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cold fatigue?

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mikekeswick:
When things get cold they get stiffer. Your bow may well have gained a little weight through this effect.

adb:
Wood does not become heavier with colder temps, but it does become more brittle. Don't forget, finished bows still contain up to 10% moisture., and we all know what happens to water when it freezes. For this reason, I don't shoot any of my wood bows below freezing temps.

Noel, I think if you want to shoot heavy bows when it's cold, you should probably dress appropriately if you want your muscles to work properly.

mullet:
 I've had bows blow up when our temperatures drop a lot fast. Just last week our temperature went from the 80's to the high 30's. Humidity in the high % range 80, down to 50% overnite. I was just warming up a hickory/boo bow that was almost finished when the top limb blew apart. Had the same thing happen to a yew bow and a bamboo/osage I had shot 4 targets with before it blew on a cold morning.

fishfinder401:
i guess i shouldn't do any warbow shooting when its really cold

JW_Halverson:

--- Quote from: adb on March 07, 2012, 11:34:41 am ---Wood does not become heavier with colder temps, but it does become more brittle. Don't forget, finished bows still contain up to 10% moisture., and we all know what happens to water when it freezes. For this reason, I don't shoot any of my wood bows below freezing temps.

Noel, I think if you want to shoot heavy bows when it's cold, you should probably dress appropriately if you want your muscles to work properly.

--- End quote ---

I built an osage bow for a fellow that lives up in Noatak Alaska (I had to Google it, wow, it's waaay up north).  He was going stir crazy one day and went out and shot the bow at -57 F.  He says he lasted about half an hour and before he was done half a dozen kids came out to watch what the crazy white guy was doing. 

Your mileage may vary.

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