If your bow vibrates a lot, it can be rather unpleasant to shoot. The vibration from your bow will be transferred into your body which can also cause various joints issues.
I experienced the adverse effects of vibration while I worked part-time in the wood industry. My fingers got very cramped after a day of work. This can also increase your confidence and enjoyment, which greatly affects your accuracy! It helps you concentrate and focus between shots. If the animal hears the noise of the bow, they will get away if they are fast enough. So, there are a lot of reasons to silence your bow. Since most noise is created by the limbs and string, a limbsaver can severely reduce the amount of noise.
There are some good reasons to use limbsavers but there are also some good reasons to shoot without them. Limbsavers make your limbs a bit heavier which slightly decreases the arrow speed.
A lot of archers are quite obsessed with arrow speed because it decreases the arrow drop and allows you to shoot longer distances. On the contrary, for hunters, arrow speed is an important factor.
You need to have enough penetration power to humanly put down the animal. I have to say though, the difference in arrow speed is very minor. The less your bow vibrates the better.
Both for your bow and your accuracy. But there are a lot of different ways to reduce the amount of vibration. Most of these methods are also a lot more efficient. A good set of stabilizers or a dampener can dramatically reduce the amount of vibration. The primary reason to use limbsavers is to increase the lifespan of your limbs.
But if your bow is correctly tuned and sized to the archer, they are not necessary in most cases. Therefore, on most bows, a limbsaver will do little to increase the lifespan of the limb. This is only the case for recurve bows, however. Almost all compound bows benefit from a limbsaver. We will discuss limbsavers on compound bows in more detail later in this article.
Any gadget you add to your bow adds complexity, weight and can get damaged. Therefore, some archers like to run their bow with as few aids as possible. It can be rather annoying when a part of your bow breaks.
Therefore, it might be better to have as few parts as possible. Recurve limbsavers are mounted on the limbs with sticky tape.
But since it needs to be light, removable, and bendable this is the only option. Of course, you can still shoot if one or both limbsavers fall off, but it can be a bit of a frustration. Below I will summarize the most important reasons to start using limb savers:. If any of these conditions apply, I recommend buying some limbsavers.
They are inexpensive thus they are worth a shot. I have plans to call in and ask them about upcoming bows to test, I have some particular bows that I have had my eye on the past few months… I may wait until the next round of bows are announced to make any testing recommendations.
What do you all think? Which bows would you like to see tested with LimbSavers on them? Skip is a contributor who sends us product feedback and the occasional product review.
If you would like to contribute to our blog or social media, please contact us at fieldtesters limbsaver. Search Home Products Expand menu Collapse menu. More Expand menu Collapse menu. Latest Catalogs Support Contact. Remember, it has to be close - not sticking to the cam! This is because placing the Limbsavers in this location will help reduce cam wobble, which is essentially the root cause of vibration whenever a shot has been released.
Note though that while this setup will improve vibration a lot, this will also eat away some speed from your arrows. This is because with the limbsavers installed your bow now has to speed up the savers too - much as if you used heavier arrows. Take note that when installing dampeners on your crossbow, you may need to sight your configuration again. As subtle or miniscule these attachments are, one slight change on your gear may mean a whole different experience for better or worse, that is!
As such, please take the time to tune and sight your crossbow once you have these dampeners attached! Limbsavers will help you reduce vibration and noise without so much of the use of tools during installation! Depending on your crossbow's limbs' length, you may use more than one dampener on each. Also, these dampeners are designed in such a way to fit both narrow and wide split limbs. For wide split limb crossbows, use the horizontal alignment of the dampener; vertical for crossbows with tighter split limb configurations.
As any part of the crossbow can give off unwanted vibrations, foot stirrup dampeners and string leeches can help a lot too. This specialized material is crafted to be able to absorb vibration in a crossbow's limbs. Absorption of vibration ranges from 10 to 30kHz. When out hunting you'll want to make as little noise as possible. The noise from your crossbow moves through the air faster than your bolt, so your game could hear your shot and react before the arrow hits.
Also making the most out of your gear means you need to get a good and accurate shot. But you wouldn't be able to get this kind of momentum going if you get irritated by the sound of your shots.
And these issues, as small as they can be, do add up. Regardless if it's the noise generated when shooting an arrow or the vibration caused whenever you're shooting, all these factors will affect your shot.
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