Title: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: Kamm1004 on May 29, 2012, 09:39:00 PM
Post by: Kamm1004 on May 29, 2012, 09:39:00 PM
hey gang, I did a search and couldn't find much so here it is. How long can you leave a bow strung before it does damage or the shape changes or the limbs possibly twist, etc? Is it different for longbows vs. recurves? what about self bows and flat bows? Thanks guys. :archer2:
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: rastaman on May 29, 2012, 10:08:00 PM
Post by: rastaman on May 29, 2012, 10:08:00 PM
What search terms did you use? I just searched for leaving a bow strung and found several pages worth of old threads on the subject. I will be happy to post them for you if you can't find them. Search under powwow only or it will bog your computer down.
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: rastaman on May 29, 2012, 10:16:00 PM
Post by: rastaman on May 29, 2012, 10:16:00 PM
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=107792;p=1
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=108304#000009
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=108081#000012
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=106198#000000
Here are a few just off the first page.
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=108304#000009
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=108081#000012
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=106198#000000
Here are a few just off the first page.
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: Kamm1004 on May 29, 2012, 10:17:00 PM
Post by: Kamm1004 on May 29, 2012, 10:17:00 PM
thanks, I just searched "leaving a bow strung" i think my problem was searching all open forums instead of just the pow wow
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: mike g on May 30, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
Post by: mike g on May 30, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
I cant remember the last time that I unstrung my HH longbow....
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: Hud on May 30, 2012, 12:50:00 PM
Post by: Hud on May 30, 2012, 12:50:00 PM
Personally, I don't leave them strung, it only takes a second to unstring. Definitely, no with any laminated or self bow without glass. !["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: JV Rooster on May 30, 2012, 04:11:00 PM
Post by: JV Rooster on May 30, 2012, 04:11:00 PM
I never leave mine strung up.
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: Bjorn on May 30, 2012, 04:16:00 PM
Post by: Bjorn on May 30, 2012, 04:16:00 PM
I have bows strung for years.
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: non-typical on May 30, 2012, 06:11:00 PM
Post by: non-typical on May 30, 2012, 06:11:00 PM
"I have bows strung for years"
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Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: on May 30, 2012, 07:52:00 PM
Post by: on May 30, 2012, 07:52:00 PM
My own experience is varied. I have compared a Super Kodiak that was unloaded everyday to one of the same poundage and year that had been strung for three years, there was some difference. I left a longbow built in the 70s strung for 3 months, it took a set that never quite came completely out. My daughter left her newer Hill Cheetah strung for several months, it took a very noticeable set, after two weeks it was back to normal. On the other side I left a Bear TD strung for a year and unstrung it lined up exactly to a new one, when the proud owner of the new bow asked if he could leave his strung.
Title: Re: Leaving a bow strung
Post by: longrifle346 on May 30, 2012, 08:17:00 PM
Post by: longrifle346 on May 30, 2012, 08:17:00 PM
I shoot at least one session every day, most times two. A day off may see me out on my range off and on all day. My longbow is my time for planning the day while having my coffee at daylight and relaxing with a beer and shooting til dark in the evening. I leave mine strung unless I'm doing something to it or we're going to be traveling(somewhere I can't shoot...) for more than a day or so.