New crossbow shooters!

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:32 pm

Hey guys, I've recently had quite a few requests from new crossbow shooters and I hope I have advised everyone with the same suggestion. Stick with your factory endless loop string for a few months and shoot the bow a whole lot. The factory endless loop Dacron string is somewhat forgiving in the event of a dry-fire.
The sequence of cocking, safety on, loading the arrow, aiming, safety off and firing is something that should be done over and over with no interruptions. This repetition should be done over and over until it becomes second nature but do not take this sequence for granted. In my experience of a few dry-fires and speaking to a few others the highest chance of a dry-fire is when this sequence is interrupted. A dry-fire is humiliating, embarrassing and some what dangerous. A few guys have been whipped in the face by the string as it comes off and the odd limb has been damaged. The last thing you want is to get hurt and the second last thing you want is to have your bow nonoperational until the limbs get replaced.
Soooooo again, stick with your original Factory endless loop Dacron string until you are confident that a dry-fire is unlikely to happen.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:14 pm

very good advice

tracer · Post by **tracer** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 1:31 pm

Right on Boo !

killshot · Post by **killshot** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 2:36 pm

Thanks for the advise Boo

wildwindom · Post by **wildwindom** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 3:02 pm

mikej wrote:very good advice

DITTO!!!

fogducker · Post by **fogducker** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:33 pm

being a green horn to bows myself for not even a year yet..this is great advice to all newbies with a bow

Fergie10 · Post by **Fergie10** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:44 pm

very good advise

when i bought my bow i was pretty set on buying a Boo string right off the get go but Pydpiper gave me the same advise im glad he did. no DF's yet but i do love my Boo string

cabinfever · Post by **cabinfever** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 5:50 pm

I welcome your advice Boo, I have about 300 shots so far no dryfires. When I received my exocet it came with 3 strings I've been shooting it with the one that was on it when I received it. I think it might be an upgraded string off some sort. I plan to put one of the other strings on so I can see how it fires, I also think I might want to change my brace hieght
after reading some older post. I'm also thinking about getting the sts system.

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 6:53 pm

whispers... even some of us that have been shooting for years and years have a screwup from time to time

the more you shoot, the better the odds of a dryfire;)

but everyone should stick with the factory strings untill they get use to the bow.. most are scared of the xbow for the first week before they get use to it

Canabow · Post by **Canabow** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:11 pm

Great advice. Of course being the gadget collector that I am I will have to get all the great little nicknacks soon. Got a drawer full of items that dont work but looked great in the store lol.

Huntz · Post by **Huntz** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 8:18 pm

I will take heed!!!!

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:36 am

What's a Dry Fire?

PaBowhunter · Post by **PaBowhunter** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:24 pm

Thank You sooooooo much for your words of wisdom Boo I really appreciate it man. Thanks Again Don Sites in PA USA

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:25 pm

Canabow wrote:Great advice. Of course being the gadget collector that I am I will have to get all the great little nicknacks soon. Got a drawer full of items that dont work but looked great in the store lol.

Ain't it the truth!

Tenn. Equinox · Post by **Tenn. Equinox** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:54 am

Thanks for the infro. Will be getting a Boo string after i've had my
bow for awhile.