So I have this 62" recurve from a well respected manufacturer who shall remain nameless. The bow has the original FF string from the maker which I believe he makes himself. It has HUGE loops. The bow has been noisy as hell regardless of brace height changes, using heavy arrows, tried different string silencers and wrapped the ends etc.
Well, today I had a flash of brilliance...I also have a 62" BW PTF2 and its got a SBD skinny string on it. So I swap it over to the bow in question and Shazam...its quiet as a mouse. Now the string I took off the bow was also a FF string and not a fat string by any means. But I'm convinced the size of the loops on the string were a major factor in how loud it was...
What say you?
Cheers,
Jeff