Eliminating noise and vibration

[centerpunch]

I have my recurve tuned pretty well but I have also thought of using a stabilizer screwed into the front of the riser. (short one)
Have any of you guys had any luck with this and if so what brand did you use?

Ron

[Rob DiStefano]

i don't see any need for those things on a hunting stick bow.  use a heavy 10gpp or more arrow, an hmpe bowstring, wooly silencers tested/moved along the string where they silence best, and the coup de grace is a set of bow hush to eliminate string/limb slap noise.

[xtrema312]

String silencers for string noise.  Also try something at the string groves for a recurve.  After that for the vibration I would go with a simple kind of rubber stabilizer if you want to try one.  Or you can just try some limb savers.

[Trad 4 life]

i like using the rubber cat wiskers and limbsaves on my recurves.
 to me the recurve makes a higher pitched sound then the longbow i'm sure lots of people have heard that , and the rubber seems to silence that better the the wooly's   but the yarn puffs that "ew Bateman" make do work pretty well they are alot bigger then the woolys..

but on my longbows i do use the wooly's

a heavyer arrow will do the job also unless this is your lighter 3-D shooting bow

What arrow weight are you shooting????

[centerpunch]

I an using carbons @ 585 grains with a Wensel Woodsman broadhead. I have a long draw @ 31".
The bow is a Asbell Bighorn 64" and it is shooting really well. 58 lbs at my draw. I just feel that I should try to reduce the noise a little more. I have beaver muffs on the string and a thin foam on the limbs under the string. The arrow is leaving the bow clean. The brace height is 7 3/4. Nocking point is just under a half inch above square.

Ron

[JCJ]

Ron:

Like you I have a long draw. 31-32" depending on the grip of the bow.

My hunting buddy has a 26" draw. It is simple for him to get a recurve whisper quiet. Not so much for me.

Our longer draw makes getting a recurve whisper quiet a little more difficult. In fact, I've had some that no matter what I have done, they don't become acceptably quiet.

I have had best luck with a dacron string and wooly whispers.

Jay

[centerpunch]

Thanks Jay, I'll keep working on it! After all that's the fun part!

Ron

[kestimator]

I've used the "doinker" type on DAS Dalaa recurves and they did make a positive difference.  These days, I'm not shooting that type of bow and am finding good results (if needed) using string silencers, and mole skin on the limb tips.

[Orion]

Centerpunch.  You've done about everything you can with brace height, string and string groove accessories to reduce noise.  If you still find it unacceptable, about the only thing left to tinker with is different string materials.

[centerpunch]

Yes, I think you are right on! Maybe materials and/or amounts of stands in the string itself!

Thanks again guys,

And good luck the rest of the way!

Ron

[Whip]

Some may disagree, and your results might be different, but I haven't been happy with the silencing ability of fur.
The best by far that I have found is a combination of Bow Hush and Hush Puppies - deadly silent on every bow I've used them on.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I have a PSE kingfisher recurve. I use Bow Hush, Bow puppies, camo mole skin and a screw in stabilizer (forget the name). The bow is almost as quiet as My Jerry Hill.

[centerpunch]

I'll give them a try!

Ron

[Charlie Lamb]

I'd recommend just about any short stabilizer on your Bighorn... then sit down and wait for the knock on the door. That will be Fred Asbell to personally slap the snot out of you.

     

Seriously, my experience is in alignment with what Whip said. I'd do that first.