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<blockquote data-quote="Danny" data-source="post: 1256622" data-attributes="member: 11002"><p>Not necessarily. When talking about bows of today, say a 36" bow vs. a 32" ata bow, it doesn't necessarily translate into the longer bow being quieter, given all other things are equal. Noise level can usually be attributed more to arrow weight (thus energy absorbtion), than bow length. Both bows will be quieter if shooting a heavier arrow as that arrow will absorb more energy from the bow upon launch. Very light arrows, will cause those same bows to be noisy as they can't absorb that energy, and it has to go somewhere. That energy not absorbed by the arrow, will travel through the bow, and it's accessories hanging off it. That is where your noise will come from. That energy is so great, that it can be absorbed some what with silencing devices, but can't totally be absorbed. In the older days, when shooting slower, less efficient bows shooting very heavy arrows, string silencers were enough to really quiet things down. Today's bows, if you'll notice, use very small string silencing devices, but also add silencers to the limbs, limb pockets, riser, and even the stabilizers, in order to absorb the noise. </p><p></p><p>PSE made a video many years ago showing very slow motion video of shots being made with fingers, and with a release, to show string deflection. The really cool part was watching the reaction of the bows themselves. Machined aluminum risers were flexing as if made from rubber due to the energy levels being forced upon it when shooting. And arrows looked like spaghetti coming off the rest. Really shows how much energy is involved in shooting. If you get the chance, find and watch that video. I found it on You Tube, here it is... It's old, so it's pretty grainy, but you can see some of what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, the part I really wanted to show, with the riser flexing, is not on it. That portion was shot with Terry and Michelle Ragsdale doing the shooting. For some reason, they left that out. But, you can imagine by watching the arrow being shot. They also, here, left off the arrows being shot by a release. They too flex, but in a more up and down motion as it leaves the bow. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48R2ajWx3rY&p=69D243A018554CB0&playnext=1&index=13" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48R2ajWx3rY&p=69D243A018554CB0&playnext=1&index=13</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHW8InB5tk&p=69D243A018554CB0&index=15&playnext=2" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHW8InB5tk&p=69D243A018554CB0&index=15&playnext=2</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danny, post: 1256622, member: 11002"] Not necessarily. When talking about bows of today, say a 36" bow vs. a 32" ata bow, it doesn't necessarily translate into the longer bow being quieter, given all other things are equal. Noise level can usually be attributed more to arrow weight (thus energy absorbtion), than bow length. Both bows will be quieter if shooting a heavier arrow as that arrow will absorb more energy from the bow upon launch. Very light arrows, will cause those same bows to be noisy as they can't absorb that energy, and it has to go somewhere. That energy not absorbed by the arrow, will travel through the bow, and it's accessories hanging off it. That is where your noise will come from. That energy is so great, that it can be absorbed some what with silencing devices, but can't totally be absorbed. In the older days, when shooting slower, less efficient bows shooting very heavy arrows, string silencers were enough to really quiet things down. Today's bows, if you'll notice, use very small string silencing devices, but also add silencers to the limbs, limb pockets, riser, and even the stabilizers, in order to absorb the noise. PSE made a video many years ago showing very slow motion video of shots being made with fingers, and with a release, to show string deflection. The really cool part was watching the reaction of the bows themselves. Machined aluminum risers were flexing as if made from rubber due to the energy levels being forced upon it when shooting. And arrows looked like spaghetti coming off the rest. Really shows how much energy is involved in shooting. If you get the chance, find and watch that video. I found it on You Tube, here it is... It's old, so it's pretty grainy, but you can see some of what I'm talking about. Unfortunately, the part I really wanted to show, with the riser flexing, is not on it. That portion was shot with Terry and Michelle Ragsdale doing the shooting. For some reason, they left that out. But, you can imagine by watching the arrow being shot. They also, here, left off the arrows being shot by a release. They too flex, but in a more up and down motion as it leaves the bow. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48R2ajWx3rY&p=69D243A018554CB0&playnext=1&index=13[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuHW8InB5tk&p=69D243A018554CB0&index=15&playnext=2[/url] [/QUOTE]
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