I am so sick I wanna puke, dry fired my Hoyt

[Greg / MO]

Run a cotton ball over the face and sides of the limbs... if there's ANY splintering or delaminating, it'll pick it up.

I'd tear down the bow as well and roll the axles on a flat countertop to ensure they're not bent in the minutest amount as well...

[ProShopz]

Good way to get hurt !!! How can u forget to put an arrow much less not see it in the bow !!!!!!!!!????

[kdtanner228]

happens to the best of us. especially at 3-Ds.

[Sagittarius]

Originally Posted by Greg / MO

Run a cotton ball over the face and sides of the limbs... if there's ANY splintering or delaminating, it'll pick it up.

I'd tear down the bow as well and roll the axles on a flat countertop to ensure they're not bent in the minutest amount as well...

Agree with Greg on the axles.
If they're bent, which 95% of the time they are, they can cause premature wear on your cam's bearings and wallow out the drilled holes in your limbs.

[drockw]

Im there with BC and Meanv... Check the axles! Hoyt isnt know for having the straightest axles anyway as of a few years ago. Also, check the cables for broken strands. Be leary of that more than anything b/c there could be one hiding under serving.

I derailed my shop bow (xforce Gx7) last year while checking the cam timing. The bow was A ok after I tore everything apart. Apparantly a strand was broken b/c about 3 weeks later kaboom at full draw. Broken cable...

[OneMustFall]

I dry fired a bow once,it looked fine no hair line cracks or anything.It shot great for about 2 weeks then the top and lower limb's cracked,bow didnt explode or anything but i knew it was from the dry fire.

[Phil from Maine]

Good info here on this subject. Although I have not dry fired any bow yet.. I know it can happen even if some one else is just looking at it and it slips out of the release it can happen. I will keep this info for the just in case it happens to me list..