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Title: Bow Storage
Post by: MJB on January 07, 2007, 12:06:00 PM
Is it a good practice to un string your bow when not shooting. Will any harm come to the bow leaving it strung up. It has a Cocobolo handle
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Title: Re: Bow Storage
Post by: Hot Hap on January 07, 2007, 12:21:00 PM
I would leave it strung up. No harm will come to the bow as long as you don`t leave it in a hot car or someplace hot.
Title: Re: Bow Storage
Post by: jean marc on January 07, 2007, 12:45:00 PM
It's the case with my Black widow bow,when that this one is not used the bow is strunged it is better for the bow adjustments especially between frequents going out but  when it is spaced more, this one I unstrunged
Title: Re: Bow Storage
Post by: mbbushman on January 07, 2007, 03:37:00 PM
What I was told by a bowyer a few years ago was this: If you shoot a few times a week, or more, leave it strung. You are far more likely to damage it during the stringing and unstringing process than by leaving it strung.
Title: Re: Bow Storage
Post by: Dano on January 07, 2007, 04:11:00 PM
If stringing and unstringing is a concern, leave it strung. I prefer not to store a bow with tension on the limbs and the string. I believe this is the lesser of the two evils.