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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Why is my bow so loud?
« on: April 04, 2026, 10:11:25 pm »
I really want to love this bow.  It looks extremely cool; I'm pleased with the craftsmanship, and I can generally hit stuff with it.  But MAN, is it noisy.  Quite a bit of hand shock too.  Any ideas what's going on, and what to do about it?  I've tried string silencers and they don't help a ton, but I feel like a bow of this kind shouldn't really need them.  The noise doesn't really come through that well on the video, but here it is.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HQzVycdj-5o
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Why is my bow so loud?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2026, 11:36:58 pm »
Ow! My ear's are ringing just from watching that. Just kidding.   :D

What's the brace height, it looks a little low, maybe 5" at the most? I usually brace em with at least a 6" fistmele.

How heavy are the arrows, grains/lbs of draw weight?

String material, number of strands?


Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Why is my bow so loud?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2026, 11:47:38 pm »
Ow! My ear's are ringing just from watching that. Just kidding.   :D

What's the brace height, it looks a little low, maybe 5" at the most? I usually brace em with at least a 6" fistmele.

How heavy are the arrows, grains/lbs of draw weight?

String material, number of strands?


Good questions.
Brace height is 5.5".
Arrows are 440-450 grains.  Bow pulls 45# at 27".
String is 14 strand Dacron.
Thomas
Lander, Wyoming
Arise!  Kill, and eat!

Offline Hamish

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Re: Why is my bow so loud?
« Reply #3 on: Today at 12:48:06 am »
Nothing really wrong about the specs. Is that 5.5" from the back or from the belly side of the handle?

Offline Mo_coon-catcher

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Re: Why is my bow so loud?
« Reply #4 on: Today at 12:56:25 am »
It’s hard telling in the video since I can’t see the entire bow (unless I accidentally zoomed in and didn’t realize it). But i can see the bottom limb well enough, and it looks like the outer half of the limbs aren’t working enough for their width. Every bow ive been able to fix the noise and hand shock issue, is by making the outer half bend a bit more. For me a slight elliptical has been easier in the hands than circular tiller. Circular has seemed faster but more finicky on limb profile for being mellow in the hand. You may loose up to 5# draw weight but will mellow out how it shoots.

Kyle

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Why is my bow so loud?
« Reply #5 on: Today at 09:27:31 am »
Loud bows with hand shock are often caused by the limbs being out if time with each other, The first thing I noticed in the video was hinge in the lower limb and the stiff outer third.

Offline Badger

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Re: Why is my bow so loud?
« Reply #6 on: Today at 02:36:54 pm »
  What is the spine on your arrow? It might be a bit too stiff, and by the sound, it might be hitting the bow.