well im so sick of hearing all the debate about it i decided to test it today. i took an old WB (all black kind) i had and held it under water for 1 minute way more water then would ever rain on it but maybe you droped your bow in a creek. put it in the freezer and in an hour i checked it. the water itself froze but the fibers were still flexible and i used my wifes arrow with blazers on it and it pulled through just fine maybe a little more resistent but if you had the rest this wet and it was cold everything else would be way frozen too and im sure youd wipe it off. to bring it back to perfect i just pushed the britlses back and forth once put it back for an hour in the freezer and it moved just fine didnt refreeze so i think it safe to say the WB dosent absorb water but you may have it stiffen up alittle cause the water on it will but should shoot fine and with one quick push on it will shoot as normal for sure.