How often do you check your brace height?

[saltwatertom]

I build my arrows with a wrap or a mark of some sort at the right brace height, so,.... every shot for me.    

[bogeyrider63]

check mine about twice a week.

[LBR]

String material will make a difference in how stable the string is, but that's just one factor.

New strings, even when pre-stretched, will generally settle in some.

Lower strand counts will stretch/creep more.

Heavier draw weights will cause more stretch/creep.

If you unstring your bow, when you re-string the brace may settle in some after a little while or after a few shots--especially with a Dacron string, but also with some others.

Hot weather will cause a string to stretch/creep more, especially Dacron and 100% HMPE (UHMWPE).

Materials with Vectran (BCY-X, 452X, 450+) will be the most consistent in all conditions.

[GreyGoose]

A lot when I put on a new string.  No so much later, unless something starts to feel out of whack.

[stagetek]

I check it every time I string the bow as well.

[Sam McMichael]

Generally only when the bow seems to perform badly with arrows that previously flew just fine.

[damascusdave]

Every time I string the bow...how often that happens depends on the bow

DDave

[Ken Taylor]

If the bow is strung continuously between shooting sessions, every 2-3 times I use it (mostly just for confidence).

But, for me anyway, there is usually a difference between the measurement immediately after stringing a bow that was unstrung (brace height is more) and the measurement after a shooting session or the next day (brace height is slightly less).

[imbowhunt10]

Every time before shooting session, or hunting.

[Wudstix]

Originally posted by longbow fanatic 1:
 

quote:Originally posted by ron w:
Often..........

Me? Not often enough!    

[Thumper Dunker]

What Chuck C said.

[halfseminole]

When it starts to slap me.

[Dave Worden]

What Chuck said.  However, with different brace hts for different bows, I do need to be sure I'm using the arrows made for that bow!

[sticks&stringz]

i keep a 12" dowel that i marked 1/4" increments on  in a slot in my quiver.

[Beav]

After each shooting session which is about 4-5 times per week. That said, the brace height on my Blacktail hasn't changed for over a year.

[grouseshooter002]

I have been shooting a ILF rig more than my other bows so every time I put it together there are two things that I check which are the brace height and the other is the tiller. I have found that the tiller can and will change about every time I attach the limbs and this will affect the brace height of the bow.

Regards,
Grouse

[Arcobsessed]

Every 2-3 times I shoot or if the string starts making  more noise.

[bluemelonchitlin]

Before I shoot every time and during my shooting sessions if it's a new string.

[Hoyt]

Originally posted by GreyGoose:
A lot when I put on a new string.  No so much later, unless something starts to feel out of whack.

X-2