Most effective string silencer for you

[Northwind]

Super String Leech - Holds up much better than origional string leech. Easy installation/replacement.

[waknstak IL]

I have always used beaver fur silencers. Just got some hushpuppies and put them on. WOW!! The bow is much quieter now.  Too early to tell about durability etc., but definately quieter.

[phil_des_bois]

I use "Quiet Wool Bow String Silencers" (lama wool), it works great for me.
Now, I use mainly longbows way more quieter than recurves.
And also heavy arrows.

Phil

[JMartin]

Cat whiskers work for me.

[trip]

Cat whiskers for me

[Bill Turner]

Hush puppies are my favorite. Wooly Whispers are next. Despite what the studies might show,I just do not care for cat whiskers. If I have a particularly noisy recurve, I'll use a combination of hush puppies and bow hush. Works everytime.  

[GingivitisKahn]

Big honkin' puff balls made of wool yarn. The bigger the better.  My son practically has a pair of sheep on his string.  :-D

They're magic and cheap.

[kat]

Puff balls of wool, but even more important is the spacing.  The best silencers aren't very affective unless they are positioned properly.

[Zmonster]

Ive been trying different types lately. I started off using Hush puppies a few years ago, and recently tried mink on a new bow. I absolutely love the look of the mink, but I gotta say the Hush Pups just plane work better. Yes, they pick up burrs, and yes they hold a little water, but I dont think they would affect a shot THAT much to cause a miss at traditional ranges. I dont want to start a battle, its just my opinion. If Im shooting at a range that I would worry what about the effects of weather would have on my shot, then I'll wait for a better opportunity. I always consider the elements at the time of release.

I also tried beaver and ox, but the Hush pups worked out the best. I awaiting another string in the mail from LBR, and will try cat whiskers for the first time. I have this really cool zip tie cutting tool that cuts small ties while putting adjustable tension on. Make a real clean cut with zero overhang on the tie.

Kind regards

[Chuck Hoopes]

Cat wiskers-- trimmed down to 1 1/2" and about 1/3 less the volume of wisker bundle you usually seen.--- Reason for this mod. is that all string silencers create a lot of Air drag -which creates a very signifcant loss power/performance-more than you might expect.--My long dist cast trials indicated about a 20% less dist. cast, w/ the ave. string silencer set up.  I went w/ the "abbreivated" wisker and  found that w/ this set-up the Bow is about 95% as quiet as it is with the full amt. and size, BUT the bow is not ROBBED of any signifcant PERFORMANCE.  I do not use pad the limbs-- increasing the brace height takes care of this. - with the added benefits that higher brace ht. usually means better arrow flight.