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How long can I leave my bow strung?

Started by Shortfuse, November 29, 2007, 11:54:00 PM

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Shortfuse

Hey Everyone,
I am shooting a recurve and I am able to use it 3 or 4 days a week to practice. Can I leave it strung as it seems less likley to damage the bow and easier on the string if i just hang up between shooting sessions.
Thanks[

styckbow

if it is a fiberglass backed recurve and you practice with it regularly you can leave it strung indefinatly I do with mine with no ill effects
Walk tall as the trees,live strong as the mountains,be gentle as the spring winds, keep the warmth of the summer sun in your heart and the Great Spirit will always be with you.

kawika b

what styckbow said,,, most times damage is done when string and unstringing anyways.
Nana ka maka;
ho`olohe ka pepeiao;
pa`a ka waha.

Observe with the eyes;
listen with the ears;
shut the mouth.

Thus one learns>>>------>TGMM Family of the Bow

Bjorn

My regular shooters only get unstrung when I replace the string.

Brian Krebs

I too think your OK to leave it strung; but I always hang mine horizontally  by the string across a deer rack on the wall.I have seen many bows that were left strung or unstrung -sitting on the tip in a corner or against a wall; that ended up with a twisted limb. I don't know if other have noti   :confused:   ced this ?
THE VOICES HAVEN'T BOTHERED ME SINCE I STARTED POKING THEM WITH A Q-TIP.

Shawn Leonard

Brian, lots of garage sale bows have been stored like that. Sitting in the back of a closet on one end. Easy fix though and ya can always say, hey this old Pearson is all twisted and ya want $25, I'll give ya 5 bucks!  :bigsmyl:  I own a Pearson Hunter that has been strung since 1967, only time it was unstrung was to change the string. It is marked 50#s at 28"s and it actually scales 52#s, I removed the strike plate and found 52#s marked under it! Shawn
Shawn

vermonster13

Leave it strung. You are much more likely to damage it stringing and unstringing. Provided it is a glass bow.
TGMM Family of the Bow
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dino

"The most demanding thing you can ask of a piece of wood is for it to become an arrow shaft. You reduce it to the smallest of dimension yet ask it to remain it's strongest, straightest and most durable." Bill Sweetland

Shortfuse

Thanks to all, good advise that makes sense.


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