New Strings
I did a stupid thing last year. I was concentrating heavily on correcting my sons form during a practice session. After he released a great shot I drew my bow and fired off an arrow. Well, that was my intent. No arrow. I couldn't believe I dry fired my bow! I did use it as a lesson for my son though. Bow shop looked it over and gave it a thumbs up but mentioned that the string would need an earlier replacement than usual because of this. But, that it could go another season. The bow has been shot mostly before bow season for about 3 years now.
How do I know when to replace the string? Will a dry fire that didn't hurt the bow cause a negative effect on string life?