Hamskea epsilon rest

[The big greasy]

Is your epsilon loud when the launcher comes down and stops.I’m not hitting the bottom containment bracket or riser.

 

[Robinhedd]

My Hamskea is not loud whatsoever sir. Im shooting it on a Mathews Lift 33, super quiet setup. Robinhedd

 

[The big greasy]

My Hamskea is not loud whatsoever sir. Im shooting it on a Mathews Lift 33, super quiet setup. Robinhedd

Going to play with the timing on it and see. Right now mine is crazy loud when it bottoms out and doesn’t hit anything

 

[Robinhedd]

You might try timing it so that the launcher doesn’t bottom completely out after the shot (mine stays slightly up from the bottom position) due to the timing chord stretching slightly. Good luck, Robinhedd

 

[Beendare]

I tried one of those and yeah it was too loud for my liking.

This might be one of those things where my loud [mostly a recurve guy] is different from someone else's loud. I shot 3D with a guy using that rest who claimed it wasn't loud- it was to me.

 

[king402]

I put sticky felt stuff on mt riser self to keep it quiet and time it to hit that. Works well for me.

 

[devinhal]

follow the timing instructions on the Hamskea website and it will help.

 

[The big greasy]

follow the timing instructions on the Hamskea website and it will help.

Thank you, I plan on it. I’ve ordered a couple hamskea rubber knobby pads.

 

[kcm2]

Checked for something loose? There's a lot of vibration on them, and the screws can back out.

 

[The big greasy]

Checked for something loose? There's a lot of vibration on them, and the screws can back out.

Well if I grab the launcher and lift it up to shooting position and let it go it makes a slam sound. It’s not hitting the riser or containment bracket.

 

[devinhal]

Well if I grab the launcher and lift it up to shooting position and let it go it makes a slam sound. It’s not hitting the riser or containment bracket.

The carrier rod hits metal stops inside the rest as it is a more durable design that won't break down over time. Lifting up the launcher and letting the cord rip it down as you described will create much more sound than what is experienced during a shot. When the rest is properly set up and timed, it will drop out of the way quietly. When you walk through the timing procedure, you'll find that the rest is much quieter and your accuracy will likely improve.

 

[The big greasy]

The carrier rod hits metal stops inside the rest as it is a more durable design that won't break down over time. Lifting up the launcher and letting the cord rip it down as you described will create much more sound than what is experienced during a shot. When the rest is properly set up and timed, it will drop out of the way quietly. When you walk through the timing procedure, you'll find that the rest is much quieter and your accuracy will likely improve.

I have allotted this weekend to working on this very thing. The way it’s set now is probably 90-95 on the powerstroke when the bow is pulled back at about 3 inches in the launcher is standing up. That would be awesome if accuracy improved too!

 

[The big greasy]

So I just measured everything up. How it’s set up now is the it’s coming up about at the 70% mark. What’s everyone run? Should I go to 40 or 50 % for the launcher at draw?

 

[devinhal]

So I just measured everything up. How it’s set up now is the it’s coming up about at the 70% mark. What’s everyone run? Should I go to 40 or 50 % for the launcher at draw?

Move down closer to the 40-50% mark and it will quiet everything down.

 

[oranje1]

this is the most logical and smoothest way i've found for timing a launcher:

divide your arrow length by two and make a mark (finding the middle of the arrow)

find 10% of your arrow length and add it past the mark (so if your arrow is 28.5" do 28.5 x 0.1 = 2.85 inches toward the tip, from the middle mark)

The way it’s set now is probably 90-95 on the powerstroke when the bow is pulled back at about 3 inches in the launcher is standing up.

pull back with marked arrow (dont worry about where the launcher starts coming up, you only need to care about where it goes down)

let down slowly and see if the launcher goes down before or after the mark

pull the clamp cord tighter or looser depending on if it drops too early or late

if i remember right, let it looser if the launcher drops when its past the mark (more toward the back of the arrow) and tighter if it's before the mark (more toward the tip of the arrow)

AGAIN. only worry about what it's doing when you let down from draw

adjust until it JUST starts dropping as the mark goes over the launcher

this ensures the arrow is held riiiiiiiight up until the bending of the shaft (more pronounced toward the middle of the arrow) may disturb the holding of the arrow on the launcher arm

 

[The big greasy]

this is the most logical and smoothest way i've found for timing a launcher:

divide your arrow length by two and make a mark (finding the middle of the arrow)

find 10% of your arrow length and add it past the mark (so if your arrow is 28.5" do 28.5 x 0.1 = 2.85 inches toward the tip, from the middle mark)



pull back with marked arrow (dont worry about where the launcher starts coming up, you only need to care about where it goes down)

let down slowly and see if the launcher goes down before or after the mark

pull the clamp cord tighter or looser depending on if it drops too early or late

if i remember right, let it looser if the launcher drops when its past the mark (more toward the back of the arrow) and tighter if it's before the mark (more toward the tip of the arrow)

AGAIN. only worry about what it's doing when you let down from draw

adjust until it JUST starts dropping as the mark goes over the launcher

this ensures the arrow is held riiiiiiiight up until the bending of the shaft (more pronounced toward the middle of the arrow) may disturb the holding of the arrow on the launcher arm

I will be trying this on the weekend, thanks!

 

[The big greasy]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Got it timed and it’s a lot quieter!

 

[devinhal]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Got it timed and it’s a lot quieter!

I couldn't believe the difference it made when I first started playing with the timing. We ran into a lot of "noise" issues when people started tying the cord to yolk splitters and it took us awhile to figure out that the timing had such a big impact on the perceived noise. I'm glad making the adjustment worked well for you.

 

[The big greasy]

I couldn't believe the difference it made when I first started playing with the timing. We ran into a lot of "noise" issues when people started tying the cord to yolk splitters and it took us awhile to figure out that the timing had such a big impact on the perceived noise. I'm glad making the adjustment worked well for you.

Yeah I had it to the little button that goes on the axle, I liked it there, but not the noise lol. I’ve ordered a hamskea sticky pad for the cord.