losing poundage

[stack]

What would cause a laminated bow to lose poundage over the years? I found a good looking bow at a sale not sure what kind, that was marked 50# at 28 and when I got home and put in on a scale it was only 45@28.The bow was in very good shape looks like it was well cared for. The guy I got it from thinks it is about 12 years old.

Thanks
Bill

[Jasper2]

May have nothing to do with losing poundage....I have seen bows that varied by as much as 8# from what they are marked.....depending on the scale used to measure.

Take care,
Jason

[Bear Heart]

I have noticed a lot of old bows that were rounded up to the nearest five pound increment.

[ronp]

X2.  Could have been mis-marked or an inaccurate scale used.

[Shawn Leonard]

Agree with all of the above. I have a Pearson that was hung strung between two pegs in 1967 and not taken down or shot until it was given to me in 2007. It was marked 50#s and had not lost a pound in all these years. Shawn

[wingnut]

When you say laminated bow do you mean with glass or without?

A laminated "all natural" bow without glass can loose poundage with use over time.  A glass or carbon bow should not.

Mike

[dhermon85]

I have a 65 kmag that's marked #58 that sure doesn't feel like it, but I haven't ever scaled it.

[manitou1]

Man... I thought you were going to tell me how to loose that little extra layer of insulation at my belt line!