skinning a bow affect tuning?

[ozy clint]

i've got a few blemishes in the finish of my recurve limbs and they needs refinishing and i've always liked the look of snake skins so now would be a great time to do it.
have you had to retune after adding skins because of the extra limb mass? or did you notice no difference?

[J. Holden]

Hey Ozy,

I skinned mine and didn't feel like I had to.  I never put it on a scale or anything.  My set up still works great.  I used Tite Bond III and then finished with spray in poly.  Good luck!  Be sure and show some pics of the finished project.

-Jeremy  

[YORNOC]

I've skinned A LOT of bows and the difference has been very minimal for me. The scale has shown an increase of a pound or so here and there. Some customers swear the bow is faster and has a heavier draw weight, but I honestly cant feel it myself.

[legends1]

I have never known of it making any change.I have diamond back on mine and didnt notice a thing.Looks good though.

[ozy clint]

cheers guys