Yes i know that it sucks. I don't like using it but I had to this past weekend. Has anyone had a problem with the stand scratching and cracking the part of your limbs that rest on the metal part of the stand?
Of course it's going to scratch - it's metal. Most guys who use it frequently put some tape or mole skin on their stand to stop that. I rarely, if ever, use mine. I prefer a bow holder in the tree or simply holding my bow.
I use mine every time I'm in the tree. I personally love having my bow standing in front of me. I wrapped the metal with mole skin and have not had any issues with scratching limbs.
I use mine every hunt as well, with the help of "Wolf Jaws" for my split limb bow. Love having my bow in that position. I took the time (lots) to wrap my entire platform with friction tape. I put that ,,,, on everything. lol Takes care of the problem that you mention, keeps it quiet, and gives you much better traction. God bless Lone Wolf.
I have mine all taped up as well and I also like having the bow in front of me but it really moves to much attached to the platform. I usually screw a bow holder into the tree.
i like having my bow right in front of me this was the first yr i hunted out of my lw alpha stand and it did scrath my bow from using it this offseason i am going to put stealth strips on the whole stand from stealthoutdoors.com. that should solve the issue