string and bow noise

[dannyvp]

well i have a BW and have some sting noise. Not much but enough i noticed it while missing my antelope out of a blind.  :mad:  
Anyway i got some bow hush's and they worked a lot but my question is do i replace the spider silencers with a hush puppy or some other fur ball on the string?
The BW spiders look great, but maybe i need something else. What have you guys tried?
Will water be a problem on Hush puppies or those type silencers? Thanks for your opinions in advance.

[JEFF B]

i have rubber spiders on one string and mink on another and  bever on one more string and they all work awesome.    you could try a little bit of  scotch gard on them tha will work

[dannyvp]

Well i took the spider off and put beaver balls on. the twank went out of the bow now i have a deep thunk or drum sound, not to loud.
What do you guys use and tried?

[NDTerminator]

Quivut Silencers and Bow Hushes...

[eagle24]

Hush puppies are as good as I've found.  You have to experiment to see how much to use.

[kawika b]

silencer placement is important too.

[macbow]

The virgin wool type silencers such as hush puppys have a natural water repellancy.
Ron

[dannyvp]

Is there a difference in the sound they suppress?
I guess what im asking is, Are Hush Puppies better than Beaver Balls?

[LBR]

I use cat whiskers myself.  I love the look of fur, but I'm going to use what works best for me.  I haven't tried the Hush Puppy silencers yet, so I can't compare how they work.

Lots of things will affect string noise--string material, number of strands, how it's made, silencer material, silencer placement, even whether or not the string is shot in.  

The amount/weight of the silencer material will also affect speed, which in turn can affect arrow flight if you are borderline on spine.

Chad

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I use old work boot shoe laces (the round ones)

[vermonster13]

Sometimes it's limb noise you're hearing and not string when it is a low thrumm.