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Offline gobbler10ga

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strung bow
« on: April 16, 2007, 07:52:00 AM »
do you leave your bow strung or string it each day
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Offline mike g

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2007, 10:41:00 AM »
I keep mine strung all the time....
Traveling I may unstring it....
    I think theres more stress on the bow while stringing and unstringing process than there is keeping it strung.
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Offline carphunter100

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2007, 02:20:00 PM »
what mike g said.
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Offline MAC

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2007, 02:27:00 PM »
Mine stay strung most of the time unless they are in the car in warm weather.
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Offline razorsharptokill

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2007, 02:31:00 PM »
Has there ever been a study done to see if a bow that has been strung for long periods has lost any draw weight?
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Offline Jwilliam

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2007, 02:34:00 PM »
I leave the recurve I shoot on a regular basis strung. My other recurves stay unstrung on my bow rack. I always unstring my longbows though.
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Offline JL

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2007, 02:39:00 PM »


I unstring my bows because I can't fit them on my rack strung. I keep the one I'm currently shooting strung. Glass backed bows are good to go strung provided you store them correctly. All wood bows need to unstrung as they will take a "set". I always unstring my bows if I have any inclination they are going to be exposed to heat.

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Offline eagle24

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2007, 03:42:00 PM »
I leave my ACS-CX strung unless I know I won't be shooting for several days (discussed this with O.L. when I got it).  I unstring all my other bows after each shooting session.  I would never leave an all wood or self bow strung other than when shooting it.
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Offline Golden Hawk

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2007, 03:46:00 PM »
Mine are strung all the time unless I'm traveling to a shoot or a hunt.
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Re: strung bow
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2007, 03:56:00 PM »
Laminated bows generally stay strung.  Selfbow gets unstrung when I'm done shooting.

Chad
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Offline Van/TX

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2007, 08:49:00 PM »
Why not start a poll?...Van
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Offline ZaneD

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2007, 10:45:00 PM »
well i have a question, I know someone that has left his Bob Lee strung for umm about 15 years without shooting it. will his bow be harmed by this? my guess would be that it would be.
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Offline Ga.boy

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2007, 10:51:00 PM »
I doubt it. Probably be fine if it has been stored properly in a controlled environment.
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Offline Hot Hap

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2007, 03:38:00 AM »
Strung here. Hap
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Offline Stone Knife

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2007, 05:28:00 AM »
I unstring mine almost all the time. I don't know if that is the right thing to do, i use a stringer so I'm not afraid of harming the bows when i restring them.
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Offline Coop

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2007, 06:58:00 AM »
During the season my glass bows stay strung. Any selfbow or bamboo backed bow I may have built only gets strung during use.
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Offline Black Gold

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2007, 08:44:00 AM »
Mine stay strung year round only unstringing to travel and clean.
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Offline Deerhntr

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2007, 11:10:00 PM »
I leave mine strung 24/7. This topic has popped up from time to time and I read a reply from a guy a few months back that said he had left his Bear recurve strung for 40 years and it had only lost about a pound in draw weight. I can't say if that was a fact or not but thats when I started leaving mine strung. I do unstring my Boo bow when I'm not shooting it though.
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Offline Thorvald

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #18 on: April 18, 2007, 12:26:00 AM »
I am surprised so many keep their bows strung. I always unstring mine and I think most archers do. For me of there is also a practical reason because I need to unstring it to put it in my bag in order to go home from practice on bike. :-) But I have always been taught to unstring the bow. I use stringer.
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Offline donw

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Re: strung bow
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2007, 11:04:00 AM »
i leave laminated bows strung for long periods of time.

so far...none have been damaged or lost poundage.
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