Yea a QAD HDX! You had the best, but needed to try the rest.

 

Make sure the fork is not contacting the shelf. I have never had one make noise other that when it hit the shelf.
Ches,

 

Average Jack Archery has a YouTube video about setting up a Hamskea and it was slapping the shelf and says it was loud. Almost like tiny dry fires. He says Hamskea has an extension bracket to get the fork back from the shelf. Might be worth checking out as he claims Hamskea is aware and has the parts available.

 

Here is the video.

 

Have three hamskeas none are noisy. It really does sound like the launcher is hitting the shelf. Can you post a pic of the launcher at rest?

 

Same here.....three Hunter Hybrid Pros.....not one is loud. Read past threads about Hamskea user satisfaction and QAD issues.

 

Have one on an Evoke 35, no many much noise at all. Have a couple QAD that sound like a tailgate on a square body Chevy dropping.

 

Any thing mechanical will & can have issues, but if you compere the # of QAD's sold to Hamskea there is no comparison. Both have great C/S!

 

Tie it off 2-2.5 inches from the limb tip. I initially tied it for the first time like you did and it was louder than my hdx. Moved it to 2.5inches from the tip and it’s just as quiet again.

 

This is what I'd recommend but probably 2.5-3".

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Both of mine are quiet, give it a chance and figure it out, I like hamskea the best, and QAD is on the other side of the spectrum for me. Shouldn’t be loud at all

 

what dampening device do you have the spring or new rubber dampener? I bought the new rubber dampener for mine and it’s super quiet. Only thing I can think of is the launcher hitting the shelf. I know on my previous VXR 28 I had to move the rest back a bit but on my elite enkore there are no issues at all.

 

I like and use a variety of QAD rests on my bows. Most of them are quiet. But not all of them are/were. Noise with the QAD's seems to be a matter of location, and moving the rest forward or backward makes a difference on some risers. I have no clue why. And it doesn't take much.

Hamskea doesn't get much bad press, so you might try shifting the location a tad. ?? Might be a tiny timing issue ??

 

It will be loud if you tie it that close to the limb tip on a Mathews. I would take the bracket off and tie it around the limb about 2.5" from the end of the limb. Also make sure the cord is tight. You want the spring to stretch 1/8" or slightly more when you clamp it down.

I would take the spring off and use the rubber rebound dampener instead. If you do this, make sure you slide the rebound dampener down so it's right next to the limb.

Make sure to tighten the micro adjust knobs after you tighten the vertical and horizontal lock down bolts down. The micro knobs will buzz if you don't.

 

This will not change the noise concern, but I run my Hamskeas as close to the riser as I can without getting contact. My cage may be 1/32" from riser as long as my fork does not contact the riser. I have also trimmed the right side of the fork when I thought it was needed. I do as Devinhal has told us and set attachment point so 50-60% of the arrow draw is supported.
Ches.

 

To add onto my previous post I do remember with the bracket on my VXR 28 I used to have that it was a little bit louder not bad though. But I bought these mini limbsavers cut a slit in the mini limb saver and tied it this way. I get it as close to the limb tip as I can. I’ve messed with moving it up and down the limb and honestly from an accuracy standpoint there wasn’t much of a difference.

 

I put a piece of the hook side of velcro on the top side of the limb once i figure out location and push cord into it after tying it off. Never moves.


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OP. IMO You're not leaving yourself any room in the length of down cord in case of failure. And use a hitch, ditch that clamp, it needs a wrench to adjust. I'd also use a smaller diameter cord, I.E., #23. My opinion is all. BTJ

 

Thanks everyone for the advice, just put it on the limb and the noise ceased.
It is weird to me though that Hamskea makes a bracket for Mathews that contradicts the tie off location they recommend, guess I got taken on my OCD to have a clean set up.

Thanks again everyone for the helpful replies.

 

I'm guessing Hamskea made it because some Mathews owners wanted a bracket? Like Ches, I use a small section of the hook side of adhesive velcro and none of my Hamskea HHP limb tie-ins have moved at all.

 

Idk about the Triax (compound is my secondary discipline), but I know the brackets are also not too compatible with the V3’s, V3X, and the VXR’s because of their higher limb flex. That puts your launcher guidance over the 50%-70% power stroke window you should aim to achieve. Clearly the knowledgeable compounders here have already provided you with the solution.

 

Hamskea has put out a statement to not attach to the end on some Mathew’s bows because of excessive limb oscillation. Move it forward about 3”.

 

I just put one on today after having a whisker biscuit and it’s as quiet as the biscuit and awesome , I’ve never had a drop away and I totally love it my RX7 Ultra is even more awesome than before ……

 

Mine is on a Bowtech BTX31 and it sounds like a gun shot. I have it tied into the fork of the yoke

I dont see how this rest can be quiet.. if you manually lift the arrow rest up with your fingers and let it fall back it makes hell of a clack.

Is my cord tension too tight ? But at the end of the day it is steel pins coming to a stop against steel screws (the bottom adjusting screws) so how can it NOT make noise..

Am at a loss as to how this rest can be quiet..

 

Post a picture so we can see where the rest is at. Your chord tension is possibly too tight but could be hitting something if it’s near the riser . I would suggest getting the rebound damper they have to quiet it down some. I ended up getting a trophy taker smack down pro for that reason that the hamskeas are a little too loud.

 

Follow these instructions to properly time your rest and it'll solve your issues.

Timing of a Limb Driven Rest

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I had the same noise problem with mine. I added a few layers of thin adhesive foam to the bottom of the arrow containment ring. This acts as a padded stopper for the launcher which stops the launcher before the internal metal stops hit. No more “clack”. Rest is super quiet now…

 

Hamskea rests are fantastic but very loud. Great for targets. I won’t hunt with one any more though. Too loud for me. Use them on my practice bows though.