The Most QUIET Bow Is (surprising)

Tim Connor and @podiumarcher3447 get together and do our first compound bow sound test. The hope is to test and find who makes the quietest bow. #archery #3darchery

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[TimConnor]

What did ya'll think of this? Expand on it, or close the file? Also got a pretty sweet road trip coming up, might have some slack time to meet some ppl across the west and shoot some bows! Go follow the instagram for more on that... Now go shoot your bow!

[thomaslathrop]

Mr Scientist here, Make sure you have thought about the following: The sound arrow of the arrowing hitting the target isn't getting measured ( I would move the target 40 yards away or more), each bow is at the same lbs/Drawlength, and use the same arrow for each bow. Microphone Location should be the same for each bow as well. As far as is this relevant content: IMO, I been killing deer for over 20 years, and old bows were loud. Thus, from hunting standpoint I don't think it matters much. I am more worried good yardage judgement and shot placement than sound. If I am spending 2000 dollars on a new bow, its nice to know all the details to help make a decision. I would include this in your future reviews. Love the content, Josh thanks for sending my Rhinehart insert replacement to North Carolina!

[gavinatkins]

Something everyone does need to remember is that the decibel scale is logarithmic. Which means for every 10db it goes up, the sound doubles. 80 is twice as loud as 70. So that 3 db spread is huge.

I’d love to see this in lieu of the vibration test on MFJJ’s bow reviews, with the addition of tone.

Plus I’d like to see what stabilizers and additional weight on stabilizers does. In my anecdotal experience, with a second bar, and tripling the weight on the stabs, I’ve removed the string silencers (18 grains apiece) which turns my 70 yard pin into about a 74 yard pin.

Edit: I was initially wrong, it goes up by factors of 10. So a 3db difference is almost a doubling of sound intensity. From 70 to 80 would be a 10x louder noise.

[ApexArchery]

Very cool to see! I also do sound testing in an outdoor setting, and got much lower values (about 73-74 dB) for the LIFT 33, but pretty similar values around 79-81 dB for most other bows on test.

Notably, you have to be careful that your dB meter is picking up the sound of the bow itself, and not the sound of the arrow hitting the target and/or echoing of the shot. I've had cases where these values are similar despite the target being about 10-15 yards downfield. I usually double check this by checking the soundwave in the video recording with the timing of the readings on the dB meter to ensure that I'm getting the correct reading.

Love your content! Thanks for this video and testing.

[chadpearson]

Honestly, raw numbers are one thing. But like suppressors, Tone plays a HUGE factor. Sharper, higher pitched, etc.

[dean]

This is important. The difference of 2.3 db between the highest and lowest represents a volume difference of an additional 70%. In other words the loudest is 70% louder than the quietest. 10^(2.3/10)

[gtidson]

Tim just makes great videos no matter what the topic. He does all the little things that make his videos seem more professional and creative - while still maintaining a laid back vibe that lets you feel like you're opening YouTube to hang w a friend. Got a true talent for this stuff

[Kammeg]

That Ethos is a very underrated, rarely talked about sleeper this year. Lots of hype for other bows, but that thing just flat out shoots, quiet & nearly vibe free.

[shelbyraines]

It's absolutely important don't want a loud bow. Great job.

[chrisfavorin]

Quick search on line I found this about a 3 decibel difference: Although an increase of 3 dB represents a doubling of the sound pressure, an increase of about 10 dB is required before the sound subjectively appears to be twice as loud. The smallest change we can hear is about 3 dB. The subjective or perceived loudness of a sound is determined by several complex factors. Take from this what you will. That is based on what a human can hear, animals( I would assume) are a lot more sensitive - but does that equate to causing a buck/bull jump as the shot goes off?? Would love tests on different dampeners and stabilizers! Great Video!

[charleslindsay]

Went from a Bear to an Xpedition to a Mathews and was truly shocked how quite the Mathews is.

[ghaugsness]

I like the idea of shooting like a 450Gr arrow out of each bow. You guys are right about there is a lot that you could do to test.

[Silverbackcj]

Great video! I think the noise of the bow does make a difference. Mostly in the enjoyment of shooting the bow. For me, a quiet and dead in the hand bow is much more fun to shoot. I think that deer “ jump “ the sound of the arrow in flight, more so than the sound of the bow itself. I like that all the bows were left bare to test this. I would like to see a test with the bow and the DB mic set up in door, with the target outside. Not sure if it would make a difference??? I wonder if part of the decibel reading is the noise that the arrow makes in flight and the sound of the arrow impacting the target? Each bow will hit the target with a bit more or less force. Hope I didn’t miss something on the video 😬. The noise level of a bow is a huge factor for me. All in all, great job. I can’t get enough of you, Josh, and Dan’s videos! Oh and pod casts!!!

[DavidBowCrazyBabyak]

I think this test is awesome. I love seeing stuff like this, especially veins broadheads cuz they make a lot of different noises and that makes a difference

[carloscaceres]

I always hear how quiet my Mathew’s is and it’s very important when hunting. I would think that sound is very important and it coincides with the vibration because the vibration is going to put off a sound. VERY IMPORTANT! Josh needs to add.

[michaelbrower]

I have been waiting for this one! You should do this with all bows! I prefer quiet over speed. Compare flagship bows to midrange budget bows. How much a heavier arrow really quiets a bow. I'm interested!

[andyleblanc]

Great idea! I think this is totally relevant.
Bow noise is an important thing to consider. I bet the engineers for the manufacturers are all upset you guys just brought to light a new source of competition for them deal with. 😂😂

[Special-Specialist]

Josh touched on it at the end of the video. I am very interested in seeing how to manipulate that sound output.

[nqdz]

I will also chime in that the SPL meter is reading the target report. The other issue that can gave an affect is the room dynamics. As long as you use the same room every time you have a consistent reading. Just remember sound is waves so don’t conduct the test outside. Do you wanna conduct it in a room so that it will contain those waves. As long as the room is the same and all of the items in the room stay the same you’re readings will be consistent.

[davefabian]

Arrow weight is everything in bow noise that and accessories