Can a glass bow be left strung?

Eric Krewson · May 24, 2021, 01:11:10 PM

I have been shooting a bow for 60 years, I have never had a bow string break on a strung bow (I make my own strings), never had one cut by an invisible spirit but I have straightened the limbs on a bunch of bows that people torqued the limb (step through method I suspect) while stringing and unstringing. I have also heard of people putting their eye out when a bow slipped out of their hand with the push-pull stringing method. I have cut a string or two with a broadhead while bow hunting, the bow wasn't damaged, it was a Bighorn which were really well made.

I don't see a thing wrong with unstringing a bow if that is your preference, just use a bow stringer to be on the safe side.

I am a selfbow guy now and wouldn't think of leaving one of my osage bows strung if not in use.

Black Widow once stated that more damage was done to their bows stringing and unstringing them than anything else.

jrstegner · May 24, 2021, 04:37:00 PM

I have a bow that has been string for 11 years. I unstring it occasionally to adjust fistmele, or change the string, but that is about it. I just checked on it. It's still fine.

Roy from Pa · May 24, 2021, 06:51:20 PM

Looks like it's a personal choice.

Carpdaddy · May 24, 2021, 07:58:42 PM

Quote from: Roy from Pa on May 24, 2021, 06:51:20 PM
Looks like it's a personal choice.

Yup.

oldandslow · May 24, 2021, 10:22:57 PM

Good chat! Thanks guys.

Flem · May 25, 2021, 10:46:38 AM

I have to admit, even though I unstring my bows, I do leave my car running all day and I leave the oven on 24/7 @ 400deg just in case I get hungry

kennym · May 25, 2021, 10:52:42 AM

I don't sweat it, only ever had one bow blow up and it gave me a long time warning, a dime size spot at fade that glue didn't take.

So if one blows on the rack, what the hell, I'll make another one.

Carpdaddy · May 25, 2021, 11:08:15 AM

Feller always needs an excuse to make another bow!

Badlands · June 07, 2021, 03:22:01 PM

I guess I'm lazy too.
I bet I have some that have been strung since the late 80s and I've never had a problem.

I was hoping that some of them would loose some draw weight so I could still handle them but no such luck.

algstick · July 14, 2021, 01:21:04 PM

I leave my recurves strung and keep them in the house, to lazy I guess. never had a problem. as for my longbows I string and unstring them, easy push pull method.