

The second has 2 set of limbs,no one look to be' difficult to tune and they like lots of different arrows,also if only 1set up is perfect,But no fishtailing or porpoising.

[pamike]

Mine was set at 7 5/8" BH, nock 5/8" - it is a 64" recurve. throws darts, but was still not as quiet as i like.  Tim had me add a bear rest - modified and it really quieted the bow down. same settings as above just raised up to align with rest.  did a lot of work on this in the last month - let me know if you need more info.

[md126]

Try 8" and 5/8" nock pt (i shoot 3 under). Ty 58" Tip shot best at 7 5/8" but could be shot at a higher BH too. Same nock pt

I had a skinny string for it but the TS-1 i had was better as far as arrow flight  on that bow for whatever reason

[Danny Rowan]

My 62" non ff is 7and 5/8 and 9/16 nock, same for my 60" ff model. I had a 58" and it was set the same. All three shoot the same AD trad, 30.5" with 100 gr brass insert and 250-300 gr point. I will say that the 58" was rated for ff but shot better and quieter with a 14 strand B50 string on it.

[Stinger]

Mine is 58"  47# at 28"  Nock at 1/2"  Brace 7.5 - 7 5/8.  8 strand D-10 string and cat whiskers.  Very quiet.

[overbo]

I'm at 7 7/8'' brace w/ a 7/16 nock.
Has a Bear rug shelf and leather strike plate???
All my other bows have velcro.
Have beaver ball silencers.
Would like it more quiet and a bit smoother at the shot.
Shooting 600+gr woods

[modr]

Have 58"ff, 7 3/4 brace, 5/8 knock, 52@28,bear rug rest, MFX400,total wieght 580.

60" non ff, 7 1/2 brace, 5/8 knock, 52@28, bear rest, same MFX 400. Both quiet, but 60" a little more so.

[overbo]

Looks like I could raise the string nock a bit and lower brace.Beleive I'll replace those beaver balls w/ good old cat whiskers
Thanks all

[daniel boon]

62"TD and 60"1pc, both 7 7/17 brace,9/16 nock,elevated rest.

[cacciatore]

another reason for a bow to be loud is a too stiff arrow,lot of people overlook this.

[Craig]

My Tip is a 60" 47#@27" but it's FF. it's a take down. 7 1/2" brace. nocking point 5/8"  I shoot off an elevated shelf.  I shoot split finger. I use wool for my silencers. Which I make my self. My arrows are Easton Axis 500 with a 75 grain brass insert and 175 gr field point. They are cut to 28". The bow is quite and arrows shoot like darts.

[Rathbuck]

I have a 62" non-FF original Schafer that arrived last week, and new strings should be arriving for it any day.  

Looking forward to getting it set up - lots of great info here!!!!!

Any suggestions on arrows/broadhead combinations?  I shot Grizzlystick Alaskans off of my 62# Silvertip this year with Bear Razorheads, and they performed incredibly well.

Any other secrets/tips that I should be aware of?

[Tim]

I have a 62" and a 60" takedown and both are set up very similiar.  I use a Bear Weatherrest that I modify by trimming off about a 1/16 of an inch off the bottom.  I put velcro on the entire shelf and mount the rest right on top of the velcro(this keeps the arrow as close to my hand as possible but I still get the benefits of the rest). I shoot both of mine between 7 3/4 an 8 inch brace height.  I also have a strip of velcro under the limb tips to help ease any string slap.  My string is a 12 strand dyna 97 with a few extra strands of dacron in the loops and one set of rubber silencers on the string.  The bow is extremely quiet and very forgiving.

If your bow is a dacron bow I'd recommend a similiar setup but instead of fast flight material I'd opt for a 14 strand endless loop dacron string with one set of rubber silencers.  The rubber silencer seem to remove some of the limb vibration you can get with a silvertip. An endless loop string made with dacron has a real nice feel.

Hope that helps.....Tim

[overbo]

I was getting some lift from my shelf material(bear rug).Switched to Velcro and everything seems correct.I have settled on a 7 5/8'' brace and cat wiskers.
BOY I LIKE HOW THIS BOW SHOOTS.Broke it in on a nice doe a couple weeks ago.
Thanks 4 all the input