Ideas on quieting a clicker

[Kopper1013]

Hey guys I’ve been shooting a clicker for 9months or so and boy am I shooting better than ever before.
Unfortunately I set it up myself  and the way I shoot I over draw causing a click then settle into my anchor which causes it to unclick (which causes a click) then I pull through the shot for the third click.
It has really improved my shooting and I’d like to someday get it set right but with deer season a couple weeks out, nows not the time to be changing anything.

So with all that being said....I’m worried with a whitetail’s hearing I’ll get busted by the second click so how do you guys quiet these things down....

[bigbadjon]

Personally I have never made an effort to quiet down a clicker. However I have heard of people putting tape on the inside to quiet it.

[moebow]

That's not really how a clicker is supposed to work.  IF that is working for you then continue -- but ideally, you reach full draw then the clicker clicks ONCE as you expand. You describe sinking forward for the "second" click which is really causing you to loose Back tension then trying to "pull back" again for the third click.

From a coach's view point, the clicker is doing nothing for you, at least nothing good.  If the clicker clicks once and is immediately followed by release then the click will be at the same time essentially as the bow shoots and all "noise" is in one package.

Just an observation, carry on!

Arne

[Kopper1013]

Arne, I completely agree, it’s something I’d like to work on for sure. But before hunting season isn’t the time. I would have fixed it before now but I kept thinking I’d just take it off by now, but I like it to much right now so I just wanna quiet it down so it dosent cost me a shot during my process.
After hunting season we’ll work on trying to fix my process and overdraw.

[Charlie Lamb]

Kopper... I think you are taking the right approach.

[Matt Parker]

Kopper, you are shooting the clicker exactly like
Mark Lynde does. If you watch the push “ibo masters”on you tube you will see him describing how he uses the clicker. The way you do it just ensures that you are close to your clicker activating so it won’t take to long for your shot to go off. I have used one for years, it is the only way I can achieve a non anticipated release. I quit mine down with a couple wraps of tape around the clicker blade. I can just feel it when it clicks, can’t hear anything.

[Flingblade]

You can quiet it down by removing the screw and aluminum plate and pulling the clicker blade.  Then cut a piece of electrical tape and place over the part of the blade that bends to click on the backside.  It seemed to work better for me putting the tape on the backside of the blade rather than the front.  If that doesn't quiet it enough you can place two layers of electrical tape on the back or a piece of moleskin on the front.  That should make it pretty much inaudible which is what some people like.  They like to feel the click rather than hear it.  I have gone back to no tape on mine as it is a more robust trigger for me and hasn't ever spooked an animal.  Once the click happens the arrow is gone.  I'm not dealing with the three click issue you are though.  Good luck! 

[T Sunstone]

I just started using a clicker when at etar, love it.  John at Lancaster archery sold and set it up for me.  Was elk hunting in Co the last 2 weeks and had 3 bears come into a water hole in 1 1/2 hours.  The first one to come in I wanted to test the clicker on.  At less then 30 feet as the first bear was turning to leave I clicked it without a reaction.  The bear was moving so that might have helped.   

[Cwilder]

Velcro on the back side of the plate

[NYRON]

Kopper1013, congrats on discovering the benefits of a clicker! Below is an excerpt from the shooting techniques chapter of my book (A Traditional Bowhunter's Path). I hope it's helpful. I'm happy to answer questions if you have any. Best of luck this season.

Keep the Traditional Spirit Alive!
Ron


I know of many hunters who use clickers on their bows during the off season to practice, but remove the clicker for hunting because they think the “click” sound will scare game. I suppose this is fine as long as the good form developed through repetition of using the clicker holds in a hunting situation, but I suspect this is often not the case. I don’t presently shoot with a clicker, as I now use a dynamic double anchor, but when I did, I kept the clicker installed while hunting. I never had an animal detect me because of the click, but I do recommend a few clicker modifications for hunting.

There are two clicker brands available at retail traditional archery stores. The Clikety-Klicker and the Crick-It. There are some minor differences, but preference is likely a personal choice. Both brands use a tab made of spring steel set in an aluminum frame to produce the clicking sound. To modify the clicker for hunting, disassemble the housing and wrap the spring steel tab with a small amount of electrical tape to mute the metallic click. After doing this, you’ll find that you actually feel the click with your fingers on the bow’s string more than you hear it. I also like to replace the clicker’s short section of metal chain with a nylon string to prevent noise made by the chain hitting the bow’s limb. The other modifications I recommend are to re-inforce and weatherproof the clicker’s attachment to the limb. The clicker attaches to the limb with a piece of double-sided mounting tape. I recommend re-enforcing this with a few wraps of electrical tape beneath the spring steel tab and around the bow limb, and waterproofing it with tape on the sides of the clicker frame to prevent water from getting to the mounting tape. While hunting, the clicker will be useless if it becomes loose and can pull away from the limb by even a fraction of an inch. I found this out the hard way on a rainy spring bear hunt! 

[3R Shooter]

Denny Sturgis Jr. wrote an article for our blog on using a clicker when hunting. It might be of some help for you. You can find it here: https://www.3riversarchery.com/blog/setting-up-a-clicker-for-hunting/

Best of luck this season!

[Kopper1013]

Hey y’all thanks for your help/ideas and support.
I ended up going with the electrical tape method. I put on more than I thought I needed then went out and shot. At first it was to quite with no feel of the click. So I took some off and shot again. I did this two more time and finally got to what I think is the perfect feel and noise level.

Ron I’m about halfway through your book and am really enjoying it

[NYRON]

Thanks, Kopper and best of luck with the clicker. Feel free to call or e-mail if you need any help.