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Old 07-06-2015 | 07:47 PM
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Lowry
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Originally Posted by super_hunt54
First off, did you take it to a QUALITY archery shop to get it checked over? Dry firing a compound can have some pretty drastic results. You have to be sure they checked the limb tips as well as the pockets for any sign of damage. You also need to thoroughly check your riser for any sign of stress cracks. Check out your cable anchor points too. If all that checks out and you had the string and cables replaced, you should be fine. Used to, a dry fire would have taken a good many years out of the limbs of a compound but with today's materials not so much. Today they are either good or broke and not so much in between. That Riot should last you many years.

As far as you hunting this year, I wouldn't recommend it yet. Archery hunting requires a LOT of practice to be efficient in delivering a clean quick kill. Practice a lot the rest of this year and next year and you will be ready. Practice from many different positions as well as unknown yardages. That will help teach you how to judge yardage in the field.

Will do! I'm pretty sure it was, I looked up specific ones for Mathews but I'm not 100% sure. I did use it after it was 'fixed' ad was able to hit all the marks so I'm guessing it was a good job. However now I see some fraying and am kind of hesitant to draw it so I want to make sure. I'm planning to go this week to another one which is mainly if not all archery so I'm hoping they'd be able to look over it when I buy some wax.

Gotcha! I practiced quite a bit last year and actually went out, but didn't see anything I felt comfortable taking a shot with. Now since I moved and switched schools, I don't know where I can practice since I would do it on my friends land and all.

I see you're from Illinois, do you mind me asking which area?

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