Trad ?

[76aggie]

I have had both on my bows for years. I like the looks of the puffs and I do think they are a tad bit quieter but if you ever are out in the rain with wet puffs and shoot you will remember it. Sounds like a big POOF! with water flying everywhere. Both devices have their places but if I only had one bow I would choose cat whiskers. JMHO I did try beaver once but did not like it. Like in just abut everything, personal preferences rule.

[DRT]

Buff put me on the Bow Hush. I figure a man with that many animals falling to his Widow recurves can teach me the ways of the Jedi.

Or more likely of the Wood Elves.

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[yleecoyote23]

I have used all of them...beaver balls, mink (bought an old mink jacket for 2 bucks at a thrift shop....stripped it down into 1/2 strips for silencers, used a lot, gave even more of them away...they work well and look incredible), wool (bow hush and wife's knitting bag...lol), and cat whiskers....

Just for the simplicity of them, I use cat whiskers almost all the time now....

They are all traditional....use what you like.....

[SwampRabbit]

Buff put me on the Bow Hush. I figure a man with that many animals falling to his Widow recurves can teach me the ways of the Jedi.

Or more likely of the Wood Elves.

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Aren't you just talking about the wool wraps at the loop ends? Longbows don't need those as the string doesn't touch the limbs.

And since we are talking about Buff... I pretty much run his setup too on my Window... 4 spiders and 2 of those limbsaver crossbow "jack" shaped silencers. It is a low profile setup and seems to work, so I just settled on that.

[DRT]

They have the hush puppies too which are yarn puffs of some exotic type. You can buy them together or separate.

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[SwampRabbit]

If you want to use cat whiskers check out this tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyGuPxe1BMA

I came across this video and have tied them this way ever since - works great. Basically you are installing two sets of small (1 1/4") bundles instead of one set of long sloppy ones.

Thanks for sharing that John.

[SwampRabbit]

They have the hush puppies too which are yarn puffs of some exotic type. You can buy them together or separate.

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I use regular yarn wool for the wraps... but I do happen to have some of the material "hush" material they sell for the puffs. I happened to get some in a trade a while back. I just haven't tried them yet because I prefer to not use yarn puffs on my hunting bows because I do hunt in the rain, like to stalk critters, and have brush I walk through, etc.

[tex4k]

It's personal preference imo, cat whiskers have their faults too, if you shoot a lot such as 3-d they start breaking off, and that little strip of rubber stings a bit when it hits your cheek. That and I'm kinda partial to puffballs.

[SwampRabbit]

It's personal preference imo, cat whiskers have their faults too, if you shoot a lot such as 3-d they start breaking off, and that little strip of rubber stings a bit when it hits your cheek. That and I'm kinda partial to puffballs.

Why/when would your silencer hit your cheek???

[tex4k]

When the ends of the rubber strands break off, usually at the point the arrow leaves the string and its in the oscillating mode.

[Dry Bones]

I have both Yarn and beaver fur. I prefer the beaver and like said above just lightly pluck the string if they get wet. I use the yarn on my recurve since it needs a little more help getting quiet, and I make make them as thick, and short or long as I want. My longbows have the fur.

[DRT]

I use regular yarn wool for the wraps... but I do happen to have some of the material "hush" material they sell for the puffs. I happened to get some in a trade a while back. I just haven't tried them yet because I prefer to not use yarn puffs on my hunting bows because I do hunt in the rain, like to stalk critters, and have brush I walk through, etc.

I like how they have the ends glued up. Makes getting them in and keeping them straight easier. I like the shape as well.

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