Strung/Unstrung

Tom1954 · September 15, 2011, 09:58:00 AM

I started shooting for the season about a month ago, and have left my bow strung ever since based on threads I've read here. But I recently read a caution on a bowyer's website against leaving your bow strung for extended periods of time. I might shoot 2 or 3 days in a row, but also may NOT shoot for 3 or 4 days in a row. Any advice on leaving the bow strung? Can any bowyers reading the forum give their thoughts?

KodiakMag · September 15, 2011, 10:02:00 AM

Not sure but my bow has been strung except for a string change since april during turkey season...

Night Wing · September 15, 2011, 10:39:00 AM

Both of my Blacktail take down recurves have been strung, stored horizontally in a bow rack, for the last 20 months.

Jeff Strubberg · September 15, 2011, 10:54:00 AM

Mine stay strung unless I am transporting them. You can't hurt a fiberglass laminated bow by leaving it strung.

Blaino · September 15, 2011, 10:55:00 AM

i keep my bows strung 99% of the time. that being said, i like to shoot and its odd that i don't shoot every day. now, if i go out of town and my wife says "no you have to leave your toys at home" then i'll take them down.....

WarDancer · September 15, 2011, 11:01:00 AM

Heat + strung bow= bad news

cbCrow · September 15, 2011, 12:58:00 PM

If you use a stringer properly it does no harm to a bow. In my opinion if I get too old(62 now) or too lazy to unstring my bows I'll quit! It takes maybe 30 seconds to do.

gto_guy · September 15, 2011, 01:29:00 PM

I have left all mine strung since day one.I unstring them if they will be in the heat.

TRAD101 · September 15, 2011, 02:06:00 PM

only time I unstring mine is when they are going
on vacation,(with me).

scout38 · September 15, 2011, 03:19:00 PM

Are you guys talking about recurves or longbows? I've heard people say thatit's ok to leave recurves strung but not longbows.

FerretWYO · September 15, 2011, 03:27:00 PM

I have Several Bows. Base on advice from the bowyer that builds them and the fact I try to only shoot one at a time I leave the bow that I am shooting strung always. Exeptiions are vacations/travel or string replacment. His theroy is more people damage bows during the strining unstringing than by leaving them that way. My recurve has spent the last four years strung and has not lost a pound. As mentioned before let them get hot and you ruined a good bow. Strung or unstrung a bow should not be in the heat.

Jeff Strubberg · September 15, 2011, 04:47:00 PM

Both are fine. As for heat, unless it's 100+ you still aren't going to hurt a laminated fiberglass bow.

That's why I unstring them while transporting. Temp variation in a vehicle can be vicious.

September 15, 2011, 04:54:00 PM

A thick cored Hill style bow will take a bit of a set if strung for long periods and it depends on the core if it corrects itself and comes out of it. Most recurves can be left strung for long periods. Once I compared my old Super K to one that had been strung for two years unstrung. The one that had been strung for two years had taken a little set when first unloaded, the next day they were nearly the same, but not quite.

Tom1954 · September 16, 2011, 10:07:00 AM

Thanks all. There may have been something unique about this bowyer's product, and I don't remember who it was. I think I'm OK either way based on the response here. Much appreciated.