Leaving bows strung for extended time
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Leaving bows strung for extended time
G'day folks,
Has anyone ever left a glass backed recurve or longbow permanently strung? If so, what happened?
I've read from a couple of sources, particularly the Black Widow owners manual that it is completely safe and even recommended to leave the bow strung 24/7/365.
I mean it does make sense, especially with recurves - damage is usually done in the stringing/unstring process... I just wondered whether there might be any detrimental affects to the bow over time?
I suppose if it's good enough for compounds though...
Matt
Has anyone ever left a glass backed recurve or longbow permanently strung? If so, what happened?
I've read from a couple of sources, particularly the Black Widow owners manual that it is completely safe and even recommended to leave the bow strung 24/7/365.
I mean it does make sense, especially with recurves - damage is usually done in the stringing/unstring process... I just wondered whether there might be any detrimental affects to the bow over time?
I suppose if it's good enough for compounds though...
Matt
Sometimes and it isn't the only way, after all many do it without any dramas...just like many other things in life accidents occur when instructions aren't followed or enough care isn't takenBows are damaged when stringing and unstringing
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Matt
I've been told for many years that you can leave a laminated bow strung for extended periods, but somehow I've never been able to bring myself to leaving a bow strung overnight even. It just doesn't seem right for some reason.
As Axe said, if you string your bow correctly and with care, there's no drama. I've never even looked like damaging a bow while either stringing or unstringing it.
Mick
I've been told for many years that you can leave a laminated bow strung for extended periods, but somehow I've never been able to bring myself to leaving a bow strung overnight even. It just doesn't seem right for some reason.
As Axe said, if you string your bow correctly and with care, there's no drama. I've never even looked like damaging a bow while either stringing or unstringing it.
Mick
There is no use focusing on aiming if you don't execute the shot well enough to hit what your are aiming at.
Thanks for the feedback guys
Leaving your bow strung is pretty convenient if safe to do so, maybe not going as far as to leave them like that all year, but definitely over the weekend seems reasonable. I really don't enjoy stringing a short recurve everytime I want to use it.
I'd like to be able to leave my bow strung during a hunting trip for a couple of days, or even sitting next to my back door so I can have a few shots in the backyard everytime I walk past it on the weekend..
Matt
Leaving your bow strung is pretty convenient if safe to do so, maybe not going as far as to leave them like that all year, but definitely over the weekend seems reasonable. I really don't enjoy stringing a short recurve everytime I want to use it.
I'd like to be able to leave my bow strung during a hunting trip for a couple of days, or even sitting next to my back door so I can have a few shots in the backyard everytime I walk past it on the weekend..
Matt
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Sure, I've got a Black Widow recurve that has be only unstrung to replace the string. Once in about 10 years. Still shoots the same as new.
I used to always unstring my bows until I heard from people I knew and respected, and practiced what they preached. I admit that at first it did not come easy. Now< I don't think twice.
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I used to always unstring my bows until I heard from people I knew and respected, and practiced what they preached. I admit that at first it did not come easy. Now< I don't think twice.
Cheers
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....enforced by the "whistling grey-goose wing."
"The Witchery of Archery"