Noisy Bow!!

[matt345]

I was out for the first time since last season shooting my Matthews SwitchBack Bow, I replaced the strings and cables last year, replaced the string dampeners with limbsaver leeches. It seems more noisy to me. I went through and made sure that everything was tight nothing loose to vibrate. Just seems louder than I remember. Any suggestions or recommendation would be much appreciated. This is my first bow and I have only been shooting for 4 or 5 years so I am pretty new to trouble shooting!!

[hoytem]

you using a drop away rest? light or heavy arrows?

[O_mykiss]

Well, if everything is tight and nothing is out of spec it's possible that it is just a little noisy.

You could try turning the limbs down a few pounds to see if that makes a difference. If so, the bow is probably just that noisy.

If this is the case, try a heavier arrow to see if that helps. The limbsaver nodes for the limbs also work to some degree.

[jackelope]

I thought my bow was noisey and had others listen to it while I shoot and apparently it's not as noisey as I think it is.

you using a drop away rest? light or heavy arrows?

 

[matt345]

A whisker biscuit rest and the arrows I have been shooting are the ones I got when I first got my bow, within Washington State specs 340  Beeman ventures with field tips, it just seems to have gotten louder than when I first purchased it. The set up is the same, and everything seems tight on the bow. Was just wondering if I missed something or if anyone had run into this were their bow had gotten louder.

[yajsab]

Like jackelope said, have someone on a side and listen while you shoot. 

Whenever I shoot my Admiral, it always seemed louder than when I listen to my friend shoots his.

[matt345]

I may have found the culprit, I went through my bow again and found the light ( battery was removed)  that was attached to the sight that of course we cant use in Washington may have been loose and was vibrating on release. Ill take it back out and see if that did the trick, if not its back to square one!

[trophyhunt]

My friend shoots a matthews and I have always thought it sounded louder than my hoyt.

[D-Rock425]

My friend shoots a matthews and I have always thought it sounded louder than my hoyt.

[Buckmark]

Just curious, why would you be tuning your bow with a piece of equipment mounted to it that you will have to remove to make it legal to hunt with, that may change your tune?
For target shooting i understand.
Kinda like sighting in a rifle with one weight of ammo then using something different come hunting season.

[hughjorgan]

Just curious, why would you be tuning your bow with a piece of equipment mounted to it that you will have to remove to make it legal to hunt with, that may change your tune?
For target shooting i understand.
Kinda like sighting in a rifle with one weight of ammo then using something different come hunting season.

Having a light on his bow is not going to change how his bow shoots....

[matt345]

I never used the light, it probably weighs half an ounce to an ounce it was connected to the sight for those that live in states that allow it, you could turn the light on and it would project onto the pins and make them brighter during low light condition, its so small that I got used to seeing it and never noticed it until I started trying to figure out what was vibrating or making extra noise.

[funkster]

Who replaced the string? Was it a bow shop made string or did you buy reputable brand?

[matt345]

The bow shop out at Skookum Archery in Puyallup, cant remember the brand but it was one he had to order in to the shop!