"twang" noise troubleshooting

[irork]

Hey guys,

I'm a somewhat novice when it comes to archery. I've purchased and successfully killed with my Parker bow but am looking to improve for this upcoming season. Something i've noticed is a "twang" noise when releasing an arrow. I originally thought it was my quiver vibrating but I've since shot without the quiver and the bow still makes the noise. I'm unsure where to look next. The bow has a trophy ridge drop away rest and some limbsaver style string silencers.

Any ideas of where I should look next?

[stickflngr]

I had this problem with my Elite gt500. Try putting silencers on your cables. That did the trick on mine...

[Todd_ID]

A string stop will have a significant effect on shot noise as well.  That may be a place to look into if your bow doesn't already have it.

[Johnb317]

I've heard a heavier arrow will quiet things down. 
Add to you KE too.

[Fullabull]

While just holding your bow try hitting around on it with the base of your hand and see if you can hear anything that is loose. Things tend to get loose sometimes and just need to be tightened up a little.

[irork]

Thanks guys!!! All great ideas! I noticed today while shooting that moving the existing limbsaver "X' style string silencers around, the further toward the limb, the quieter it got but was still noticeably louder than my friends bow. The noise appears to be coming from the draw side of the string (cam to cam section with D-loop). With that being said, I think Todd's idea is where ill be looking as my bow does not have a string stop.

keep the ideas coming!
Ian

[RadSav]

The original Mathews Dead-End string stop was my favorite on Parker bows.  Sims string Decelerator was a close second.  Sims is still available!  You might have to search hard to find the older Mathews with the little red button inside the head.

[lamrith]

Which parker bow? I had a Velocity and it was "clunky" on shot.

I got one of these and it helped a good bit.

http://shop.bowjax.com/p/4-dot-replacement-stopper-for-3-8rod-many-colors-available?pp=12

[irork]

It is a Parker Pioneer XP. Dubbed as a very solid, accurate bow. Doesn't shoot with a ton of speed (279 with my arrows). My ONLY complaint is the noise. I really couldn't be happier with the bow for the price I paid, just would like to get the sound down a bit. The bow does not have a string stop.

Of your experience with string stops, are there any Pros and Cons between the Sims decelerator and the Limbsaver? They seem to be a really similar design. I will have to use a front mount, as the Parkers do not have a rear hole to mount a stop.

thanks so much for the opinions and help

[RadSav]

Of your experience with string stops, are there any Pros and Cons between the Sims decelerator and the Limbsaver? They seem to be a really similar design.

Should be the same thing.  You can also fit the Sims Decelerator module/bumper on most of the other string dampeners.  Almost everyone I know who still has an STS system has replaced the fragile STS rubber with the Sims.  I have a few Mathews that I have replaced with the Sims. Works great and lasts a long time!

[irork]

Should be the same thing.  You can also fit the Sims Decelerator module/bumper on most of the other string dampeners.  Almost everyone I know who still has an STS system has replaced the fragile STS rubber with the Sims.  I have a few Mathews that I have replaced with the Sims. Works great and lasts a long time!

Fantastic! Thanks Rad!!! I'll order one up then. September can't come soon enough!

[roy...s]

Do you have some type of padding under where the rest arm of the trophy taker impacts the riser? Or some type of padded stop if you have it set where does't impact? 

I love my trophy takers and have been shooting them from the first year they were available.  However, when the arm stops in the down position after releasing the arrow, they can make a heck of a racket it not padded correctly.

[irork]

Do you have some type of padding under where the rest arm of the trophy taker impacts the riser? Or some type of padded stop if you have it set where does't impact? 

I do not. I'll have a look at that as well. Thanks for the idea!

[Lefty59]

Do you use the peep with the tubing?  One of my bows has the tubing and it causes the most noise on that bow.

[irork]

No tubing on my peep Lefty. I'm 90% sure the noise is coming from the string itself.

I did a little test today and slid my little "x" style string silencers closer to the d loop. The further i went, the louder the bow got. That leads me to believe that the string stop will cure it. With the weight more centered between the cams the reciprocation/vibration after the shot would increase. The further out, toward the cams, the less reciprocation/vibration. I think adding a string stop will drastically decrease that motion, and hopefully the sound!

thanks for all your input guys!!

Ian