How long shoud I leave my recurve strung

[George D. Stout]

I mostly shoot old bows, so I unstring them after shooting.  It's not that hard to do and I don't want to invite any issues.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

I agree with George, even for new bows. It isn't hard.

[varmint101]

Mine are in use quite a bit.  I never unstring them when I hang them up.  I only unstring when changing a string or brace height..something like that.

[twostrings]

Should not hurt it, but you may want to rest your limbs to keep them pulling the same wieght over time.

[Rob DiStefano]

i'm with george - old bows, old glass, unstring.  

self and composite wood bows, always unstring.

'modern', newly hatched bows stay strung until string changing or travel.  never saw any change in draw weight or performance after over decade.

[jomama]

leave em strung.

[bushytail]

I use a bow stringer ALL THE TIME to string and unstring my bow when i go to shoot for the day.During hunting season,I`ll let it strung for a week.

[GREASEMAN]

My position is this,if you shoot them numerious times per week keep them strung,if you only shoot them occasionally unstring'em.However,I have heard many Boyers say that if a Bow is going to let go,it's more apt to happen when stringing them

Just my two cents!

[bow'narrow]

In over 50 years of being an archer, I have only seen one bow blow up while being strung.  It was a new Bear.  It was at a field archery tournament in Reno, Nevada.  Probably the most remembered happening at the tournament.   Bits of fiberglass floated in the air like ice crystals.  The two halves of the upper limb looked like they were joined by angel hair from a Christmas tree.  The fellow was using the step-through method to string the bow.  Moral, whenever you string/unstring, whether it's daily or annually, use a stringer and use care.

[jamed]

Most boyers I've asked have said no worry if shooting weekly.

I worry more about temp change while strung.