Do you leave your bow strung or unstrung, when you are thru shooting or hunting for the day.....??
Strung
Strung for the season.
My main bows have been strung for years. They sometimes get unstrung for maintenance and string replacement. Not recommending just answering. :archer:
Always strung unless I'm tuning or if it'll sit in a hot car
I believe it all depends if you are still going hunting or shooting targets . If it is going to be more than a week I unstring mine.
Just my thoughts on the matter
Mine has been strung continuously for the past 6-7 yrs except to replace the string. This is of course with the manufacturers blessing. Not to be done with the vintage bows.
I try to shoot mine every day so it stays strung, I have seen some serious damage done when stringing and unstrung on a daily basis.....
Boy, this sure comes up a lot. The bows I shoot frequently , vintage or otherwise, stay strung - some for years. Always unstring when traveling in a hot vehicle. No right or wrong, just do what you're comfortable with.
Bjorn X2!
Strung when I am hunting, unstrung all other times.
It really does not matter..........but for the record, I unstring mine every time I get done shooting.
Bisch
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
It really does not matter..........but for the record, I unstring mine every time I get done shooting.
Bisch
X2.
I don't like the idea of loosing draw weight.
Have to unstring my horn bow after every time, the Manchu type stays strung.
QuoteOriginally posted by Mr. fingers:
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
It really does not matter..........but for the record, I unstring mine every time I get done shooting.
Bisch
X2.
I don't like the idea of loosing draw weight. [/b]
x3
I will leave mine strung for a few days at a time, ecspecially during hunting season. Most times, unstrung....saves space since I hang mine vertically.
I leave recurves strung all the time , the bowyers of them all say draw weight will not be lost and the chance if bow damage stringing and un stringing is greatly reduced , I normally unstring longbows
Unstring longbows and you can leave your recurve strung if you shoot it ALL the time. If not daily, unstrung it!
Here is what Bob Morrison told me years ago. I don't mind whether a customer unsrings or not-both are right, and does not affect the warranty. If you leave it strung you can expect to lose 1# of draw weight; but it is not permanent. Anyway that's what Bob had to say.
I guess I operate under the old line that you can leave a recurve strung but a long bow needs to be unstrung.
My old dacron string Widow MA has been strung forever. No limb twist and no loss of #'s at draw. However, I keep my PL's unsrtung when not in use.
Do what the Bowyer recommends....
wow i thought it was the norm/rule of thumb/what everyone did was unstrung the bow when not shooting... man i guess i was wrong lol. i have always thought you would damage your bow if you let it be strung for even more then a day lol
2bird, with modern materials that is no longer true. Self bows are another matter altogether. All wood bows (or bamboo) should not be strung unless they are in use. Fiberglass-backed (or equivalent) can be left strung indefinitely. The bow I'm shooting this season was my cousin's, one I got for him years ago, and after he passed away the bow was forgotten in a closet for several years. When his son found it and gave it to me, the FF string that was on it had stretched completely out. The bow was undamaged.
Another aspect that may affect some. In Michigan when you transport a bow in your vehicle it must be either unstrung or in a case. I have a strung recurve case, so can go either way, but I usually unstring it anyway just in case it gets hot in the car.