Best Silencer

[Clipper]

I am tired of trying to keep my cat whisker string silencers untangled. Is there a consensus among recurve shooters as to the best type of silencer. I shoot a Martin X-200 at 50#, flemish string.

[gurn]

Never had ah problem with the cats. There quite and waterproof. Just like the looks of puff style. Wool, muskox and stuff like that better.

[frankwright]

I never had a problem with the rubber cat whiskers either and I usually made mine out of bulk spinner bait material.
When I was bass fishing a lot we would put baby powder on the real rubber skirts to keep them from sticking together.

Now I just make silencers from 100% wool yarn. It only takes a couple of minutes to make a pair and lots of colors to choose from.

[Clipper]

I wonder what I am doing wrong. I also made mine out of rubber jig skirt material. I may have left the strands too long. I will try shortening them some and see if that helps. I too like the looks of the puff type silencers but I have never tried them.

[Jake Allen]

Take a look:
"How I silence a Bowstring", by Apex Predator (aka Marty)
Quick, easy and cheap. The only change I have made, is
using 100% Merino wool. Holds it's shape longer, and does not absorb as much water.
Even using wool, each silencer costs only a few pennies.
http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=213840&highlight=

[Night Wing]

I've used both catwhiskers and yarn wool puffs on my bows and my ears tell me the puffs are quieter than catwhiskers upon arrow release.

[OconeeDan]

For recurves, it also helps a lot to wrap wool around the string where it meets the limb, this is a source of noise too.
Dan

[dm/wolfskin]

Yep, too long on the cat whiskers. I like the wool yarn too for my long bows. Mike

[FVR]

Heavy duty bunjy cord.

Cut a 3" piece, split down the middle and attach to your string. They look like cat whiskers but they are alot thicker and seriously quiet noisy bows. You will be surprised, I was.

[SOS]

Second on merino wool. One skein in olive drab will last a lifetime! Merino is much more durable than acrylic. Mine have lasted 2-3 seasons.

[Clipper]

Thanks for the tip on the wool yarn. I guess I am off to Hobby Lobby for Merino wool. I will also try wrapping the ends of the string as well as I think I am getting noise from the string slapping the bow there.