dalli, for that Mathews smashing remark, you can figure it out for yourself! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
The portable bow presses are real easy to use. SE AK BowMan had to use his on this goat hunt actually. It rained on the hike up, and snowed over night. He got a little snow in his idler wheel and thought he had cleaned most of it out. There was an ice chunk that formed underneath the string, and when he drew back it popped the string off the idler wheel. He had just purchased a new bow, and was worried that the short 30" ata length would be too short for the bow press, but it wasn't. We just put both ends on, cranked it up and popped the string back on. The only problem that we saw, was that when the string pops off, some twists will come out of it. He had a hard time seeing through his peep sight after we put the string back on. Easy problem to solve though, all you have to do is make sure it is lined up when you re-string the bow.
Oh yea, my bow was in the same conditions, but didn't need any maintenance. The only thing that happened was a twig or something caught my peep sight and nocked it sideways, but the string held it in place. I quickly fixed it, and took a couple practice shots that showed I was still right on.
I hear them Hoyts have a lot of problems in Alaska though. Don't they have a tendancy to jump out of trucks, and try and run off at leasure? <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>