Tired of replacing wood bows!

[straitera]

Suggestion; find the source of the problem. Wood bows are as beautiful as utilitarian. Breaking bows doesn't happen without some effort or misuse. Not to say you're misusing your equipment; but, a well made bow should pass a quarter million (+/-) arrows minimum before faltering.

[TxAg]

Originally posted by Two Arrows:
I may be completely wrong but, if you are shooting that much and unstringing your bow daily, I could see where that would be putting stress on the limb tips. I think if you are shooting daily, maybe it would be better to leave the bow strung.    

x2

i agee with that, leave them strung up .

[Fischman]

I agree leave them strung up if your shooting daily. But something or someone is causing them to blow up man! I've had strings on old bear bows break and friends dry fire them and they are still shooting fine. Makes you wonder though with that kind of bad luck. I would find someone close, archery range,pro shooter,  that has shot alot and have them watch you shoot and look at your equipment and see if anything sticks out to them, you might just be overlooking something. Good Luck.( Post a U-Tube video of your shooting for all to view ) !!

[Don Stokes]

Divecon from Australia had a similar problem with excessive breakage. Don't know if he figured it out or not- I sent him a link to this thread.

[Bowwild]

I leave my shooters strung all the time. I called the Widow folks about this (only one of mine is a widow) and they've left bows strung for more than 20 years with zero impact on the bow. Stringing and unstringing event with a bowstringer (the only way) is far more risky than leaving the bow strung.

If I thought I could only shoot my recurves 27 times per day -- I'd run from traditional equipment as fast as I could (with great regret) and call up the fellow who bought my compound.  I can't imagine it matters at all, within a person's physical limits, how many times they shoot these bows.

[Orion]

I've been stringing and unstringing my bow(s) almost daily for nearly 50 years.  Haven't had one break yet.

Botech:  Were the limbs on your bows beat up to start, perhaps some split glass, good size dents in the edges, etc?  That sort of thing can lead to breakage relatively quickly.

[Hookeye]

Orion: using a stringer correctly and using a stringer can be very different things    

Also, some stringers may be more error prone in usage than others.

I like tip to tip types, but once my strings get shot in I pretty much leave my bows strung all the time.

[Turkeys Fear Me]

If you are shooting indoors, back away from the door frame.

[Turkeys Fear Me]

[Zradix]

Hey...

Did anyone ever find a bow that would fit his bill?
Or are we all still trying to figure out the "why"?

[Bjorn]

Whether the bow is filled with foam or wood it will break-or not. This has nothing to do with the 'filler' there is something else going on. IMO

[Zradix]

I agree.

[lpcjon2]

I think it may be a moisture or heat issue in the area you store the bows

[Zradix]

there's a thought.
Maybe his rack ( I think he said he keeps them in a rack) is by a heating/ac vent...possibly with a whole house humidifier.

[Zradix]

looking back I see you mention this before Mr. Jones. He did reply in a rack with a forced air heating system and what sounded like controlled humidity....you could certainly be on to something

[lpcjon2]

I would get a moisture meter from HD or lowes. And test the area.

[Zradix]

[/QUOTE]
I store everything in about 40-45% humidity in a home that is forced air.
I have wall hangers for all my bows that allow the bow to be stored horizonally.
I unstring my bows daily after shooting and I rarely ever do this without a stringer.
I have had bows blow that I have only used stringers on and others where I have used my body as the brace.
That said...I have never failed a bow in short order after self bracing to string it. [/QB][/QUOTE]

[Zradix]

I would think the only way to have 40-45% humidity in Maine during the winter would to have some sort of humidifier.

[Zradix]

Botech...

Is there a vent pretty close to where you keep your top limb tips in the rack?

Just grabbing straws here...maybe a chem room? cleaning solutions that may be venting. Or maybe pool chems...?