Hanging recurves safely- Strung and Vertical?

[Charlie Cole]

I asked this on the other site, and got some helpful responses but never really an answer. Great ideas, though, check it out.

Is it safe (for the bow) to keep laminated recurves strung while hanging them vertically from a single peg?

I live in a "cozy" little house, lovingly decorated by my beautiful bride. So all wall and shelf space is hers. I have a SMALL section of wall beside my desk that she has ceded to me (so I'll get my stuff off the guest room bed), and I want to keep my bows out, strung and visible, so I can grab them and go out back on a whim. I shoot more that way.

I REALLY don't want to risk ANY limb twists or delaminations. We're talking about a green Kodiak Magnum, a Great Plains Longcurve takedown, and a custom Saxon Hawk.

Thanks,
-Charlie

[DeerSpotter]

You see guys on here all the time showing photos other bows hung vertically, but most of them are unstrung, for right now I do hang mine the same way, most of that I do see that our hung strung, are on two pegs horizontally, and I would think that's the best option, hung by the string.

Carl

And I would try and see if she could compromise and you get a little more wall space, you live there too !

[Kip]

Charlie could you attach some kind of strap to put pressure at the handle area to hang them strung vertically so no weight would be on the top limb.Don't have the answer just an idea.Kip

[ChuckC]

A guess is that keeping them strung is more of a concern (if any at all) than hanging them from the top limb.  If they are strung, the weight of the bow is pretty well distributed I might guess.
ChuckC

[Bjorn]

I keep several bows strung forever, they often have quivers mounted, and to distribute the weight they are in a rack that supports them horizontally by the riser.
The unstrung bows get pegs on a rack and have the string draped over the peg, so those bows are vertical.

[TradPaul]

I'm kinda new to this, but doesnt it lessen the life span of a bow leaving it strung? i mean to say that a strung bow is working and would wear out faster. Or do i have that wrong? good question Charlie and one i would like to know too.

Paul

[Grant Young]

I keep my shooters strung and I have a couple hanging vertically from a peg in my bow room (read "junk room") and haven't had a problem in thirty years. TradPaul-you might check some of the past threads about whether or not leaving a laminated recurve strung has any measurable negative effect-I for one don't believe it does as long as its not in an environment that is in itself risky for the bow-like a hot car or truck on in direct sunlight. The bows that I don't shoot as often are stored unstrung and horizontal across pegs in racks. Hope that helps.
                                     Grant

[WestTnMan]

I hang them strung and vertical too. I get a big nail and cut a short piece of rubber fuel line to slip on it. Then nail it in the wall where you want to hang it. The rubber hose keeps the nail from scratching it up. I even have one on the side of the shed out back next to my target so I can hang the bow on the nail instead of laying it on the ground when I pull arrows.

[hawgslayer]

[TradPaul]

Thats great news to me, i never thought i could do that....now those pesky rabbits wont have a chance  :D  . Thanks guys.


Paul.

[Gene Roberts]

So what's the verdict???

[swp]

Ken Beck says in the BW owners DVD that it does not hurt to leave a bow strung. BW suggests hanging your recurve horizontal but all the ones in their shop are hanging vertical (strung).

[Ol'school]

Charlie, I put a couple of 2X4 up close to the top of the wall, like shelf brackets, the unstrung bows lay across the top with the strung bows hanging by their strings in the front. They are high enough to not take up any wall space, and has 14 bows on there at this point.