I know, I know...Another Hill thread but, I got a question?

[David Mitchell]

String follow means that when unstring, the limbs still have a bit of deflex toward the belly of the bow--what would be called "set" in a self bow.  What it does is make the bow, according to Howard Hill, and my own experience, a bit more gentle on the shot and I think a little more accurate due to that.  You can't tell it's there until unstrung....it isn't much deflex but does change the feel to a more pleasant one.

[longbowben]

Thanks i have heard people talk about this before just didnt understand.

[PAPA BEAR]

ben...string follow is when you're walkin and your string is hangin out yer pocket draggin on the ground behind you.  :rolleyes:    :p    :rolleyes:            

[Tbay]

Make sense to me to unstring the bows during the winter when they wouldn't be seeing much or any shooting. On the other hand, they say that most damaged bows got that way during stringing or unstringing. Can't totally win either way, can you?

[David Mitchell]

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