BowRattler on my VFT

I bought the aluminum mini BowRattler for $24.99,  and it just screws into the rear stabilizer bushing below my grip. It has a clean look, as if it was made on the bow and that’s the way I like it. I hate add ons that clutter up a bow causing it to catch and hang on everything it comes in contact with! It also came with a big rubber BowJax that slides over the aluminum shaft to help aid with vibration. Installation was simple, just screw in to the hole on the bow riser, loosen the two set screws, slide the shaft out til the rubber bumper touches the string, tighten the set screws back down and your done!

I shot my bow with and without the BowRattler installed and it does make a difference, it’s quieter and more dead in the hand after the release. I also shot a few times through the chronograph and found that I gained 6 fps from my setup! I also removed my string silencers and got another 7fps so altogether I gained 13fps! I love it, although I will probably re-install the string silencers, “because I like my bow to be silent as possible”, and be happy with the extra 6 fps.

So if you have been wanting to try a string suppressor  on your bow, but like me you don’t wanna spend a whole lot on something your not sure is worth adding or not, then you might wanna check these out. They are made by Falcon Products and you can find them at BowRattler.com

My current rig is a 2004 Bowtech Extreme VFT and even though it’s 5 years old, it still offers most of the speed (326 to 333 ibo) and smooth shooting  technology as the newest models. So rather than spend $600 dollars or so on something I probably won’t be any more satisfied with than what I already have,  I decided to just tweak mine up a little and shoot it another year or so, or at least until I see another I just cannot live without and can afford!

The first thing new I added to my bow was a string suppressor called the BowRattler. I shot a few times with and without it installed and I can definately feel and hear a difference when it’s not on the bow. The vft has always been pretty much a vibration-free smooth shooter,  but with the Bow Rattler installed it  just sit’s there dead in my hand after the shot. I can’t feel anything after the release, it’s almost as if I never fired the arrow! It was already quiet, but now it is even quieter than before, all I hear is the arrow hittin’ the bag target. Needless to say I am sold on string suppressors, and now I know why almost all of the new bows today come with them already installed from the factory! Michele’s Chaos will also have one installed on it pretty soon as well!

I also purchased a new VaporTrail string and cable set for my bow. I have not used Vapor Trail strings before but from the reviews I have read about them they are made to be as good in quality as Winners Choice. I have been shootin’ the same Winners Choice string  on my bow for 3 years and to be honest it is still in good shape, I’m only changing it  because my cable is showing some wear around the cable slide,  and I figure it’s better to go ahead and replace them both rather than replace just one if they have some age on them like mine.

The rest of my setup will remain the same,  because it works great and has givin’ me zero problems!  My rest is a Vital Bow Gear Bowtech Vital Drop Rest, my sight is Impact archery’s cosmic airlite single pin slider, and it is without a doubt one of the brightest pins on the market, even without the use of  a pin light. I have the Simms S-Coil stabilizer on my bow, and a  four arrow quiver by Bowtech. I also use the Scorpion peep sight with the rubber tube aligning system, I know it robs some arrow speed but I like knowing my peep ain’t gonna rotate on me at the moment of truth!

I did decide to try a D-Loop  for the first time this year,  I really like it better than shootin off the string so far, but the verdict is still out for me yet. Guess I just gotta shoot it a little while longer to convince myself it’s not gonna move up the string on me!

Well that is my bowhunting rig,  and so far it is the perfect setup for me. I am gonna try and get one of those bow mounted video cameras that screw in the stabilizer hole to video some hunting footage this fall. Just gotta do a little more research on them to figure out which is best for the money!