Velcro In string grooves????

[stick hunter]

Hey do you guys think that the fuzzy side of velcro is to thick to put on string grooves?? Thanks!

[JRY309]

I've tried it but I prefer to use Bow Hush on the string,I feel it does a better job then velcro.

[DesertDude]

Works for me.............

[jhg]

It works great. Along with some string silencers you have a very quiet set up.

BUT


The velcro collects a lot of chaff- hitchhikers, grass seed tips, all manner of stuff that have any kind of catch profile.
I also had calf hair groove silencers. They worked the same, but did not catch anywhere near the chaff.

Joshua

[Jmatt1957]

Mole skin camo at wally world. Works great. I cut the paece that goes on the top limb a little longer, so if I want to hang the bow on a nail either at a 3d or while hunting I don't scratch the limb.

[Benchmade111]

A friend showed me how to wrap the string in wool. Cause he doesn't like gluing anything to his limbs. Will this do the same as the padding? I don't want to glue anything to my bow either. Sorry for the high jacking of your thread.

[Night Wing]

Originally posted by Jmatt1957:

Mole skin camo at wally world. Works great. I cut the paece that goes on the top limb a little longer, so if I want to hang the bow on a nail either at a 3d or while hunting I don't scratch the limb.

I do the same thing (moleskin) on my 42# recurve and it makes shooting a light arrow grain wise, very quiet when used with yarn string puffs. Although the yarn over the string near the limb tips works to make the bow quieter, it makes me feel uneasy because if the string starts to fray underneath, you can't see it. I once owned a Belcher Longhorn hybrid longbow and the string started to fray there.

Shooting an expensive Blacktail or another custom bowyer's bow, I would hate to have the string snap under the yarn and have the limb break while I'm coming to or at full draw. I could get severely hurt, but in my mind should this happen, it takes over a year to get another Blacktail recurve.

[Rick Butler]

I tried the velcro under the string at the limb tips but like jhg said they do collect a lot of debris.  Also when I got into some thick briars while hunting the thorns actuallly got under the pads and started to peel them off.  I've sinced wrapped mine in bow hush.

[GRINCH]

I use it works for me.

[Stone Knife]

Why fill the groves? They are there for a reason.

[Night Wing]

With moleskin, it's not too thick so it does two jobs. It's thick enough to get rid of the string slap noise on the the limbs when shooting light arrows, but it's not too thick to cover up the string grooves. The grooves are easily seen when the moleskin is molded to the shape and depth of the grooves. After the arrow is released, the bowstring lays right in the grooves.