Quieting my Kanati

[smokin joe]

The key to getting a Kanati quiet, in my experience, is to raise the brace height until it gets quiet, and then use yarn string silencers -- I like wool yarn silencers the best, but acrylic yarn works too.

Don't be afraid of a brace height that seems really high. Once you get it quiet you will find that it is one of the best R/D bows out there -- quiet, fast, and natural to shoot.

[LBR]

I also agree with tuning with a "naked" string first.  I also like silencers I can adjust up or down the string--you can tune those like anything else.  On some bows it can make a huge difference.

A good release is quieter.  Nock fit makes a difference.  String build makes a difference, and sometimes one string material is noisier than another.

[PistolPete]

One thing that worked wonders for me is splitting your yarn puffs (I use cheap Walmart acrylic yarn, $2 for a lifetime supply!) in half, and putting a total of 4 on the string, each at 1/4 and 1/3. I'm not adding any more weight, but splitting them up into 2 small puffs made a huge difference on my current bow.

[katman]

After bare string brace is found I tie on a pair of rubber whiskers with a simple overhand knot. Like LBR mentioned they are easily adjustable to find correct placement. Then I go with hush puppies, work great and look cool. Also agree that nock fit and string material should not be overlooked.

PisolPete, you may not be adding weight but moving it closer to the center of the string, 1/4 to 1/3 points, can effect tune.

[PistolPete]

True. Though I hope anyone tuning his bow has already gone through setting it up completely!

[Steelhead]

Mine was 60" and it shot quietly without a bow quiver.I did put a nice set of wool puffs on the string and it dampened out any string vibration

[slowbowjoe]

And, you can tie on the hush puppies so they're easily adjustable, rather that tie them into the string.

[IndaTimber]

Figuring it all out, piece by piece. I'm going to make up some wool puffs tonight and add them before buying any other silencers, for the moment.

I do absolutely love the bow. Feels great, points well, and I've been shooting it rather well!  

Thank you for all the tips!

[katman]

So true Pete, but op already has arrows set up and was pointing out he recheck tune once he is finished his adjustments.

[ishoot4thrills]

I use 100% wool yarn puff balls on my Kanati and it is very quiet.

[BUCKY]

String leeches on both of mine

[azhunter]

Two tracks wool string scallops. Work great and you can easily move them up and down the string to find the best position. On my longbows I use one on top and bottom and recurves I use 2 on top and bottom. One at 1/4 and one at 1/3 and go from there and move to find queitest position. Love those scallops.

[shedhunta]

I second the scallops.  Effective and easy.

[slowbowjoe]

For most quiet, I'm still in the wool puffs camp. Real, 100% wool... hush puppies currently in use, also had excellent results with Bateman puffs (which led me to the hush puppies).
If you tie them on, rather than into the string, they're easy to adjust.

Had a bow that came with the scallops. They were very clean on the string, and easy to adjust, but cat whiskers were more quiet. And the Bateman puffs were more quiet than the whiskers.
I guess, like so much of this stuff... it depends.