I?ve recently bought a new string for my son?s longbow. It?s a fixed loop at one end, and a bowyer?s knot at the other end ? not sure what this type of string is called? The minute I put it onto the bow I noticed how low the bracing height was (about 5 inches). So I put about 20-30 twists into the string and tried again. Managed to get the BH up to about 5? inches, but still way too low for him. The previous string he had on there gave him a BH of around 6? inches.
So next I move the bowyer?s knot along at the bottom, and re-string the bow, and finally get the correct BH of about 6? inches. Hoorah! I think to myself?. So I leave the bow strung for an hour or so, and the BH has now dropped back to just under 6?, so clearly the string is stretching out.
My question is ? is it safe to leave the bow strung while the string stretches out, or should I try stretching it by some other means? Maybe hang a weight on it? Any advice?
For info, my son is a fairly stocky 14 year old, and the bow is a Steve Ralphs tri-laminated, (so a kinda proper bow!) rated about 35lbs @ 26?.
So next I move the bowyer?s knot along at the bottom, and re-string the bow, and finally get the correct BH of about 6? inches. Hoorah! I think to myself?. So I leave the bow strung for an hour or so, and the BH has now dropped back to just under 6?, so clearly the string is stretching out.
My question is ? is it safe to leave the bow strung while the string stretches out, or should I try stretching it by some other means? Maybe hang a weight on it? Any advice?
For info, my son is a fairly stocky 14 year old, and the bow is a Steve Ralphs tri-laminated, (so a kinda proper bow!) rated about 35lbs @ 26?.