Just curious to see how many people unstring their bows when not shooting and who leaves them strung

I have no problem leaving any of my bows strung for long periods of time...I have no problem unstringing and stringing my bows since I have two or three really good stringers...for me it is a non-issue

DDave

If um shooting a bow for awhile, I'll leave it strung. After a few days, I'll unstring it and shoot another bow

I leave mine strung most of the time.

I unstring my longbows when I am done shooting them.

If there are one or two of my glass bows that I'm shooting regularly, I leave them strung. I do not leave my self bows strung except while shooting them. Drew

X2,with Drewster. Jeff F

Unstring when I'm done.

Strung, unstrung, starve a cold-feed a cold? I will say that when I travel my bows are unstrung. Frank

I always unstring my longbows. Recurves I'll leave strung sometimes if I know I'll be shooting them soon. One of the bowyers I did business with advised not to leave his longbows strung for extended periods.

My bows are unstrung just like my guns are unloaded and safely stored. I have two teenagers in the house and they know the rules-one of them shoots with me.

But you never know what a curious friend will do and at the very least one of the bows could be subject to a disastrous dry fire and I would not want to think about the worst case scenario.

It takes ten seconds to string a bow. Why leave them strung?

When I head out the door to shoot or hunt I string the bow or bows I'm using and carry them in a strung recurve case.

that's kinda of a different twist, catsailor, i do the exact opposite. i'm more prone to leave my longbows strung.

I have always felt a good glass longbow, narrow limb, deep core is nearly bombproof.

As long as I'm shooting my recurves weekly then I will leave one of them strung. When I shoot my longbows I always unstring them when I get through shooting. Don't know if it really matters, think it is really just personal prefrance .

Not like this hasn't been asked before, and before, and before........................

Sorry, bad day at work, Already. I leave strung as long as there's any chance I'll be shooting them. Left a Howard Hill Big Five strung for 6 years with no ill affects that I could see.

I leave my longbow strung because I shoot it almost every day

glass can stay strung. all wood, unstrung the glass seems to be personal preference. whatever feels safest to you. I think a strung bow can be a safety concern if children or pets or nitwits can get hold of them.

I leave a bow strung if I am going to be shooting it in the next couple of days. Otherwise, unstrung.

However, I always unstring my vintage and classic bows after shooting...

I always unstring my bows, just a habit I got into years ago and still do it today.

Sometimes strung, sometimes unstrung. Depends on my mood and how much I'm shooting a particular bow.

Self or all wood bows unstrung, glass lam bows strung as long as that's the bow I'm shooting. I tend to unstring longbows with thick limbs more than recurves that have less wood in limbs, not that it matters. before someone brings up child safety, its the arrows you need to worry about. Besides if the childs not outa control that shouldn't be a worry.

Fdp..I am much like you. However if it is a selfbow I always unstring it. I once sold a(Robertson)recurve to a fellow who left it strung on the wall of his trappers cabin one summer.It suffered severe limb twist.I boiled a pot of water and soaked a towel and got it back in alignment..you couldn't tell it ever happened. Another time I sold an old long bow to a friend who left it strung in his car when we were at a shoot.I warned him but he didn't listen and when we came back it was delaminated. Moral is..if you choose to leave a bow strung don't leave it in a hot place or in direct sunlight. Sandy.

I generally unbrace my bows when I'm done shooting for that day. ESP selfbows..

A braced bow is under about 70% or more of the strains when braced as it is IF drawn 28"..

If nothing else, it's good to unbrace the bow and clean the nock loops, examine and perhaps wax the string well.. Chances are that a bow braced overlong will need to be unbraced just to get the brace height back where it should be for best arrow flight..

No point leaving them braced over long periods as it will be deleterious for the bowstring if nothing else.. But yes we have discussed this before a time or two..My choice is my own..gleaned over 50+ years of bow making and shooting..Jim

Unstrung.

Recurves strung if I'm shooting it regularly. I unstrung longbows as it takes a few seconds to syring it.

I can unstring a recurve as quick as a longbow...push/pull. However, I don't recommend push/pull to new archers since it requires 100% attention completely through the process. I unstring my bow 99% of the time. It's easy, and a strung bow is in invitation to someone who may not be careful with it. If you let it strung all the time, understand the liability associated with that, if it is in an accessible area.

I always unstrung FG bows. Selfbows must be unstrung. I use a stringer. Jawge

Always unstrung if not shooting. May Dad always has and thus I do as well.

I always unstring when I'm done shooting. I've ruined one bow by leaving it strung and won't risk ruining another one

I unstring only if not going to shoot the bow for a while.

Unstrung- too anal possibly genetic

Unstrung. I once read a thread on here similar to this one and a poster said he kept his Black Widow strung in his bedroom. If I remember correctly, he said the string broke in the dead of night, bow went flying, and terrified him out of a sound sleep. I keep my bows in my bedroom as well, so definitely, unstrung for me!

Just curious, do all of you use stringers? I unstring my recurve without one and was wondering if and what bad things can happen to the bow?

For those who mentioned it, how did leaving the bow strung damage it unless it was exposed to an extreme of heat?

Now self bows, and even sinew backed bows, I always unstring as others have mentioned.

Fdp, both top and bottom limbs warped on a Pearson recurve on mine. It was left strung and hung in my closet, no excessive heat involved. I've had debates with a friend who questions this also, he leaves his bows strung. Believe me they are warped and I've tried multiple times to straighten them with no luck- so it's just a decoration

I unstring all of them as soon as I'm done shooting, no matter what they're made of. It literally takes what? 3-4 seconds? I don't leave my truck idling when I'm done driving it for the day either.

I generally don't use stringers unless they're heavier than about 70 - 75 lbs.

I always use a stringer...those pictures of experienced archers who put their eye out using push pull made a believer out of me. Stringers are quick and totally safe...Bateman and Selway for tiny nock bows.

Here's the way I see it,if you shoot on a regular basis then there is no problem leaving them strung,if you shoot say maybe 1 or 2 times a week then unstring them.Stringing them up and unstringing every time,to me will cause possible limb twist and excessive wear to the tips,not saying it will happen but the possibility is greater.

I gave a close friend a new Assenheimer back in 1988 or 89. I about fell over when he told me a year or two ago that its never been unstrung all these years. But gotta admit it looks and shoots just like it did in 89. Btw, it still has the original string I made for it when I was showing Donny how to make Flemish strings. Gotta love that b50 when it comes to longevity,lol.

Rich, I beg to differ my friend. If a bow is properly strung, it will not twist the limbs or do any kind of damage. Of course it's up to the archer to know or learn how to do it right. Back in the day we had to learn since manufacturers didn't provide stringers, so it is part of the sport to us old guys. Not dangerous when done properly, and not harmful to the bow.

To me, stringing an unstringing bows is a five second process. And, during that process, my mind is always on the task. That said, I know it's not something I would recommend to folks nowadays. If one can't take the time to learn properly, then follow through with careful function, then they should always use a stringer. Which by the way, can break and cause some nasty marks as well.

Touche George.

Touche George.

Damn computer,sorry double post.

It's okay, I've been double touched before. 8^).

98% of the time unstrung.

I leave the ones I shoot regularly strung, the others unstrung.

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