Hoyt uses some fairly hard but duable rubber (leach like) dampeners, they go between the string and are low profile and pretty durable. Best option is to either stay stocked up on monkey tails and tie in some good old fashioned cat whiskers.

 

 

I don’t think they’re needed. I shoot 7.5/grains per pound and my Ventum 33 is so quiet, I only hear the rest dropping.

 

I'm shooting a RX7 ultra and added the string whiskers. The bow is inherently quiet but the whiskers just give it a slightly different sound at release that I prefer. I've had them on every bow.

 

How do you actually take those things off and on? I just got a new ventum pro 30 yesterday and haven't really messed with it to much.

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How do you actually take those things off and on?

You need a press. They are actually neoprene rubber gromets, and you can get 'em at Ace Hardware or Home Depot. Initially I thought they were something "special", they're not.

 

You have to press the bow to get them out. They are a soft rubber grommet.

 

I was looking for these Hoyt Holeshot silencers for a backup string on my RX7 Ultra and came across another post suggesting that rubber wire grommets might be a good alternative. I ordered these off Amazon and once installed it was clear these are identical to what Hoyt is using.

 

Same type of rubber you think?

 

These are new this year.

 

Im shooting a Ventum Pro 33. Installed monkey tails last week just to see if I noticed anything. I noticed the difference from the first shot. It seemed a bit quieter. And its hard to explain but the shot seemed a little smoother. the advantage with the monkey tails is that you just tie them on the string, if you don't care for them, just untie them. No press necessary .

 

Anyone else had them come apart and hit you in the face?

 

I had one similar come in half on a rx1 and it bounced around harmlessly.

 

The stock string silencers on the new Hoyt’s split the string like a peep and will for sure change your overall string length vs not having them in. I’d take the specs of the bow and string into account if you planned on taking them off.

 

The stock string silencers on the new Hoyt’s split the string like a peep and will for sure change your overall string length vs not having them in.

On the string, it's easy to find out how much.
Cables, are more responsive, but I don't hang any junk on my cables.