Most effective string silencer for you

[troutms]

What string silencer works best for you? Thanks

[adeeden]

Bow hush and hush puppies without a doubt!

[joevan125]

Bow hush and hush puppies.  

[ishiwannabe]

I use rubber whiskers. Waterproof, burr proof, and easily adjusted.(I havent tried bowhush or hushpuppies yet)

[vermonster13]

On recurves Bowhush with cat whiskers. Longbows, cat whiskers.

[Gil Verwey]

Same as vermonster13. Cat whiskers on my longbows, recurves bowhush with cat whiskers.

[woodchucker]

I love furry "beaver balls" they just look COOL!!! Bow Hush and Wooly Whispers work GREAT!!! But hands down I have to say that the rubber "cat-whiskers" have always worked the best for me!!!!!  

[razorsharptokill]

Bow hush hush puppies and beaver balls. Some where there are some UPSET beavers! LOL!

[Steve O]

The only silencer that works as good as Hush Puppies are String Leeches, but they don't last at all.  Hush Pups rock and they last as long as your string does.

[Mr.Chuck]

I steal some of my wife's yarn and make a couple of puff balls.  They seem to do the trick.  But when a bow is tuned right,  you don't need much to silence them! :-)      

[BowHuntingFool]

On my longbows I started off with the leeches, whiskers then found the Hush Puppies and never looked back!

[pseman]

Puff balls from yarn(wool or otherwise) and catwhiskers work very well. I can't say one is better than the other, but both are good. String leeches are also good but like Steve O said, they don't last long on a flemish string.

[SteveB]

Ones that are properly placed - far more important then what they are made of.
JMO

[Guru]

Hush Puppy yarn type "puffs" are what I've found to be the best for quieting any bow I've owned.

Rubber whiskers do silence some, but I don't care for the "rubber rattle" sound that's replaces the twang of the bowstring.

[xtrema312]

I tried Wooly Whispers, cat whiskers, and beaver fur on my curve and the fur was hands down the best.  I don't know if they are beaver balls size because they are some I got with the bow that were cut from a hide so they could be a little larger.  The fur appeared to have the least effect on bow performance based on bare shafting.  On the LB's I typically only need about a half strip of cat whiskers.  I like cat whiskers best when they work because I can pick them up just about anywhere when I need them.

[Bruce Martin]

Hush puppies and bow hush. Just recently tweaking some arrows with high FOC and greater weight but needed 55-60 lb to get them there reasonably. Martin Vision 55@28 was always loud but installed hush puppies and went to a 10 strand TS-1 and it's quiet as a mouse. Did the same for Martin Hunter 60lb@28 except added bowhush on the strings and it is also very quiet. Lost a little speed but just put a thinner pad on and the arrow goes where I look. I'll be ordering more when I get my new Welch recurve.

[JC]

Bow hush and hush puppies, no comparison imho. Skinny string really brought the noise down too.

[lpcjon2]

I like the beaver balls,or muskrat for string silencers and not for any other reason!

[Don Stokes]

I recycle old bowstrings. Cut them into 4" lengths and untwist them. I put 30 strands 10" from either end. The residual wax keeps them from absorbing water. Learned it from Dan Quillian.

[frassettor]

Beaver balls for me..Havent tried to many others