how long can one leave a xbow strung..............

HW · Post by HW » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:53 pm

I leave mine on as well. I also take the bow to the backyard quite often to keep sharp.

bob1961 · Post by **bob1961** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:44 am

ok so there's no need to worry bout the limbs getting a set to them and losing there punch like ya used to hear bout recurve long bows needing to be unstrung even tho made of glass too on some of them, cool............bob

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wabi · Post by **wabi** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:28 am

I always take the string off my Phoenix if I'm not planning to shoot within the next few days. I store my bow in my shop/garage and it is not heated or air conditioned and can get pretty warm in the summer.
My buddy built a new shop/garage last winter. He also stored his Phoenix (strung all the time) in his un-heated un-air conditioned building.
This past weekend we shot our bows to check things out before season gets here.
At 25 yards his first shot was dead-on! Leads me to believe the limbs had suffered no loss of strength at all from remaining strung.
I may re-think my policy of un-stringing.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:16 pm

I left mine strung all the time. Shooting Boo strings now, but when I was using FFF, I would put enough twists in a new one so it sat about 3/8" above high mark, then let the bow sit over night cocked. Seemed to eliminate a few adjustments due to stretch, w/ no adverse results. Might be a good time to remind the newer guys you can carry a "pre-stretched" spare by putting a bread tie so loops stay twisted the same while off the bow and in your hunting pack.