I came home from target practice today and had my bow laying on the bench in the garage. My neighbor was admiring it as I went in to answer the phone and heard a loud bang in the garage. When I came out he said there is something wrong with your bow. I tried it out and the string came off. In other words the idiot dry fired it. The string is stuck behind the upper cam. Doesn't seem to be anything else screwed up. Guess I have to take it to a bow shop now.
Ouch! I hope there is no serious damage. I also hope that your neighbor is man enough to pay for any repair bill that he may have caused.
I'd definately take it in to be looked at. Even the smallest crack in those limbs could spell disaster when it's drawn back again.
Definitely get it looked at. and your neighbor should be paying for all expenses! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It always seems to be the "unknowing" friend that does this to a bow. I wouldn't let my bow out of my sight for any reason if my company's knowledge was limited. They're too damn expensive! Good luck with it.
Update, I took it to Surf and Turf archery shop in Naples today and they put it in the press and put it back together. Checked it out and shot it and all is fine. Great bunch of guys, so if your ever down in Naples, Florida, I highly recommend these guys. Thanks Henley.
This is something that I've always wondered about, I certainly know that it is bad to dry fire a bow... but why? I've never taken the time to ask before.
Someone needs to make a bow loc and market it, something off the cable guard or something making it unable to be drawn. This story happens too often. Good luck with the repairs, sucks.
The acceleration of the string without that 350 or more grains of arrow causes extreme vibration. In reality, we are always sitting on the edge of a spectacular bow detonation when you consider that a 350 grain arrow is just enough resistance to keep the level of shock needed to destroy a bow. Also, the string travels farther in, towards the riser without an arrow. This causes the limbs to compress just a bit more, and just enough to cause the string to jump the cams. You could end up with a simple crushed or deformed cam, or a detailed string with enough weight to break fiberglass and bend / break aluminum cams. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
They do, its very simple, ZIp Tie. IF you take your bow into a place like Bass Pro shop, at the front desk they put a zip tie around the string and cables so it cant be drawn. and they take it off when you get back to the archery department. Super cheap insurance that someone doesn't dry fire the bow. Rocky
I was going to suggest a zip tie as well. Our local archery dealer has all of his bows zipped tied. Another benefit to a zip tie is that you wouldn't have to worry about losing a key or forgetting it at home. A pocket knife/broadhead would have you back in the game.
He said that it must not be a very good bow if that kind of thing could happen if all you do is pull back the string and let it go. He's not welcome here again.
I would first talk to a proshopper and see if the will cover the bow or not before jumping to conclusions.
