Hey Dan. Not that I' m a selfbow guru, but here goes. It' s probably best to give her a few mini pulls to limber her up for the real deal. That was passed onto me by Don Brown when I bought one of his bows. I' d think that going from a warm environment (house) to COLD weather outside could have some bad effects. Maybe best to contact John and see what he thinks about that. Eventually, especially with your longish draw, the bow will start following the string and losing poundage. I shoot my Don Brown Bamboo and Osage longbow sparingly and even with my under 28" draw, it' s going to eventually start to follow the string. Unstring the bow when not in use. An all wood bow will take a set if left strung for extended periods of time.