Hank- The rubber was too soft and flexible causing the string to to shift right when hitting it. Kevin had arrows going all over the place until he took the thing off and it was shooting fine. He contacted said manufacturer and was told to cut it off and glue on harder plastic material which got me in a heated dispute with said manufacturer on HNI over how they handle flaws (they said they have none) with their products. Fergus was also with us and witnessed the issue that Doc was having until it was removed.
I wonder if they switched materials used for the rubber? I know that thing has to be on square, and I don't know how the front mounted models compare the rear facing models. I am surprised though, at the answer you got from Mean V. I talked to him myself and he seemed alright. But every situation is different. What did he do w/his Mean V suppressor?
Not sure, the last I saw it was back on so he likely gave it the Mechdoc touch and got it to work better.
Hank I came up with the rubber being the culprit after adjusting everything else on the bow to try and get the bow tuned.I blamed my bow and myself for all the flyers and did not even consider sts as being a problem.I changed so many things on my bow at the same time I installed the sts so it could have been anyone of them.The main problem I was having was my string hitting face of rubber and deflecting down the side and sometimes pulling rubber stop completely off causing all kinds of problems.I sprayed face of rubber with foot powder to see exactly where string was contacting the stop face.The string was hitting near dead center but you could see where string smeared the powder and forced itself down the right side of stop.I tried another shot and this time string went down the left side.I tried adjusting sts at every possible distance from touching string to 3/8" off string.I also moved the centerline of stop everywhere and adjusted height where it contacts string.I removed sts to see how it would shoot without sts.I was not dead on but I did not have any flyers.I contacted Dan about this problem and all he told me was to glue rubber stop on so string would not pull it off again.This was not the solution I was wanting to here from him due to how do I replace it after I glue it on and if that does not solve problem how do I get off without damaging the camo rod I paid extra for.After thinking about it for awhile I decided I would pull the rubber back towards bow stretching face of rubber making it a little harder then let the glue set.If this didn’t work it was going on Ebay.It all worked out good and the bow is really quite and shoots good now.The rest of the sts I had no issues with and mounts to bow easily.I really dont blame Dan he is a distributor for sts and he just has the camo put on there products.
Was it any good? The price is pretty low, and I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. Who makes the one that's for sale on this site? It says sts, but someone on here said that was MeanV... Some others on here are speaking poorly of this meanV product. I'm confused. Please help.
I can't specifically talk about the double STS version as I have never tried it, but I do know the single, front-mount STS helped improved multiple areas of the shot on my Trykon. It not only helped quiet the bow down, it also helped deaden the bow during the shot. As far as the string suppressor for sale on this site (which I am assuming you are speaking of the retail side of the website), Norway Industries makes the "String Tamer" models that are listed. Finally, MeanV makes his own rear mount string suppressor. This is custom fit to your exact bow model, assuming it has a threaded bushing in the back side of the riser. For older Hoyts and bows that don't have a threaded bushing, he sells the front-mount "STS" brand string suppressor instead through his online website.
Cool. I will be making my order later today. I think I will be ordering from this site. Just because.
I thought Dan made those suppressors. STS is acutally a brand of suppressor. I put mine on, and he said make the width of a credit card away from the string. Every once in a while, I have to push the rubber piece back towards the bow, but other than that, it's all been good since day one. I wonder if it had to with the rubber being too soft and having the ability to bend vs absorb impact.
