Just checked an e-bay auction for a Bear Grizzly. Description said RH but the pic shows LH so I sent him a pm. He asked if a RH would have the arrow on the left side (like his bow is). I looked again and noticed the string on backwards like we see often. Since he probably thought that was correct, he also thought it was a RH because of that. I let him know what was happening. Waiting to see his reply.

Yankee, I stopped into an archery shop that I'd never been to one day, just to check it out. Basically nothing there trad wise, so I asked if he catered to us trad shooters. The gentleman that owned the place assured me that he knew all there was to know about archery, traditional, or otherwise. I asked him to make me up some arrows for my longbow. He seemed interested in what I was shooting and since I had it in the car, I went out and got it. He asked to check it out and if I'd mind him stringing it and taking a couple shots. I told him to go ahead, then watched him string it backwards. He looked at it and said "this is a weird looking bow". I told him it looked a lot less weird strung the right way, took it out of his hand, unstrung it, thanked him for his time and left.

I realise what you are talking about when it comes to buying bows Yankee, but I couldn't resist telling that story.

That is a good story. *Shopkeep leaning on countertop* "Yup, Imma know all about archery. Here gimme yer bow an I'll show yuh how to shoot it." lol

Bob, a friend took a high dollar CP bow to him for a string change and he put it in a bow press without the pads and tore the finish all up. Then he refused to make it right with him. When he told me about it and who he took it too, I wasn't surprised.

I'm sorry everybody, please carry on with the original thread.

Good story! Bob, LOL

The seller did tell me he got the bow from a storage locker that way. It all makes sense now.

Alot of guys used to hang their bows strung backwards. There's little or no pressure on the limbs unless the strings too short and it makes them easy to hang up. But they don't pull them.

Throwback, where in NY was this shop so I can avoid him?

I'm with glittergoat on that, and I live in CO. lol

I unstring mine and hang them off a nail on the garage wall. But we have three, not thirty lol. Hanging unstrung is safe, out of the way, and easily grabbed and strung next go round.

First time I ever saw the 'backwards strung bow' was first looking for a second Grizzly on ebay, many years ago. I thought, "What the f and then started laughing" And seen photos several times since then. Always good for a laugh.

I figured either the seller was a pinhead, or, deliberately trying to deceive a knowledgeable buyer by showing he was a dolt. lol But then again, I've never heard of stringing backwards as a storage method, so maybe I'm the pinhead. lol

Lol, usually they not strung in that the string is loose and makes the bow hang better. I've never done it but saw it alot in the 60's n early 70's.

Well, Bob, it was very common in years past. :o)

It's always amazing to me how many Hollywood movies use their prop bows strung backwards. Especially in mass archer scenes.

On my old Kodiak Special, which I am going to try to give away once again today, string on backwards is a good thing. It is the exact length that it needs to be to stay on the bow when not strung. The op stated that he let the man string his backwards, I am not sure that was such a good idea. On most bows, that can damage the bow.

You hung ur bows unstrung. A bow with the string on the nocks backwards is unstrung. There's no pressure on the bow and it doesn't mar the finish when hanging it since the pegs not wedged between the limb and string. There's lots of little tricks guys knew when everyone shot stickbow thru out history that were not passed on when most went to compounds.such as tuning a stickbow. When I first mentioned it in here you woulda thought I was saying it's ok to set off nukes,lol. When 20 years or so before everyone tuned their bows. Only carbons with their so few spines brought arrow tuning.

Sent a seller a similar message a while back.

He was holding the bow front to back.

He just wouldn't understand, I gave up explaining it to him after the third message.

OK...another thread to take a look at the "Texaco Man"

I have heard of people finding a bow with the string on backwards and pulling the string right off the bow trying to shoot it.

DDave

Glittergoat, the shop is on Hickling Rd. in Edmeston. I forget the name of the place. I almost hate to post it on the outside chance he's gotten his act together, but it could save somebody a bad experience and he can't sue me for slander because It's true.

dean, if you have a Kodiak Special that you're trying to give away, look no further, I'd love to help you out.

Hmmm.. I'm thinkin Texaco man would be a natural for a Hill bow.

Lol yes some dummys don't know any better a try to shoot that way.

Bob, after an hour of watching dvds and another hour of working up bow weights with some shooting lessons, we made reasonable headway and Dan the old fashion guy left with the Kodiak Special. I left him with a tip to tip bow loader and some arrows and he could manage loading and unloading the bow for several times. The bow was a bit stiff for him but with some back work with a lighter bow, he discovered his muscles and things went better. He is planning on doing some bunny busting at first after he gets a few more days of shooting in. I will supply him with some better suited bunny arrows at that time. I showed him the videos of Hill shooting coins, he did not believe that was really possible, so I showed him up close and personal that it was indeed possible with my new super bow from Nate Steen.

Dean, I didn't really think you were just trying to give that bow away and I was only joking when I said that. I'm glad to hear that things are working out for Dan and I wish him the best with it. That was a really nice thing you did there dean.

Thanks Throwback - looks like that is pretty far from me, but good to know.

You're welcome. I lost my local trad shop a couple years ago, Tollgate Traditions, when they moved out west. I dealt with them for years. They were only a few miles away, knew traditional archery inside out and George and Margaret are the best. I'll still deal with them through the mail, but it was so nice having a place like that close by that I could be to in a few minutes. Finding another shop relatively close by that carries traditional archery products, let alone knowing anything about them, has been a challenge to say the least.

You realize you can't draw a recurve bow with the string on backwards right? Especially not enough to matter. I've kept, and seen 100's of bows kept hanging on pegs like that for 40 years.

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