Author Topic: longbow etiquette? (Read 595 times)

Carbonkiller · « **on:** January 18, 2011, 02:49:00 PM »

hey guys, i have hunted and shot recurves for years but i have been itching for a simplier form of shooting. so today i closed a deal on a 58" striker stinger! it should suit my 26" draw well. my question is...do you treat longbows any different than curves? i know with my recurve that i shoot alot, it stays strung unless i'm not shooting it for a week or two. is this still the norm with longbows? any other tips are helpful.

btw- i just realized this is also my first one piece bow:) this is gonna be fun!

Tim Fishell · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2011, 02:53:00 PM »

Nope I dont treat any of my bows different than the others. Recurve, longbow, 1,2, or 3 piece they all get treated the same.

Stumpkiller · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:05:00 PM »

They make better tent poles and johnboat pushers.

Theat them the same - though I always unstring my longbow after use. I have an old lemonwood that lived in grandpa's barn strung for many years and looks the same strung or unstrung. "[dntthnk]"

Carbonkiller · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:24:00 PM »

wow! thats pretty wild! i have heard of guys getting bows in garage sales that had been strung up for years...still pulling the same weight! i have also heard that for what ever reason, maybe limb geometry, that black widow says to unstring their longbows when not shooting.

Benny Nganabbarru · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:40:00 PM »

I would recommend unstringing it after each shooting session.

ishoot4thrills · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:43:00 PM »

The lemonwood bow in which Stumpkiller is referring to is probably a solid wood bow or at least doesn't have any fiberglass in it. I leave my glass recurves strung all the time without any ill effects whatsoever.

YORNOC · « **Reply #6 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:45:00 PM »

All my recurves stay strung unless going on a trip. Never had an issue?

Carbonkiller · « **Reply #7 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:46:00 PM »

all mine do to but longbows? im new too.

youngarcher1 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:47:00 PM »

both my recurves and longbows are unstrung when not being shot, it's not going to hurt so why not.

Carbonkiller · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:52:00 PM »

well mainly because with recurves, at least, stringing and unstringing can up the odds of twisting a limb. not sure if you can twist a longbow limb though.

vtmtnman · « **Reply #10 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:52:00 PM »

Glass bows are fine strung,although I wouldn't leave any bow stung just to leave it strung.If it's your main bow that you shoot everyday leave it strung up.

Do not leave selfbows strung when not in use.

Jeff Strubberg · « **Reply #11 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:01:00 PM »

My glass bows stay strung unless they are being transported...recurve or longbow.

Woodies get unstrung immediately after shooting.

Carbonkiller · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:15:00 PM »

so is my thinking right? that it seems that a narrow thicker longbow limb is really hard to get a twist compared to a wide thine recurve limb.

thanks for all the comments so far guys!

Terry Lightle · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:57:00 PM »

Always treated laminated bows the same,now selfbows are a different animal Enjoy it!

« **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2011, 04:57:00 PM »

Thick cored longbows will tend to set if strung for long periods. I left a Schulz strung for three months and it had less pull and lost some of its shape for a while, but it came back after a few days of being unstrung. I was checking to see how stable it was after I fell with it and broke a tip, then retillered it to its two inches shorter length. It is the smoothest and most accurate short draw longbow I own in its current sad state. I have seen a Hill that had been left strung for two years that took on a permanent set and lost a few pounds of draw weight, but it probably shot nicer and was easier to pull for its owner, originally 92 pounds.

Stumpkiller · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2011, 05:05:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Carbonkiller:
so is my thinking right? that it seems that a narrow thicker longbow limb is really hard to get a twist compared to a wide thine recurve limb.

thanks for all the comments so far guys!

I'd say "yes".

I watched a guy demonstrate how flexible a recurve limb is by taking his recurve and twisting the limb while strung. The string jumped the groove and the limb twisted around on itself sideways with a lot of nasty crackles. Did not seem to do any real damage but didn't do it any good for sure. From the look on his face t may have taken years off his life, though.

A longbow is much less apt to twist in the same way - but what we call "longbows" real longbow makers call "flatbows" and you can still twist one with enough mishandling. Usually you can straighten them out pretty easily, also.

Steve H. · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2011, 05:06:00 PM »

Any 58" longbow will 99% be closer to your recurves than an actual longbow.

the longbowkid · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2011, 05:12:00 PM »

depends what kind of longbow, might have to adjust the was you grip it. sometimes using a recurve grip will make your longbow want to shoot left, just change your hand position to a more wrist-down traditional style and it solves the problem

hunt it · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »

I leave my longbows, three piece and one piece strung unless I'm travelling.

sagebrush · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2011, 07:18:00 PM »

I left a bow strung once for several years because it was a little heavy. I thought maybe it would lose some weight. It didn't. Gary


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