What off season. The only time I take any weight off my limbs is for hunting season, which is my off-season. I like to shoot a bow. That's why I got one. I shoot on average 4 times a week, even during the winter. During hunting season all the bow does is hang ona bow hook on a tree, so that's when it gets turned down. No sense trying to tear shoulder muscles away from the bone when cold and stiff.