Leave bow strung OK?

[bkupris]

I noticed the last couple times I have been in the states that a lot of guys/gals are leaving their glass backed trad longbows (not ELB's) strung up even when not in use. I see bow cases are now available for this as well. Do any of you do the same here? Opinions from bowyers welcome on this one..thanks

[wingate_52]

Compounds and crossbows having short limbs, are left strung. Longbows and recurves have their strings slackened. Any bow with long limbs should have the tension taken off.

[Field Archer]

I've left mine strung up for several days without any apparent changes.

[Kae]

I personally don't leave anything strung apart from compounds, if I'm travelling with them.

All AFB's, longbows & warbows I take the string off when I'm not shooting them, even if only breaking for lunch.

I do leave my recurve strung between practice sessions at home, as it doesn't seem to make any difference and it's a pain removing the stabilisers everytime.

Kae.

[BorderBows]

i have my bow left for weeks on end. strung, on its limb tip. 62" 64lb hex5-h Ultra.
But thats my bow, its not a consideration for us, unless its a all wood bow. That bit's very important!!! do not leave all wood bows strung for too long, they will follow the string quiker.

It travels back and forth strung in the car from home, to the course.
We have some demo flatbows that only get unstrung to show the shape, but live strung week in, week out.

I must say that if hot cars can cause issues with unstrung bows, then its probably going to cause more problems with strung bows. So maybe scotland doesnt gt that hot? Either way, probably best that you unstring your bow, if it gets knocked and breaks, then its less likely to hurt someone.

Disclaimer: We have seen no evidence to it causing a problem. Thats our bows and not the bows of other manufacturers. Cant speak for other companies policies or observations or construction methods.

[Dave]

I leave my G3's strung for weeks at a time with no problem

[John Carter]

I leave my longbows strung.
My SLB has been strung for 6 years.
My fishing bow,strung for the last 3 years.
all my longbows are the modern laminated types.
Recurves,I wouldn't leave strung over night,,,but that's another story huh.

[bkupris]

Why not leave the recurve strung up?

[robtattoo]

I'm told (by someone with plenty of knowledge of the subject...) that Ben Pearson braced one of his first production glass-backed recurve bows & hung it over his workshop door to see how it would be affected by being left strung for long periods of time. It was tested once every 4 months for 38 YEARS with no discernable changes to draw-weight or cast! Bear in mind the leaps we've had in glue/glass/laminating technology since he built this bow in 1952......

I personally leave mine strung permanently, unless I'm packing 'em up to put on a plane!

[bkupris]

Oh well, that's pretty much got me convinced. I have heard it said that more bows are damaged by stringing/unstringing than anything else