Any time a bow releases without the arrow being there to absorb (or only partially absorb) the energy stored in the limbs it's a dryfire or partial dryfire. The usual ways it happens is forgetting to load the arrow-generally in bows without anti-dryfire device-but can happen if string break or it slips over/under the arrow.The latter, usually when the arrow isn't loaded all the way back to the string. The bow can be damaged depending on the extent of a partial dryfire and the bow itself, e.g how much it's weight of pull is and if the bow has a string stopper.
I had one when a plastic nock failed, resulting in the bow being a mess.
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Last edited by Cossack; 05-11-2010 at 04:29 AM.
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If The String Snaps Then Is That A Dry Fire?
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