Bowtip protectors,You love em or Hate em

[cacciatore]

I am using the rubber type sold by BW,I never noticed any change of performances,but i am open to debate.By the way Jerry I love your posts.

[HATCHCHASER]

I hate em.  The leather ones have made my bows louder.  I have used a few small rubber tips that I took off of equipment I use for work.  They shipped as protection and worked great for small bow tips.  I cut a hole in the bottom so water would drain.  The rubber ones are the only ones I have liked.  Ymmv.

[Irish Archer]

As always Jerry, I like your posts and enjoy your sharing of ideas. I do however, have to say that I use them on all of my bows. Wouldn't be caught without one.

I use the dull colored rubber ones, cutting off about 1/3 of the length before installing them. Simply for tip protection, not to retain the string.

[Jon Shade]

I've seen some folks put them on the top tip as well. They claim that if you lean the bow against a tree, it is less likely to slide and fall over. As for me , my bow is always in my hand.

[bofish-IL]

I use them on all my bows. They have saved the tips many times from contacting different surfaces. I have used the tip several times on muddy hillside by accident as I started to slip and fall. I use to string my bows with the method of putting the lower tip against your foot one hand on the riser handle and pushing the string up the upper limb as flex it with the other hand. The tips took a beating because I would go through a tip protector in a couple years. I have used the bow stringers the last 10 years but just like the tip protectors anyway. The big plus I like is you don't have to worry about the string shifting out of the grooves on the lower limb while stringing the bow

[Zbearclaw]

I use the thin black ones on the upper and lower tips of my black widow recurve.

I use my bow as a monopod when glassing and rest my binos on the upper limb and it sits on the ground.

No additional noise and the chrono sees no difference in performance.

[Jim Wright]

It is a question best directed to a bowyer but am I alone in thinking that the extra weight added to the very tip of one limb very definitely has the potential to affect performance?

[Hoser1268]

I have the rubber slip on ones on all my bows.  It protects the tip and doesn't affect accuracy.

[jerry hill]

To all that answered this topic. Thank you all for your input, there are differant strokes for differant folks and I respect you all. Remember archery people are some of the best people you will ever meet. Archery is the king of sports.Jerry Hill...................

[imhntn]

I had never thought of it affecting accuracy.  I have one on mine cause that is the way I bought it and really like it holding the string on for me and I do stand mine up on rocks when hunting sometimes.  I'll have to try it without but I don't think I'm a good enough shot yet to notice a difference.

[Ken Taylor]

I have never used one and have never been in a situation where I thought I should of had one. Kind of wondered sometimes if I was missing something though.

Thanks Jerry.

[Chuck Hoopes]

I only make point of using a small rubber one when Iam hunting in Rocky Areas.  Generally, I have no need for one, and just rest the tip on my foot, rather than the ground. -- All this said, I don't think they can do ya any harm, and definitly provide reasonable protection and peace of mind for a buck or two.

[Woodduck]

Thanks for your thoughts...
I've only had them on  two Widow recurves that I got, used; and they were on there.
They were fine.

If I decide to unstring a longbow for some reason; I just wrap a rubber band around 'till tight.

[gregk]

I use the rubber slip on one for my 66" longbow when hunting, seems im always putting that bottom tip in the dirt or hitting it on the platform of my treestand. It came off as soon as season was over though. I think it saved my lower limb tip from alot of abuse.

[bayoulongbowman]

Hate 'em on Longbows, recurve lower limb ok..  

[K. Mogensen]

I've had em on all my bows so far but I'm thinking of quitting. I don't see the real need. I took the one off my recurve and it's fine. I find that on my shorter recurve, I don't rest it on the ground as much as my longbow. So I'm thinking that I'll leave em off my curves and put em on my LB's. Just a thought...

[bridog]

I use the light rubber ones on both recurves and longbow.  I look at them as a necesity just to keep the tips from nicking up or getting dirt in the string loop on the bottom.  I like them keeping the string secured also.  To each their own...

Bridog

[2Knives]

I use the rubber ones on all my bows.
I'm always leaning my bow against something or using it to steady my binoculars.
I think they save my lower limb from getting all nicked up and don't think they hinder performance...I'll always use them.

[Kenneth]

I like them on my longbows because I use my bow as a rest when glassing or to help stand back up after squatting down to look at sign, etc.  I really don't think there's enough weight there to make a difference in performance you would notice at hunting distances.  I love em'!

[LimbLover]

I use the rubber slip-ons. Too light for me to notice any difference and I like what they do.