Toelke Lynx recurve shooters

[monkeyball]

I picked up a Toelke Lynx at Denton Hill a few weeks ago. It had lightweight longbow limbs on it and I thought it would be nice to have a set of recurve limbs for it.

  Dan just happened to be running a special on any order with brown glass so now was the time, as I love colored glass. I made a template for Dan and he built me some beautiful limbs that make a 58" bow.

  I mounted the limbs,put an SBD string on it with wooly whispers installed. Brace height is 7 1/8", nock point is right around 1/2".

 I am shooting .500 spine Beamans with 200 grs. up front ,28.5" long. The bow weight is 43@ 28" which I am drawing.

  What I need to know from you fellows that shoot these is if you pad the riser at all where the limbs bolt down. I am getting vibration right at that area and it is driving me nuts.

  I called Dan concerning the bolt tightness so I do not think that is the concern,but I could be wrong.

    I do know that when I hold the bow up horizontally I can see daylight between the riser and the limb butt,at both ends on both limbs. Is this normal?

  Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

                                                  Good Shooting,
                                                                  Craig

[TxAg]

Sounds like you should give Dan another call.  


I seem to remember a nylon washer that went between the riser and limbs, but it has been a long time since I've shot a lynx

[monkeyball]

Your right Jeff,there is a black nylon washer beneath each bolt.

 I do have an email out to Dan, just thought someone might  be able to give me some ideas. Thanks Jeff,
                                                         Craig

[TxAg]

Hmm, i'm stumped.  I'm sure he'll provide some insight soon. He knows his stuff.

[nineworlds9]

It's normal for there to be a whisker of daylight/bright light between the mating surfaces if you hold up the bow in front of a light source.  I have seen it on many takedowns that function just as designed.  It seems like a lot of space but its usually less than the thickness of a piece of paper.  Are you absolutely sure its the limb/riser interface causing the vibration you're feeling?  I had a Lynx combo for a little while and never encountered this type of issue.  I would make sure the mating surfaces and alignment pins are 100% free of any foreign material or wax residue etc.  I would definitely talk to Dan.  Worst case scenario you have to put a layer of moleskin on one side of the mating surfaces.  But I would rule out any other issues like tuning/arrow contact issues or string issues first.  Good luck.

[monkeyball]

Dan emailed me back and said to put a little more torque on the limb bolts and see if that helps. I will get out and shoot it tomorrow and see if it helped.  

  The limbs and riser look great together and that little bow has some serious cast for 43#. I just have to get the noise figured out.

 Dan is a standout guy for sure. Took the time to answer my email this late at night. I was not expecting to hear from him until tomorrow at the earliest.

                                                    Good Shooting,
                                                                Craig

[mahantango]

Can't wait to shoot this one Craig. For me, I've always used some gasket material, whether cork or thin rubber, on the limb pads of three-piece bows.Interested to see what Dan says.

[BOHO]

You may try that but I dont have anything on mine and its whisper quiet. I kept the longbow limbs on mine.

[monkeyball]

I would rather not have to pad it if unneeded. I snugged the limb bolts up a little more per Dan's advice and at the same time swapped out strings,same material,same strands,but made by me.

 It seems to have gotten a little quieter. I am going to give it another shooting session later today.

  Thanks for the suggestions and remarks guys, keep them coming.

                                                  Good Shooting,
                                                                   Craig

[monkeyball]

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[monkeyball]

First time I have ever quadrupled a post!

[BOHO]

have you tried sliding your nock down a hair and raising your brace a little?

[monkeyball]

Tom,
         I shot for a while last night. The brace height is at 7 1/8" right now and I am probably close to 3/4" for the nock point.  I shoot 3-under and the arrows did not seem to lose the porpising until I reached that height.

  I did not play with the brace height,I guess I will give that a try later today. Thanks for the reply.

                                                       Good Shooting,
                                                                           Craig

[hockey7]

BH should be good at 7 1/8th. Dan supplies endless strings with all his bows. When I switched mine to a Flemish, there was vibration and a little noise. Back to his endless and back to zero vibration and noise, and I mean dead silence.

[BOHO]

I would noodle with that some as your arrow weight seems to be plenty. 3/4" nock is way higher than Ive ever seen and I shoot 3 under too. I bet you will find that sweet spot soon though. Dan's bows are some of the best out there. I actually have a 58" Chinook on order for later in the fall.  

[monkeyball]

Bob,

       Dan did send me strings made up and ready to go. After hearing your comment I will have to get one of them setup and try it out. Just may be the answer.

 Tom,

          I thought that was a really high nock point also. I usually am around 1/2".  We are getting closer. Maybe one of Dan's string will be the answer.

                 Thanks guys and Good Shooting,
                                                             Craig

[Paul_R]

Originally posted by monkeyball:
Bob,

       Dan did send me strings made up and ready to go. After hearing your comment I will have to get one of them setup and try it out. Just may be the answer.

 Tom,

          I thought that was a really high nock point also. I usually am around 1/2".  We are getting closer. Maybe one of Dan's string will be the answer.

                 Thanks guys and Good Shooting,
                                                             Craig

Just curious, are you using two string nocks?

[fmscan]

Monkeyballer, If you didnt change bows every time you change underwear you would not have to deal with these issues!!!