[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 106, Issue 9

[Olin Bare]

Any bow left strung will lose cast.
On Jul 5, 2012 3:00 PM, <archers-request at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:

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>    1. Fwd: Crossbows:  To string or not to string?
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>    2. Archery MIC needed (loreleielkins at aol.com)
>    3. Re: Fwd: Crossbows:  To string or not to string? (Janyn Fletcher)
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> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2012 09:50:53 -0400 (EDT)
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> Subject: [Archers] Fwd: Crossbows:  To string or not to string?
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> Subject: Crossbows: To string or not to string?
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> Fellow archers,
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> I'm still in my first year of learning crossbows.  Managed to make some
> bolts via Three Rivers Archery and got a delightful bunch of shot groups.
>  Yay!
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> Anyway, I am finding in my researches conflicting opinions on whether one
> should leave one's crossbow strung between practices or not?   What's your
> wisdom on that?
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> Thanks,
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> Rycherd of Caistron
> Barony of Highland Ford
> Target Archer MiT
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> Subject: [Archers] Archery MIC needed
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> Good morning to all the fine people on this list.
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> Sacred Stone Baronial Birthday
> http://acorn.atlantia.sca.org/event_flyer.php?event_id=b54e87a0 which is
> August 31 to September 3, is still without an archery MIC.
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> Anyone in the area interested?
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> Thanks!
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> From: "Janyn Fletcher" <janynfletcher at comcast.net>
> To: <loreleielkins at aol.com>,    <archers at atlantia.sca.org>
> Subject: Re: [Archers] Fwd: Crossbows:  To string or not to string?
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> Rycherd, this is a much discussed topic in the SCA and the mundane world.
> The quick and simple answer is that with modern materials (which most of
> our
> prods are made from) there is no determent to keeping your bow strung. Now
> with a hand bow there is absolutely no reason to leave it strung so my
> opinion is to unstring it for transport, etc. Crossbows are a bit more
> difficult to do and we have studied this with the crossbows that Baron Mors
> builds for most of us in the Kingdom. He has crossbows that have been
> strung
> along with mine now for over 6 years that show no reduced poundage's even
> after all this time. So the quick answer is no, there is no reason to
> unstring the crossbow repeatedly.
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> In Service
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> Janyn Fletcher
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> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2012 9:51 AM
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> Subject: [Archers] Fwd: Crossbows: To string or not to string?
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> Fellow archers,
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> I'm still in my first year of learning crossbows.  Managed to make some
> bolts via Three Rivers Archery and got a delightful bunch of shot groups.
> Yay!
>
>
>
> Anyway, I am finding in my researches conflicting opinions on whether one
> should leave one's crossbow strung between practices or not?   What's your
> wisdom on that?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
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> Rycherd of Caistron
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> Barony of Highland Ford
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> Target Archer MiT
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