how long can you leave bow strung?

arrowlauncherdj · September 22, 2013, 11:40:00 PM

24-7, 365 days per year if its a glass backed bow as long as it is stored properly

Dave

September 22, 2013, 11:48:00 PM

Memebers of my family have left Hill style bows loaded for extended periods that have taken a temporary set, but after a few days they come pretty much back to original.

shirikahn · September 23, 2013, 12:32:00 PM

I always unstrung my bows...but that's just me. Many have seen no ill effects with modern trad equipment left strung

JamesKerr · September 23, 2013, 12:43:00 PM

I guess I am an oddball here in that I unstring my bow no matter if it is a modern glass and or carbon laminated bow or a selfbow after each use. I am just very careful and always use a stringer with my bows.

Sam McMichael · September 23, 2013, 09:17:00 PM

I unstring them all after every shooting session or hunting event.

nineworlds9 · September 23, 2013, 09:21:00 PM

I just picked up a 105@30 Hill style Bama Tribute. That puppy is staying strung and hung from a hook on the wall unless absolutely necessary to unstring it..whew!

Everything else is light enough it gets unstrung after shooting to go back on the rack. :D

Honestly stringing and unstringing the 105@30 bow is a little 'exciting' to put mildly. I want to avoid messing with it.

Frank V · September 23, 2013, 10:14:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by nineworlds9:
I just picked up a 105@30 Hill. That puppy is staying strung and hung from a hook on the wall unless absolutely necessary to unstring it..whew!

Yeoooch

I probably couldn't even lift it set alone draw it.
Congratulations, the Howard Hills are great bows!

sweet old bill · September 24, 2013, 04:52:00 AM

About 15 years ago I called Martin archery to see what I should do as a bow shop, leave bow strung or have the risk of damage due to twisting a limb while stringing or unstringing ?

They said they had bow strung for years without a loss of a oz of peak draw weight and most of the time if a bow had a twisted limb it was due to the customer not using a stringer and using a old method for long bows of putting your leg thru the string and then bending the limbs to string.

I would leave bow strung till after deer season and then using a stinger take the bows done for the winter months when I had very little activity.

Stone Knife · September 24, 2013, 06:14:00 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Bjorn:
My regular shooters stay strung till it is time to do some tweaking or maintenance-stay strung for years-decade even.

zipper bowss · September 24, 2013, 08:40:00 AM

Bob Thompson told me he left his bow strung for 13 years. It did not hurt a thing.
Its all in how and where you store them.
Bill