Leaving your bow strung

[BRONZ]

Who leaves their laminated bows strung all the time?  Not referring to self bows.  I know you "can", but who does.

[Rob DiStefano]

i s'pose you mean glass/synthetic laminated stick bows, 'cause anyone leaving an all wood self or composite bow always strung is in for trouble.

i leave my lam bows strung up, but never where there's constant high heat.

[dragonheart]

Strung yes

[Huntingnut]

The only time I don't have mine strung is when I am going away for a hunting trip, or when I am replacing the string.I always unstring it and case it for a longer drive to hunting camp.Local hunts I just put it in the back seat of my Jeep.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Mine are always strung unless I am transporting them.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Recurved bow = strung
Long bow = unstrung when not in use.

[canopyboy]

It was beat into me as a kid that you don't leave a bow strung.  Even with a modern composite recurve, if I leave it strung for a couple days I start to feel guilty.

[jsweka]

Originally posted by mysticguido:
Recurved bow = strung
Long bow = unstrung when not in use.

I do the same.

[Night Wing]

Both of my take down recurve bows have been strung for the last 20 months.

[mahantango]

All the bows I shoot frequently are left strung.

[dhill1520]

I have 2 recurves that were strung and unused for about 10 years and both shoot great still. I leave my new Blacktail strung now but I shoot it 4-5 times a week.

[Hard Times]

I'm with Canopyboy, just can't make myself leave it strung. Even though everyone I talk to say's it's OK.

[Shawn Leonard]

Owned a 67 Pearson Hunter that was strung for 40 straight years with a linen string, never lost a pound. Shawn

[Benny Nganabbarru]

The heat I hunt / shoot in makes me feel wrecked, so I imagine my bow feels the same way. So I unstring it after every session.

[GabeGa]

i just leave it strung 24H only if i put on a new string , so that the string gets stretched , and then i can adjust/twist it up to the "sweet spot" brace height, on my bow and install nock and silencers, add some string wax...but that's just me from what i picked up here and there (im not an expert)

[Michigan Mark]

Not I.

[Dodger]

Don't believe in taking chances if it can be avoided. Hence, I keep my bows unstrung.

[FerretWYO]

I shoot nearly every day and I shoot one bow for the most part. That bow stays strung for months at a time. The only time it is unstrung is for  traveling when I take it down.

[Shawn Leonard]

Dodger, more bows are damaged during the stringing process than are because they are left strung. As long as you avoid heat as in a car or hot room you are way better off leaving them strung! Shawn

[Huntingnut]

Originally posted by Shawn Leonard:
Dodger, more bows are damaged during the stringing process than are because they are left strung. As long as you avoid heat as in a car or hot room you are way better off leaving them strung! Shawn

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