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I'be noticed on many bows the strikeplate is about 1 1/2 to 2" long. My strikeplate is only about half an inch long due to the fact that I only had that much seal skin left. I am getting great arrow flight but am concerned that it will wear out quicker. Is there a reason to worry?
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J.K. Traditions Kanati 58#@29" Posts: 176 | From: Long Island, NY | Registered: May 2008
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I think it is what it is.The only part that will wear is the area of contact and I expect that each would where about the same.Either way,they don't last forever.
Posts: 2991 | From: Montana | Registered: Aug 2008
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Jim is correct. Only place the pad wears is where the arrow is drawn across it. Larger pads are used for two reasons -- aesthetics and/or noise reduction, i.e., less likely to clank an arrow while loading it on the bow.
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FWIW, besides protecting against the inadvertent clank, I think the larger swaths of strike plate are old school, which some guys (like me) like. Velcro rugs make a good plate.
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"If you leave archery for one day, it will leave you for 10 days." --Turkish proverb Posts: 820 | From: Twisp, WA | Registered: Oct 2006
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