Strung or Unstrung ?

[Pine]

With modern material bows , do you keep your bows strung or unstrung for extended periods ?

[BOWMARKS]

I unstring the bows that are not in use at the time which usually leaves 4 strung for my weekly shoots.  

[elknutz]

The one I shoot the most is almost always strung.

[S.C. Hunter]

Have one that has been strung for months right now. Still shooting like a champ.

[Cavscout9753]

I voted unstrung, but its a tricky question. My recurves are mostly glass and so they tend to stay strung. My longbows I unstring after each use. I'm sure the HHA could be left strung but its easy enough to just unstring. My Vixen has Elm limbs and even if I thought it could handle being left strung I wouldn't.

[JamesKerr]

I unstring all my bows recurves and longbows after shooting them or hunting with them. I know it won't hurt modern bows to leave them strung for long periods of time it's just my preference to unstring them after using them.

[Trond]

I voted unstrung, because that is the way I've learned. I guess, since both my bows are glass on wood, they could take beeing strung all the time. Just dont find a good enough reason to go against what I've learned, that's all.

[Msbow]

I voted leaving them strung. I used to string and unstring my bows after every shooting or hunting session till I found out some bowyers recommend leaving them strung.

[katman]

Strung for me unless that bow will be idle for a long period of time.

I read on the net so it must be true, most damage done to a bow is while stringing/unstringing

[Jerry Russell]

My black widow has been strung for 18 years with the exceptions of travel time on planes.

[dbd870]

If I'm not going to be coming back to it for a few days I unstring them.Now mine are 40+ years old. The biggest issue with damage to string and unstringing is not using a good stringer and being careful when doing it.

[reddogge]

Can't answer the poll. Too limited as there are too many different types and ages of bows out there.

[BAK]

I'll vote with Reddogge

[jt85]

I voted left strung but like some others I unstring if I will not be able to shoot for a week or so.

[KyStickbow]

I leave the bow that I am shooting everyday strung...others are unstrung.

[Robert Armstrong]

The one I shoot daily strung. The others unstrung.

[Bladepeek]

I also voted left strung, but the question was a bit like "Are you still beating your wife?"

I normally always have at least one strung on the rack so I can draw it a few times each time I walk by the rack. The others stay unstrung until I get the urge to shoot one of them and then it will probably become the default exercise bow for a while.

[Pine]

Originally posted by Graps:
With modern material bows , do you keep your bows strung or unstrung for extended periods ?

Didn't realize this was a trick question . Some of the replies seem to be over explained .
But that being said , I am surprised at the results , nearly 50-50 .      
Thanks for the responses .

[dino]

Glass bow stay strung unless I have no plans to shoot them in the near future.  Self or wood bows always unstrung after shooting.  There is no reason to unstrung a glass bow other than travel or personal preference

[Whitetail Addict]

I doubt we have to worry much about leaving "new" glass lam bows strung for extended periods, but I've always tended not to anyway. My current bamboo backed and bellied, lam wood hunting bow, gets strung for a while before I use it, short drawn several times, then slowly worked to full draw. Maybe not necessary, but I love the bow, and baby it. I always unstring it after shooting, and at the end of each days hunt.

Bob