Archers have a lot more riding on that safety margin. Maybe they'll be lucky and won't get hurt, but they could just as easily be blinded or crippled for life. I've heard of at least one death that was attributed to a bow blowing up, where the shooter's skull was smashed by half of a riser.
I doubt knowing it was a freak accident was much comfort for that shooter's family.
Point taken.
don't doubt you've not seen any ill effects from shooting very light arrows. For a while there, you were changing bows more often than I changed underwear. (I have noticed your new bow acquisitions have slowed down a bit since you became a family man )
True. I have only owned four so far this year.
Though there have been a few that I kept for a year or two with no ill effects. I could understand if the shooter was shooting excessively light arrows for their setup over an extended period of time (read 2 or 3 years). That is just an invitation to failure.
I have to be more "discreet" with my bow purchasing now that I am married. The wife knows all the links to these forums...
Maybe the reason we don't see many complaints about excessive wear and tear is because we see so many posts about folks buying the latest, greatest bow every year. Some of these guys buy several new bows every year!
To be somewhat of a smart...., I think you just found a good reason for folks to buy new bows each year. Safety! [&:]
LOL! I'd almost made a nasty wisecrack about that P&Y letoff thing and thought better of it before I posted.
I knew I would getcha with that one.
