THe other day i was gettin ready to go out hunting and noticed my bow was noisey and not shooting good...so i was looking her over and noticed what looked to be a finish scratch...upon further inspection realized it was a cracked limb.

its a martin prowler se the crack ran down the back(side facing away while shooting)center of the upper limb startingat thecreseant(Pocket the wheel sits in between) and running down the center of the limb 5-6 inches. The crack didn't go all the way throu the limb, only about 3/4 the way (at least at the top where you can see the edge.) so you couldnt see it while shooting...

i noticed some vibration while shooting about a month ago and thought it was just my quiver mount...but then noticed it was getting worse...and Then the bow wasnt shootingright...i never noticed the crack until theother day...

i just bought the bow for 200 used and am good friends with the previouse owner...he had the bow forabout 3 seasons(hecouldn't remember because he doesnt have the reciept)and let me use it mostof this season before buying it from him....while he had it it was maxed out at 70# and 31.5 inches draw, i shoot at 28.5 and 57#...

anyway i gave him(the origional owner)the bow and he took it to the shop where he bought it...who is an authorized Martin dealer and repair center. And the owner said hed fix him right up and ordered new limbs right their and said hed call when he got them and slap her together....Martins warranty is 3 years on limbs(they pay for everything including shipping), and is non transferable...so i would have been SOL if i took it in....also it does help that my friend has bought seven bows from this place in the last seven years....

i dont know what caused the crack...its never been dry fired and my arrows are well over the 5 grains per pound min....would him shooting that bow at its max settings for 2.5 years put enuff stress on the limbs to eventually cause a crack?