Alpha Capo

be safe....buy a stringer or make one....you dont want to damage a bow or yourself [X(]by improperly stringing your bow.....it can be done and i used to stepthrew to string with my cheap bow....id turn my leg and stand on my tip toe to bracethe bottom limb better before appying pressure(if you do this wrong youll twist your limbs in no time)...and make sure i push down strait on the toplimb...some people can never do it correctly nomatter how hard they try.

get a Stringer its the better method.....

burniegoeasily

I never use a stringer. Ive only used a stringer when i had a skin backed bow.

EnglishHope

You can, but I never do because it's not good on the bow. I recommend getting a stringer.

Centaur 1

I guess that I should buy a stringer.

bigcountry

I can see its not great on a recurve, but how is it bad on a longbow?

ranger56528

Ivedone it this way from when I 1st started,left leg thru,bottom tip outside of right foot/ankle(tip potecter),bendupper bow limb over with left hand and slide sting up with right handand done,its easiest without arrows in thelimb quiver(just a fact)....dont understand the chance ofhitting the eye or face,I dont even come close,well maybe 10-12 inches of face,maybe its just how I do it.....

burniegoeasily

For me its just habit. Ive used the push pull method foraround 30 years. A stringer would make more sense, i guess old habits are hard to break.

Arthur P

ranger, you're using the step-thru method and there's little chance of hitting yourself in the face with the limb tip - although it's the most dangerous method to use for the bow.

With the push-pull method, you brace the bottom limb tip against the instep of your foot with the back of the bow facing you, pull on the grip and push against the upper limb while simultaneously slipping the string loop up and into the nocks. This kid is doing it wrong because his face is directly in the way of the limb tip if his hand slips while sliding the loop into place. He should be holding his head out of the way.

va bowbender

I have too much money invested in my bows not to use a bowstringer. Repairing twisted limbs can really SUCK. I know many say you don't need a stringer on longbows but for the few seconds it takes to use one it worthavoiding an accident. I have in the past used the step through method, I never could get the push/pull method down.

bigcountry

What does a stringer do that the push pull method will not? A stringer puts pressure on limb same as your palm. some stringers may put pressure on the tip.