un-stringing your bow

wulff · 02-13-2003, 04:40 PM

if you shoot your bow everyday do you have to unstring it

Arthur P · 02-13-2003, 04:53 PM

Unless it' s a selfbow, no. You don' t HAVE to unstring it. But I still unstring my bow and put it in the sock after I' m done shooting anyway.

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CT Bowhunter · 02-13-2003, 06:37 PM

I' ve been leaving mine strung, unless I know I' m not going to shoot for a couple of days.

IrishLad32 · 02-13-2003, 07:33 PM

I use to leave my Bear recurve strung all the time. I shot it like everyday though. I never had any problems with it.

Brandan

Woodduck · 02-14-2003, 08:26 AM

I keep my Hummingbird longbow strung and hanging, straight, across a door frame, in my house. I shoot it most every day. I think some manufacturers might suggest otherwise. Also the bowyer said that I could unstring it with the step-thru method, only for his longbows. Said he' d never been able to twist one of his; and he tried, on purpose.

Brian_L · 02-14-2003, 12:29 PM

I' ve heard this topic batted around on numerous bulletin boards and it seems like it' s usually split 50/50 on whether to unstring or not after each use. For me, when I' m shooting a lot, I usually just leave my bow strung and have never had any problems. If I don' t believe I' ll be shooting for a few days, I' ll unstring it. Someone made what I thought was a good point to me and that was wouldn' t the odds be higher you' d damage the limbs by unstringing rather then just leaving the bow strung. I' d say to be safe, ask the bowyer of the bow in question and follow his advice.

towerrat164 · 02-15-2003, 12:34 PM

From the archers bible you will find Ole Fred' s advice to unstring your bow when not in use.
Towerrat