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Title: time to unstring?
Post by: joeyj on February 27, 2010, 12:13:00 PM
how long do you recommend a recurve or long bow to be strung?  overnight, a day, a week?
thanks for your input.
joeyj
Title: Re: time to unstring?
Post by: KentuckyTJ on February 27, 2010, 12:25:00 PM
I leave mine strung all the time. Depends on the bow though of course.
Title: Re: time to unstring?
Post by: jsweka on February 27, 2010, 12:32:00 PM
I unstring my longbows and all wood bows when I'm done shooting.  I leave my recurves strung if I'll be shooting them regularly, otherwise I unstring them if I won't be shooting them for a week or more.

Lots of opinions on this subject.
Title: Re: time to unstring?
Post by: robtattoo on February 27, 2010, 12:37:00 PM
Try a search. There's tons of posts about this.

Personally leave all my bows strung, all the time.
Title: Re: time to unstring?
Post by: Chris Shelton on February 27, 2010, 01:19:00 PM
I leave my favorite strung all the time, especially during the summer, a groundhog could pop out in the back yard quick!  But I never leave my hickory longbow strung
Title: Re: time to unstring?
Post by: George D. Stout on February 27, 2010, 01:23:00 PM
I usually unstring mine everyday...sometimes will let for a week.  This horse has been ridden to death....check the search function.