lol peace of mind knowing nobody is gonna pick up my bow and dry fire it.. yup id trade that for the cosmetic of people seeing a strung bow hanging up lol.
I bought my first ever bow a few months back, ”Mandarin Duck Phantom”. And since I’ve watched plenty of tips from this channel. It is priceless advice and I’m so thankfull for these tips and lectures! Thank you for helping us sensei!
I have never had a bow before aside from a crossbow and I am also waiting on the Mandarin Duvk Phantom in the mail at the moment. Do you still like your phantom? Is there anything you can suggest about it? Much appreciated!
I've had my Samick Sage for a number of years, strung all the time. Seems just fine. If there was a problem, I'd just buy new limbs. Compound bows are under tension all the time. No-one seems to have a problem with that.
Nu sensei, I really want to thank you for your advice and your videos. I am a novice and have watched many of your videos. They are very informative and entertaining to watch. I just ordered a Samick red stag takedown recurve bow and am really ready to start shooting. Thank you for your great advice!
Thank you so much for this. I have a modern hybrid bow and get told to unstring it. And to not place it on a hook grapping onto the string. I'll be coming back to this video over and over for reassurance.
As a total beginner, most of this is common sense to me coming from the perspective of a guitarist... If a guitar will go unused, you take off the strings and loosen tension on the truss rod. And for modern composite bows vs all wood bows, it makes sense, because the neck of my main fretless bass, which has graphite rods in it, hasn't shifted for years.
Every modern recurve I own came with a warning saying that leaving them strung can cause limb damage... I think I'm going to listen to the manufacturers on this one. lol
I can attest to the statement about leaving a bow in a hot vehicle, even unstrung. I had left my recurve in my car for several days, unstrung. When I took it out, there was a coat lying on one end and that limb was twisted. I eventually straightened it by heating in a bath tub and counter twisting. My dad's hunting bow, a Bear Kodiak Magnum , did the same thing from being stored in a closet full of clothes, at room temperature.
Great video. Is there an approximate time you can leave your bow strung? For example I have a samick sage that I left strung on my wall for a month, and when I used it this summer it worked fine. But I'm wondering...would it have affected the bow greatly if I'd left it up there for 6 or 7 months?
U2befantom There's no real way to say for sure what will happen over time. People like to play it safe with their equipment, so if you're not actually going to use it for a long period of time, you should unstring it.
good advice. About dry-fire - did it yesterday twice - because a) was dark b) nock was not properly onto the string. From now on I listen to the little click .. + because I kinda do not hold the bow (more like a flat horizontally) the bow crashed to the floor twice too with some small dents. Everything still works so. Good news: 'only' a Samick sage :)
how I see it.. on the Samick sage... the wood within the glas-layers - is only there to keep the layers on some distance - that distance makes it harder to bend ... probabaly else the wood there is useless. Therefore kind of the same category like the full-carbon/glass bows. I guess.
I haven't figured out the trick to putting the string on and off without a bow stringer. It takes me a ridiculous amount of time to re string it and have it set up properly. I have to do it several times and adjust the string to get the proper riser height. In fact that's why I came here. To see if I can get away with not unstringing it for a few days. It took me 20 to 30 minutes of stringing, measureing, over and over to get close to where I want it. Every time I take off the string, it unwinds enough that it is way off. A few turns makes a big difference. Maybe I need a better string? I have a very narrow window of opportunity to go outside around here. It rains, then the sun comes out for a while, then it rains, then the wind blows, and so on. If I leave the bow strung, I can go out for a few minutes, get some practice, then come in to miss the next downpour. It may get easier as I get more experience. But for now, it's kind of a pain. I just started with a bow I got for Christmas.
Hey NuSensei! I got to say thank you! I have been watching you're videos for over a month now, Preparing for when I had saved up enough money to buy a bow. Well, a couple days ago a family member came by with a 58" AMO 35# Green Fox by Fred bear. It's a vintage fibreglass recurve. I wanted to ask a couple things the string has a few frays but no strands are broken. I watched the video where you said wax it, and I will be doing so. But I feel due to old-age of the string it should be changed. Am I correct in thinking so? also, If the wood/fibreglass bows are fine to stay strung then would my bow be okay as well? Thanks again for the great videos. And also today was my first day out there shooting, with you're help i feel i saved myself a lot of frustration. Though for the first 20 minutes I had a lot of foul arrows and misses. I used what I watched here to correct the problems. You are the man!
The string will be usable, but it doesn't hurt to get a new string. A pure fibreglass bow will usually be fine with being left strung, but it literally takes no effort to unstring a bow. Otherwise, good to hear that you're enjoying your archery.
Thanks for the info :) Just got in the door from Target practice in the forest, Jeez archery is addictive. Literally just shot the whole day away. Of course with some breaks in the shade every now and then. Still trying to get the hang of that elbow rotation you showed us. Darn wrist slap. Crazy battle scars :'(
Thanks for this video NUSensei! It's a question I've had since I started archery again recently. I figured it wouldn't be good for storing long term, but didn't see why a few hours, even over night, it would be a problem. I do have a question about something you said at the end. Is leaving the bow in a warm/hot place for a day or two going to hurt it?
One day isn't going to do much, but I wouldn't make a habit out of it. The more exposure, and the more intense the conditions, the more likely it is that damage may occur.
+Jeremy Collier It's called expansion. Limbs material would tend to expand making the whole bow instable. That's why you shouldn't leave a strung bow (or for example a compound bow) inside a car during a hot day without keeping it repaired by direct rays
my bow is a traditional recurve (not a takedown) and it has fiberglass laminate limbs. i unstring it if i will not be shooting for a week or more. will it be okay if i don't do that?
I always take down my bow, mainly because it's very space convenient. I just put it in a small bag and it sits there nice and safe until I'm ready to use it again.
I delaminated my Cartel Epic Hawk from unstringing it without a stringer as it broke after I strung the bow. I think it would have been safer to leave it strung because it was a fiberglass/wood laminated limb.
I have a win & win wooden takedown will fiberglass and wood limbs. Should i unstring it? If so, how? I use the pocket type of bow stringer with the small and big pocket.
If you have wood in the limbs it's a good idea to unstring it whenever you're not going to be shooting for awhile. Process shown here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v3vjTH31v60.html. With the pocket type stringer you use the same technique but you put a pocket on the tip of each limb. Small pocket goes on upper limb so it doesn't cover the string grooves, large pocket on bottom limb.
hello. do i need to unstring hoyt satori? "Combining aerospace carbon, rock maple cores and a glass wedge delivers target-quality performance and feel in a hunting configuration that will make you the ultimate predator."
Compound bows aren't made from the same materials as traditional wooden bows. At the same time, you want to make sure that your bow is stored in the right environment so that all the working parts continue to function in pristine condition.
There's no reason not to. The rain won't affect the wood. If anything, the damp bowstring will be slower, affecting the flight of the arrow, but it isn't dangerous to you or the bow.
most wooden bows are lacquered specifically to protect them against the elements. using a bow that's just raw wood is bad, because you may start to see splinters and cracks in stress points, but lacquer helps keep the bow in one piece.
If it is a modern wooden bow, it shouldn't really matter, as they tend to have water resistant glue and finish. If you're talking more about traditional bows, you should perhaps be wary of letting it get too wet. Besides, if you have real feathers on your arrows, they will be ruined by too much rain as well.
Hello, I am a new archer and only just completed a beginner course. Just wondering - in this video it looked as if you unstrung your bow just by compressing with your hands with the bow against the floor. I was advised that this could be in some cases dangerous as limbs could be twisted or shatter? Isn't it safer to use a bow stringer? Apologies if this is a silly question, as I mentioned I'm just starting out in archery :)
I shot a modern Hoyt and nock broke causing the bow to dry fire. It broke immediately so I can tell you a modern bow will break if you dry fire it, even once.
Im looking at buying a cheap Mongolian recurve to use purely as a display bow. I want to hang it on the wall and never shoot it, but Im worried about its shape when strung. Will it change? I don't plan on un stringing or shooting I just don't want its shape to change.
Zander Gladman-Mitchell The wood will set in the shape that it is strung in if left for extended periods of time. This reduces the range of motion for the limbs, reducing its effectiveness. If you never intend to shoot it, this shouldn't be a problem.
Just gonna ask straight up, Samick Sage. If I keep one strung will it mess it up or is it imperative that I unstring it. I don't use it most days. Maybe once a month if depending on the weather.
BUDDHA8888 The Sage is wood with fiberglass laminate. You can leave it strung. That said, if you're only using it once a month, why would you not unstring it?
NUSensei Just simple convenience basically. It's a 45lb limb setup but I got it for $80 on Craigslist basically unused so I couldn't pass up the deal but it's a bit heavy for a beginner in the backyard like I am lol So I cant do it but once in a while or i'll kill my muscles and I've never had formal training. Also I get kind of bored if I don't have a buddy to be out there with me to shoot with me or just to chat and I don't have many nearby but my neighbor who's in the military so leaves for long periods every so often lol oh and also every time I try to use the bow stringer I blank and forget how the damn thing works correctly because I don't do it often enough XD but yes that is good news that I'm not screwing it up by doing that.
I live in Hawaii and it's usually humid. I just got into archery and I keep my Samick Sage in a hard case in my trunk. Is this okay? Or should I bring it into my house?
+LoneStarArcher It's not true at all. Before I knew I had to unstring it I left it more than 1 month and nothing happened...It's still usable (42 pound power)
Gary Weiss Oh yes, 1 month or longer. I've heard of hunters leaving they're bows strung all winter. I put 1 week because "professionals" say to leave it strung 1 week. Leaving it strung for long amounts of time, a lot is not good for the bow.
I left my one piece solid polymer bow (26 lbs) strung for at least 3 hours after I forgot to unstring it (got distracted by other tasks). Will it be fine?
How long of a string should I buy for a 70 inch Howatt Matador? I bought it at a garage sale for 50 bucks, it shoots alright but the string is old and damaged.
Since they look very similar, I guess Martin Jaguar should be unstrung as well? For how long would you say it is safe to keep the bow strung? I live in Canada and hot humid weather is not something we see 10 months of a year
As long as you're not putting uneven pressure on the bow (such as standing it up on its bottom limb), you can leave it strung, especially if it's convenient for you to use regularly. However, it's so easy to unstring that everyone will suggest to unstring it when not in use.
So i have one question? Recently i bought Hoyt excel and KAP Winstorm II carbon foam limbs, so if i leave it strung it wont do any damage? Just want to make sure. Tnx
Its difficult to unstring my 60 pound recurve. I don’t have an unstringer, so I haven’t been unstringing it the safest way, so I have kept it strung for several months.
Stupid question (and late). How to store the string? Can i roll it or store it bended?. Because one of my strings seems to be damaged. The strings composing the cord are separated one of each other. Its a cheap string and i barely use it, but when its time to use it, i have to wax it to convert that mess again into a single cord
String separation is normal - the string is made up of many strands. When you string the bow, the string becomes taut and comes together as one. You can bend the string or roll it.
Done properly it isn't a big deal but most people tend to twist the limbs a bit when they do it. This is more of a concern on the older bows, the newer laminated ones resist the permanent twist that can occur. It is still not a good practice for most people, and the best option is always to use a stringer accessory.
I'm relatively new to archery and I feel dumb for asking this but what is the metal ring thing on your bow called its on the riser, I'm buying a new bow and I would like to have one
Kyle Huynh Yeah, the limbs are shorter which is probably a lot harder on the materials. All of the power has to come from two short limbs and not much longer ones. The action on the limbs is much more acute and explosive. They shoot the arrows out at twice the speed. Look at crossbows, they can pull a few hundred pounds of draw weight and you leave them strung as well. But then again, these are designed to be left strung, whereas recurves (as far as I know) have never been designed to be left strung.
it's the design it was made to be left strung....compounds are the new bows but some people like doing more traditional archery....some even only barebow.
once it comes I will try to shoot it at least an hour a day so I can teach myself the basics so I can get good at hunting archery I'm going to use the summer to practice so I can go hunting in the fall.
Justin Baker Bows that are laminated with fibreglass won't set as easily as all-wood bows. Most take-down bows use fibreglass, but not all, especially older ones.
Now if I shoot in the morning I'll leave it strung all day because I'll go out periodically and shoot but at night I take it off cuz I've noticed it will give u twisted limbs
elijah hanlon The Martin Panther is an excellent bow. You can't go wrong with it. BUT, for the money I suggest you look at the Samick bows. Even watch a few of the World Cup or Olympic competitions. I have never seen a Martin, Bear or PSA bow in World Cup or Olympic competition. You will see the overall winners, many shooting Samicks. You will get more bow for a LOT LESS money with a Samick. If you want serious competition, Samick, Win and Win and Easton. For my use, casual competition and very serious hog, deer and now here in Florida, black bear hunting. I love my 42# Samick Polaris. A $95.00 bow, with a Trophy Ridge (cheap) sight and a small stablizer. Just one old guys opinion.
